Alpine skiing: Bad weather, Omicron threaten to disrupt World Cup calendar

Nov 30, 2021; Lake Louise, Alberta, CAN; Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States competes during women's downhill training at the Lake Louise Audi FIS alpine skiing World Cup at Lake Louise. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - Bad weather and the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant threatened to wreck havoc with the World Cup ski calendar on Wednesday as the top women skiers were left wondering where and when they might race again.

After heavy snowfalls and high temperatures wiped out two-of-three men's World Cup races last week at the bucolic Lake Louise resort in the Canadian Rockies, the first speed events on the women's schedule were disrupted when training was cancelled.