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Ebba Årsjö's Paralympics race faces cancellation risk

Key Points
  • Ebba Årsjö's Paralympics downhill race may be cancelled due to slope conditions from melted snow.
  • The national team coach says the slope is improved but weather could still prevent the race.
  • Årsjö will decide whether to run, with the coach recommending participation but not forcing her.

Ebba Årsjö is set to compete in the Paralympics downhill race, but the event may be cancelled due to poor slope conditions. High temperatures have melted snow, leading to the cancellation of the third and final training session to preserve the piste. The alpine national team coach Joel Åkerström says the slope now looks good after efforts to remove unevenness, but weather conditions could still prevent the race.

Åkerström indicates that if there are too many uneven spots that freeze, making the surface too hard, it could be problematic for Årsjö, who has a painful leg. He states it is up to Årsjö to decide if the conditions are runnable, and he will recommend running but not force her. Årsjö herself expresses no doubt about competing.

The slope now looks good after efforts to remove unevenness, but weather conditions could still prevent the race.

Joel Åkerström, alpine national team coach

If there are too many uneven spots that freeze, making the surface too hard, it could be problematic for Årsjö, who has a painful leg.

Joel Åkerström, alpine national team coach

It is up to Årsjö to decide if the conditions are runnable, and he will recommend running but not force her.

Joel Åkerström, alpine national team coach

Årsjö herself expresses no doubt about competing.

Ebba Årsjö, Paralympics athlete

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