Skiing

Rain and heavy fog forced organisers to call off a women's World Cup downhill race at Crans Montana, Switzerland, yesterday.

ALPINE WORLD CUP Men's downhill (Val Gardena, It; 3,136 m, vertical drop 760m): 1 L Alphand (Fr) 1min 53.10sec; 2 A Skardal (Nor) 1:53.25; 3 K Ghedina (It) 1:53.30; 4 P Vitalini (It) 1:53.34; 5 A Duvillard (Fr) 1:53.48; 6 F Cavegn (Swit) 1:53.76; 7 W Franz (Aut) 1:53.88; 8 F Strobl (Aut) 1:53.93; 9 H Knaus (Aut) 1:53.99; 10 W Perathoner (It) 1:54.00; 11 M Herrmann (Swit) 1:54.17; 12 B Kernen (Swit) 1:54.25; 13 R Assinger (Aut) 1:54.30; 14 R Boyd (Can) 1:54.43; 15 P Runggaldier (It) 1:54.54. Standings (after two races): 1 Alphand 140pts; 2 F Strobl 132; 3 Franz 116; 4 Ghedina 105; 5 Skardal 95; 6 Vitalini 86; 7 P Ortlieb (Aut) 74; 8 Duvillard 61; 9 J Strobl (Aut) 58; 10 Perathoner 55; 11 Cavegn 50; 12 K Rasmussen (US) 44; 13 Kernen 42; 14 Knaus 36; 15 K Wert (Can) 31.