The organizers of the Olympic skiing event made a drastic decision to salt the course just hours before the women's 10-kilometer freestyle race due to high temperatures.
In a significant turn of events at the Olympic skiing trials in Val di Fiemme, the organizers decided to salt the ski course early Thursday morning, only a few hours before the women's 10-kilometer freestyle race. This decision was prompted by unusually high temperatures, which raised concerns about the condition of the snow. Typically, courses at past Olympics were not salted, but recent events indicated the necessity of such measures as the snow had deteriorated into a slushy mess, particularly in the uphill areas.
