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Olympics Skiing Halfpipe, Aerials Final Postponed by Heavy Snow
A storm dropped over 6 inches of snow, causing event delays and rescheduling at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with men's aerials moved to Friday, officials said.
- A storm dumping more than a half-foot of snow in Livigno on Feb. 19, 2026, forced postponements at Livigno Snow Park and disrupted the Olympic schedule.
- Earlier in the week, storms had already forced organizers to juggle snowboard slopestyle contests, and an Italian soldier was photographed shoveling snow at Livigno Snow Park after delays.
- The men's halfpipe was supposed to begin Thursday morning but was delayed with a start time to be decided later, and organizers moved men's aerials to Friday.
- Weather forecasts say conditions should improve for Friday and Saturday, while the women's halfpipe qualifying featuring defending champion Eileen Gu remains scheduled for Thursday evening.
- Repeated storms this week have forced organizers to keep reshuffling events, and the compressed calendar leaves the final days of competition dependent on improving weather to complete freestyle skiing and snowboarding.
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Glenwood Springs Post IndependentOlympics: Men’s halfpipe skiing qualifier postponed due to weather; Irving leads US women
Aspen’s Alex Ferreira and the rest of the men were forced to wait on their 2026 Winter Olympic debut while Winter Park’s Svea Irving led the U.S. women as halfpipe skiing got underway with qualifying on Thursday in Livigno. The men’s qualifier had been scheduled for the morning session, but the contest was postponed due to a strong winter storm that hit northern Italy early Thursday. This means Friday will now be a long day for the men, with qua…
Freestyle-Halfpipe, aerials events postponed due to heavy snow
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 19 - The Winter Olympics freestyle skiing halfpipe and aerials events were postponed on Thursday for a day due to heavy snow in Livigno but organisers said the changes would cause little disruption, with the Games ending on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Due to snowfalls and bad weather forecasts, the qualification of the Olympic Halfpipe competition for freeskiers has been postponed on Thursday. The conditions in Livigno are expected to deteriorate even further until the early afternoon, so the qualification with Sam Baumgartner for Friday, 10.30 a.m., was rescheduled. At the time of the women's qualification on (today) Thursday at 19.30 a.m. without Austrian participation is still recorded.
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