Organizers said that sleet and bad visibility, plus a not favourable forecast throughout the day, did not allow the giant slalom in Sölden to take place as planned. It was the first time since 2006 that the women's race could not be held. The men are set to have their season-opening giant slalom on Sunday at the same venue, and the forecast is better for that day. It is not clear whether the women's race will be rescheduled later in the season. The first event of the women's season is now to be a new downhill on November 5 at Zermatt-Cervinia, a race starting in Switzerland and finishing in Italy.