Switzerland's Lara Gut has criticised the Sochi alpine skiing course.
The 22-year-old, who finished fourth in the women's event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, was one of just 18 competitors out of the 49 starters to cross the finish line.
"There is no snow at the bottom, it's not funny anymore," Gut is quoted as saying by the Daily Mail. "This is a disaster, it was a shame for everybody.
"Everybody was crashing around, it's difficult to stay on your skis - you are constantly losing them.
"I don't know if this is the best way to show off our skiing. It's not a race. You are just trying to come down."
Anna Fenninger of Austria took the gold medal, while Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch and Austria's Nicole Hosp won silver and bronze respectively.
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Daniel Lewis
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