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The downhill ski runs sound really icy to me. Is that the case?
Yes, they race on ice, the harder, the better. They inject water into the track to make it a sheet of ice and sprinkle on potash (KCl) to harden it up further.

The slalom track was warm and going last on a soft and rutted course is what killed Shiffrin’s time in the combined. She is not used to racing at the back of the pack.
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