Women's downhill training session cancelled due to soft snow conditions in Sochi

Organisers at the Winter Olympics have cancelled Tuesday's training session for the women's downhill final.

The fifth and last practice session had been planned to take place 24 hours before the gold medal event, but it had to be scrapped due to mild temperatures and soft snow conditions in Sochi.

The state of the slopes deteriorated significantly during Monday's super-combined race, which was won by Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch.

Temperatures in Sochi are expected to peak at around 11°C today.