Unseasonably warm weather in Central Europe and the North American East Coast this winter has caused a number of cancellations or race changes to the World Cup calendar across nearly every discipline. Thanks to the hard work and cooperation of the FIS Organising Committees, many of the competitions have been able to find a new home, or can still be staged, thanks to their incredible efforts. Below is a summary of the World Cup competitions impacted recently by the warm weather.

• The St. Anton (AUT) ladies’ downhill and super-G competitions originally scheduled for 9^th-10^thJanuary 2016 have been moved to Zauchensee (AUT) on the same dates. The downhill, on the 9^th, will be changed to a sprint format and have a shorter course over two runs. The super-G will be staged on the 10^th.
• The men’s and ladies’ slalom races scheduled to be held in Zagreb (CRO)  on the 3^rd (ladies’) and 6^th (men’s) have been moved to Santa Caterina (ITA) with the ladies’ race being held on 5^thand the men’s on 6^th January.
• The Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup races scheduled for 9^th-10^th January in Watles (ITA) have been cancelled.
• In North America, the FIS World Cup competitions in aerials and moguls scheduled for 14^th - 16^th January in Lake Placid (USA) have been cancelled. Replacement options are currently being considered.
• The programme for the FIS Tour de Ski stages in Oberstdorf (GER) has been altered. A 1.2 km sprint classic will be staged on 5^th January instead of the 6^th. On 6^th January there will be a mass start classic 10km ladies’ and 15 km men’s, instead of the Skiathlon.  For updated starting times, please click here.