The skies were blue and the fans jubilant, but the winds were unfortunately too strong in Courchevel, France, on Tuesday to hold the ladies' giant slalom race to completion. After the first 19 skiers descended from the start, the race was postponed. A jury decision revealed that the race would restart at 12:15 from the reserve position, approximately 70 meters further down the slope, beginning again with bib 1. 

At the time, Sofia Goggia of Italy held a 0.02-second advantage over her teammate, Federica Brignone.

Athletes had inspected the reserve start as a possibility in the morning, so they returned to the top to begin the race anew. 

But the restart never took place, as winds at the top of the mountain remained consistently strong into the afternoon. The race was officially cancelled just after 12:20 CET.

Information about a replacement location and time for the ladies' GS will be communicated as soon as it is available.

The ladies now enjoy a holiday break until competition resumes in Semmering, Austria, with a GS on 28 December.

Source: fis-ski.com