Summary Warmer weather and softening snow on Tuesday led to the decision to cancel training.
ROSA KHUTOR (AFP) - The fifth women s downhill training session on Tuesday has been cancelled because of adverse weather conditions, course officials announced.
The women have already had four training sessions and also raced the super-combined on Monday, won for a second successive time by Germany s Maria Hoefl-Riesch.
They compete in the downhill proper on Wednesday, when the forecast is for sunshine.
Warmer weather and softening snow on Tuesday led to the decision to cancel training.
The men s training session will go ahead on a shortened course, starting at 0615 GMT.
