Shiffrin and Vonn withdraw from World Cup event over conditions

Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships - Women's Slalom - St. Moritz, Switzerland - 18/2/17 - Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA poses with her gold medal. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (Reuters) - Leading U.S. skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn withdrew from a women's World Cup Alpine combined event on Friday because of safety fears about poor course conditions in Crans-Montana.

Fog and soft course conditions delayed the beginning of the first-run super-G and, after the first three racers skied out near the top, organisers decided to lower the start and rerun the race from the beginning.