Weather forces schedule change for skiing worlds first race

<p>CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy &mdash; A snowy forecast has prompted a change in schedule for Monday’s opening race of the Alpine skiing world championships, the women’s combined.</p>
<p>The order of the two-run race was flipped so that the slalom leg will precede the super-G leg.</p>
<p>The forecast calls for overnight snow in Cortina.</p>
<p>The slalom run is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) followed by the super-G at 2:30 p.m. (1330 GMT).</p>
<p>The winner will be determined by adding together the skiers’ times from the two runs.</p>
<p>Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova are among the favorites.</p>
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