Freestyle skiing halfpipe, aerial events postponed at Olympics

Freestyle skiing halfpipe and aerial events were postponed at the Winter Olympics on Thursday because of heavy snow in Livigno, Italy.

The men's aerials qualifiers and final were rescheduled for Friday morning, with the men's halfpipe qualification beginning about an hour after the aerials conclude.

The aerial finals are scheduled for Saturday night, the final full day of competition at the Milan Cortina Games.

At the biathlon course in Anterselva, both men and women trained simultaneously for the mass start competition with heavy snow expected there later Friday.

"Snow is an occupational hazard of winter sports," International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams said at a news conference.

"They are well used to dealing with delays, changes and bad weather ... We are used to it, the federations are used to it. It is something we have to work with, unfortunately," he said.

--Field Level Media