11 Jan 21
One of the biggest races in the Alpine Skiing World Cup calendar, The Lauberhorn at Wengen, has been cancelled with the races moved to Kitzbühel which will now have two weekends of World Cup Races with successive slaloms next weekend and downhills the weekend after.
The FIS statement on the race cancellation reads,
âDue to the current circumstances with the Covid-19 pandemic the Menâs Audi FIS Ski World Cup races in Wengen (SUI) scheduled for 15th-17th January 2021 have been cancelled. The Canton of Bernâs Health and Business Administration decided to withdraw the permit for the Lauberhorn races in consultation with the Wengen OC, Swiss-Ski and the people responsible for the Ski World Cup. It was determined by the Bern Authorities, after a detailed evaluation, that it would not be possible to take all precautions so that the athletes and the support teams can be adequately protected in separate zones.â