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The Forbidden City, the sports complex in Beijing has all been blocked by heavy snowfall, leading to the temporary suspension of the Winter Games.
Chinese skier Gu was in contention for a second gold medal at the Beijing Games, but unusual snowfall thwarted her goal.
Also the training runs were stopped, while the final has been postponed to Tuesday.
“Due to the snowfall, the jury together with the organizer have decided to cancel today’s training”, it was said in an announcement.
A total of 27 skiers were scheduled to take part in qualifying on Sunday, while Italian skier Elisa Maria Nakab fell while running on the field on Sunday and was bleeding from the mouth.
Air temperatures dropped to -15 degrees Celsius (5 ° F) in Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park as snow fell steadily.
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