Skiing events cancelled due to lack of snow

World Cup ski jumping and Nordic combined events scheduled to take place in the Czech Republic next weekend have been cancelled due to a lack of snow. Organisers in the north Bohemian resort of Harrachov said relatively high temperatures made it impossible to prepare the HS 142 hill and cross-country track with artificial snow. A decision on whether to go ahead with the events was delayed for as long as possible, but in the end unfavourable forecasts led organisers to cancel them.