CANCELED! The Second Day of Val di Fassa Women’s World Cup Super-G
By Ellie HartmanPublished On: February 25th, 2024Comments Off on CANCELED! The Second Day of Val di Fassa Women’s World Cup Super-G
It was an unfortunate stop in Val di Fassa, Italy, for the women’s World Cup as they experienced two canceled super-G races back-to-back. The event was canceled because of heavy snowfall, which caused unsafe conditions on the track.
The race crews worked tirelessly to try to get the races off, and FIS assured everyone on X/Twitter yesterday, “The work on the hill will continue in order to be ready for tomorrow.” However, the inclement weather did not favor them.
VAL DI FASSA,ITALY,25.FEB.24 – ALPINE SKIING – FIS World Cup, Super G, ladies. Image shows the finish area. Photo: GEPA pictures/ Mathias Mandl
This was disappointing for the women, as the World Cup super-G Standings remain fiercely close. It was the third super-G race this season that was canceled for the women. The other event that had to cancel a super-G race this winter was in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, where the women also faced unfavorable weather conditions.
Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland still leads the women’s World Cup super-G Standings by five points over Cornelia Hütter of Austria. The women will have one more chance to compete in the discipline before the World Cup finals in Saalbach, Austria. The race will be on March 3rd in Kvitfjell, Norway.
Ellie Hartman was born and raised in Breckenridge, Colorado, and was on skis soon after she was able to walk. She raced for Team Summit, out of Copper Mountain, from the age of five until she was 18. Unfortunately, her ski racing career ended when she did not make a NCAA ski team, but to her surprise, it opened up a new door where she was recruited to row NCAA D2 crew for Barry University in Miami, Florida. After becoming captain and winning two NCAA Championships, she received her Masters in Business Administration. After 4 years spending time working, traveling and writing, Ellie went back to Miami to assistant coach the University of Miami Women's Rowing Team and get a another degree in a Master's of Professional Science for Marine Conservation. She has spent the last year as a Communications Specialist, Research Assistant and Marine Mammal Observer for NOAA's Southeast Fisheries Science Center. After her contract ended, she was excited to find her way back into the ski racing world! Ellie enjoys skiing, ocean animals, great coffee, travel, SCUBA Diving, anything outdoors, delicious beer, and happy people.