Feb 21 • 08:15 UTC 🇪🇪 Estonia ERR

Women's Halfpipe Final Postponed Due to Bad Weather on the Last Day of the Olympics

The women's halfpipe final at the Milano Cortina Olympics was postponed to Sunday due to poor weather conditions on Saturday evening.

The women's halfpipe final, part of the freestyle skiing events at the Milano Cortina Olympics, has been rescheduled to Sunday due to inclement weather that prevented competitors from taking part as originally planned on Saturday evening. The event was expected to be broadcast live on the Estonian channel ETV2 at 20:30, but the organizers made the decision to delay the competition to ensure the safety of the athletes. The final is now expected to start around 11:45 on Sunday.

Twelve competitors advanced to the final, but only eleven will compete due to an unfortunate accident involving Canadian skier Cassie Sharpe, who was injured and lost consciousness during the qualification round. Sharpe, a veteran competitor and previous Olympic champion, managed to be released from the hospital but was ultimately deemed unfit to participate by medical staff. In the qualifiers, she scored 88.25 points, placing third, while Zoe Atkin from Great Britain and Fanghui Li from China scored higher, earning them the top positions.

The delay of the women's halfpipe final highlights the challenges posed by weather conditions in outdoor sporting events, often impacting the schedule and safety of the competition. As the last freestyle skiing event of the Olympics, it holds significant importance for athletes and fans alike, and the health and readiness of the competitors will be closely monitored leading up to the rescheduled final.

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