Snowstorm Shakes Up Olympic Ski and Snowboard Events

Heavy snowfall in the mountain town of Livigno caused significant disruptions at the Olympic Games, delaying key skiing and snowboarding events. The men's ski halfpipe qualifying round, featuring strong medal contenders like Americans Alex Ferreira and Nick Goepper, was postponed due to the adverse weather conditions.

Meanwhile, the men's aerials event has been rescheduled to Friday as organizers continue to wrestle with the unpredictable mountain weather. Despite these changes, the women's halfpipe qualifying round, spotlighting defending champion Eileen Gu, remains on track for Thursday evening.

Looking ahead, forecasts suggest improving weather conditions for the closing days of the events, offering hope for smoother proceedings. Earlier in the week, a similar meteorological challenge prompted the rescheduling of snowboard slopestyle contests, yet they concluded successfully under clear skies with Su Yiming of China and Kokomo Murase of Japan clinching the respective titles.