Val di Fassa experienced a substantial snowfall in the past 24 hours, resulting in the cancellation of the Women’s World Cup super-G on February 24th. Despite the diligent efforts of the race crews to prepare the course following the snowfall, it was ultimately deemed unsafe for competition.
Before this weekend, only three regular-season World Cup super-G races remained for the women. However, with today’s cancellation, the women will have only two more races to prove themselves before the anticipated World Cup Finals. The crews will continue to clear snow for tomorrow in hopes of getting one day of racing off on the Italian track. Then, the women will move to Kvitfjell, Norway, for the last speed event before the finals.
Lara Gut-Behrami leads the pack in the super-G World Cup Standings, but the competition will continue to remain very close, with Austrian Cornelia Hütter and Italian Federica Brignone only separated by 34 points.
We hope that the women will be able to compete tomorrow in the Val di Fassa World Cup super-G, which is scheduled to start at 11:00 CET.
VAL DI FASSA,ITALY,24.FEB.24 – ALPINE SKIING – FIS World Cup, Super G, ladies. Image shows workers in the finish area. Photo: GEPA pictures/ Mathias Mandl
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. After her PG program ended, she embarked on an unexpected journey when she was recruited to join the NCAA Division II rowing team at Barry University in Miami, Florida. She took on the role of team captain and led her squad to victory in two NCAA Championships, all while successfully completing her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business Administration. After, she took 4 years to work, travel and write. Then, 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 spent time as a Communications Specialist, Research Assistant and Marine Mammal Observer for NOAA SEFSC. 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.
