Alpine Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games 2018

[NearPup 3,192]

  On 2/12/2018 at 8:24 PM, dcro said:

 

Wait, so if weather hypothetically remains bad through Friday, it's possible that none of the men's speed events will be held just like that?

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Yes.

 

Which is why as the week goes on they will be more and more willing to hold the races in bad weather.

[phelps 7,797]

  On 2/12/2018 at 8:24 PM, dcro said:

 

Wait, so if weather hypothetically remains bad through Friday, it's possible that none of the men's speed events will be held just like that?

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yes, if they don't close both eyes on the rules and reschedule all of the alpine skiing events through the remaining 8/9 days, which is improbable, to say the least...

however, if we can't have at least 2 of the 3 men's speed events by Friday, it's almost certain that the full program won't be completed...

[Federer91 2,885]

And what rule is that the speed events must end by friday?

[dareza 911]

It would be a big scandal.....

[De_Gambassi 1,225]

  On 2/12/2018 at 8:48 PM, Federer91 said:

And what rule is that the speed events must end by friday?

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And why the IOC and/or the organizers should care that much about to the point of not staging some races ?

[phelps 7,797]

  On 2/12/2018 at 8:48 PM, Federer91 said:

And what rule is that the speed events must end by friday?

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it's because the course has to be set for the women's speed events (they have to make it half the days for men and half for women)...

that's why normally there are 2 different track in 2 different locations for men and women...but in Korea they don't have another hill high enough to build a downhill size track...so, they have to share the same course for both genders...

and this is the result of that...

Edited February 12, 2018 by phelps

[cypher 2]

For Beiijing they will create an indoor alpine skiing

So no weather trouble

[ChandlerMne 1,074]

Either way,future for alpine skiing on these games isnt bright at all. With these bad conditions and possible cancelations we would have precedent. Still cant believe we could have DNC under downhill races. Also,with shortening of the course we would have strange races,as we already had in WC few times. I hope that somehow situation will improve,i really had high hopes in alpine skiing.

Also,even its hard to fight nature,i am surprised that Korea didnt establish plan B for such kind of situation.

[Federer91 2,885]

  On 2/12/2018 at 8:57 PM, phelps said:

 

it's because the course has to be set for the women's speed events (they have to make it half the days for men and half for women)...

that's why normally there are 2 different track in 2 different locations for men and women...but in Korea they don't have another hill high enough to build a downhill size track...so, they have to share the same course for both genders...

and this is the result of that...

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Well if that is the case and there is no other option, they could have both genders run on the womens course. It would be something afterall, instead of not having a downhill or SG at all.

[JoshMartini007 2,559]

I hope alpine skiing is held today or else my Olympic day ends at ~6:30pm, maybe I can go to bed super early and wake up at 3am, but then I'd have to decide between curling finals, a potential medal in luge or short track speed skating.