More snow in Livigno juggles schedule for Olympic halfpipe, aerials
An Italian soldier shovels snow at Livigno Snow Park after men's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualifications were delayed, during the 2026 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Livigno, Italy. Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
LIVIGNO, Italy — A storm dumping more than a half-foot of snow in the mountain town of Livigno on Thursday morning forced the postponement of Olympic men's ski halfpipe qualifying and men's aerials in the latest juggling of the snowboarding and freestyle schedules.
The men's halfpipe competition, with Americans Alex Ferreira and Nick Goepper among those expected to be in medal contention, was supposed to kick off Thursday morning but was delayed with a starting time to be decided later. Men's aerials was moved to Friday.
The women's halfpipe qualifying, featuring defending champion Eileen Gu, was still on the schedule for Thursday evening.
Weather is supposed to improve for Friday and Saturday, the last two scheduled days of action.
Storms earlier in the week forced organizers to juggle the snowboard slopestyle contests. Both finals were held under sunny skies Wednesday, with Su Yiming of China and Kokomo Murase of Japan capturing the titles.
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