Weather turns, FIS cancels Wengen super combi

Overnight rain and warm temperatures forced organizers to scrap a World Cup super combi on Friday. Officials also strictly prohibited anyone from getting on the fragile course.

WENGEN, Switzerland — Overnight rain and warm temperatures forced organizers to scrap a World Cup super combi on Friday.
    Officials also strictly prohibited anyone from getting on the fragile course.
    Warm weather and rain had already damaged the course earlier in the week. Temperatures dropped briefly on Thursday, allowing organizers to stage a downhill training session, but the weather deteriorated again overnight.
    A World Cup downhill is scheduled for Saturday and a slalom on Sunday.
    A super combi consists of a down hill run and a slalom leg. Lauberhorn is the longest downhill course on the World Cup circuit, making repairs particularly difficult.
    There was no word as to whether the super combi would be rescheduled.
    A lack of snow forced the International Ski Federation to move men's races from Chamonix next week to another french resort Val d'Isere.

— The Associated Press