News that the SA Football Association (Safa) has decided to withdraw SA’s name from countries interested in hosting the 2027 Women’s World Cup should be welcomed with relief.
Mowinckel, a two-time Olympic silver medalist from the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, had finished the first leg of the giant slalom in sixth place before her skis failed the mandatory post-run test by FIS officials, who took her out of the competition. The race was won by Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland, while Mikaela Shiffrin placed sixth. A rule in effect this season forbids the use of fluorinated wax in the pre-race preparation of skis.