ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) - Safety concerns forced Sochi Olympics organisers to halt the first training run for the women's downhill on Thursday, with American Laurenne Ross describing her descent as "intimidating".
Ross was the first woman down a piste bathed in dazzling sunshine and only two more runs took place before training was stopped to let workers shave snow off a hump near the finish.
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