As far as weather goes, Sochi has been a somewhat fickle mistress to this year's Winter Olympics.
After several days of unusually warm weather, a thick fog settled over Sochi, causing delays to several events, including the men's biathlon (which was already delayed from Sunday evening, also due to fog) and men's snowboard cross. Both events have been postponed until Tuesday.
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The organizers of the Games are extremely careful to avoid more problems after a slew of injuries over the weekend, Reuters reports.
The most serious injury was to Maria Komissarova, a Russian ski cross athlete, who hurt her spine and had to undergo a 6-hour surgery Saturday. Komissarova was flown to a specialist clinic in Germany on Sunday where she will undergo a second operation.
Thick fog in the mountains here in Sochi. Lots if events are delayed. pic.twitter.com/onf5RW7pud
— Lydia Lassila (@LydiaLassila) February 17, 2014
Some events postponed in Sochi today because…FOG! (More Sochi pics http://t.co/iaqCluzZEc) pic.twitter.com/zQp0zXTKAu
— 961 KISS (@961KISS) February 17, 2014
A cross-country skier trains in thick fog at the Laura biathlon and cross-country ski center, at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. After days of warm weather at the Sochi Olympics, fog up in the mountains is causing an even bigger disturbance.
Unidentified athletes train in the fog during a freestyle skiing training session in the halfpipe of the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
Canada's Robert Fagan, center, waits for a chairlift gondola after the men's snowboard cross competition was cancelled due to fog at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
A volunteer looks at the foggy slope after the men's snowboard cross competition was cancelled due to fog at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
A worker gestures as he talks to his colleague in thick fog at Laura Biathlon centre at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The men’s 15-kilometer mass-start biathlon race at the Sochi Olympics has been delayed due to fog, one day after the event had been called off for the same reason.
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