High winds force postponement of women’s giant slalom

The women’s Olympic giant slalom scheduled for Sunday night that was postponed due to high winds will be made up Wednesday night MST.

That means EagleVail’s Mikaela Shiffrin will open her Olympic program with her best event, the slalom, which is scheduled for Tuesday night MST. Giant slalom is her second-best event.

Sunday was the second consecutive day that an alpine event was postponed because of wind. The men’s downhill, which was scheduled Saturday night, also will be made up Wednesday.