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Sven Thomann
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1/11
Beat Feuz and Co. will not travel to China for speed races.
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2/11
The reason for this is the corona virus that has broken out in China. The FIS has now canceled the World Cup races.
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Keystone
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3.11
So no ski races will take place in Yanqing.
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Keystone
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10/11
Either way, it would be ready.
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11/11
Because at the end of February the women also contested World Cup races in Crans-Montana.
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In the end, fear prevails. As the FIS confirmed in a message, the races in Yanqing have been canceled. The reason for this is the Coronavirus 2019-nCoV, which is currently causing unrest in China. The races on February 15th and 16th cannot therefore take place as planned.
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“With great regret, those involved have to make the difficult decision to cancel the World Cup races in Yanqing this season as the historically first ski World Cup in China,” FIS President Gian Franco Kasper is quoted as saying. The races would have been the first test of the Olympic Games in two years.
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Both a Super-G and the men’s downhill are affected by the cancellation. The women’s circus is not stopping in China this season and is therefore not affected.
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Are the races now taking place in Switzerland?
But the question arises, which location would take over the Yanqing World Cup races? The contenders include the Salzburg municipality of Saalbach-Hinterglemm, which took over the races from Val-d’Isère and Sölden at short notice last winter. «Our track would be ready to race now. So far we have not received an inquiry from either the FIS or our ÖSV, ”says Saalbach’s race director Bartl Gensbichler.
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And Swiss Ski officially positioned Crans-Montana at the FIS. Alpine Director Walter Reusser on BLICK: “The men’s track is not ready to race there. But because the World Cup races for women are planned for February 20-23 in Crans-Montana, the men could host their races on the women’s piste the previous week. »Incidentally, Saalbach and Crans-Montana are also applying to host the 2025 World Cup ,
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There is no official decision yet. The FIS only writes that those responsible will be advised “at a later date” about the rescheduling of the canceled races. In addition, the men are also scheduled to hold a test race in China at an undefined point in time. (Mw / zis)
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