"One of the downhill trainings ahead of the race has also been canceled. A minimum of one downhill training is compulsory to hold a downhill race under FIS rules. Downhill training took place on Tuesday, December 2, while a second one is currently underway. Tuesday's fastest skier was Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, while Canada's Brodie Seger claimed a close second, just 0.40 seconds behind the 2024-25 Season Overall World Cup champion."
"As a result of the prevailing warm temperatures, the race program had already been trimmed: an additional downhill slated for Thursday, December 4, was removed last week so that organizers could focus resources on the main downhill on Friday, super-G, and giant slalom. The schedule then stood as downhill on December 5, super-G on December 6, and giant slalom on December 7-subject to snow conditions and potential return to the full track layout."
FIS moved the men's downhill in Beaver Creek forward to Thursday, December 4 due to an increasingly unstable weather forecast. A decision on Saturday's scheduled super-G will be made Thursday at 10:00 a.m. local time (18:00 CET) while officials monitor deteriorating weather models. Beaver Creek secured positive snow control on November 25 after a November 21 attempt was pushed back for insufficient coverage on key speed-track sections. Warm temperatures forced trimming of the race program, removing an additional downhill to concentrate on the main downhill, super-G, and giant slalom. One downhill training was canceled; at least one training is compulsory under FIS rules.
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