China paralyzed. Snow surprised at the Winter Games

Although it has suitable slopes for alpine skiing, snowboarding, bobsleigh tracks, tobogganing and skeleton tracks, the region lacks one thing it cannot do without – snow. That is why the organizers were forced to produce white down –

Unexpected snow torpedoed Sunday’s struggle at the Winter Olympics

It is estimated that only about 10 percent of the snow used in the Zhangjiakou competition, where most ski and snowboard competitions take place, is natural. In the case of alpine skiing arenas in Yanqing, almost 100 percent of the white powder is to be artificially produced, we added.

However, everything changed on Sunday, when unexpectedly real snow fell in the places where the Winter Olympics were played. And it brought a lot of trouble. Some rivalries had to be delayed. For example, slopestyle in free skiing has been moved to Monday. he hired many people to help with snow. However, it was not always possible to keep up with the weather.

The second training of the alpine descent in Yanqing was also canceled. However, the men’s giant slalom was successfully conducted, although the first run was held under controversial conditions. Due to the turmoil, the competitors had limited visibility. Some of the favorites lost to the weather and were occupying distant places.

The ski service teams also had a lot of trouble. Until now, they had to prepare them for artificial snow, which is completely different from the natural snow. Polish servicemen from the staff hit it, which was praised by Monika Hojnisz-Starêga. – The service probably prepared the skis well. I had the impression that I was just getting excited because at the beginning I thought that something was wrong with them – said the 30-year-old in an interview with TVP Sport. – But the skis did work well indeed. I was able to compete with the best – she added.

However, she lost with the weather, because during the winter turmoil she missed twice in the first shooting of the pursuit race. The wind blew the first two cartridges. And it cost her a medal. A similar situation happened with other biathletes. For example, Johannes Boe was unlucky, he was leading the race to the investigation, but on his third visit to the shooting range the snow was bigger and he missed three times. Because of this, they did not reach for gold.