Alexis Pinturault and the other Alpine Ski World Cup skiers will not be going to China in February. - Gabriele facciotti / AP / SIPA

The giant and the slalom of Kranjska Gora, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, were canceled, causing the end of the Men's Alpine Ski World Cup, due to the epidemic of coronavirus, announced on Thursday the International Ski Federation (FIS) ).

‼ ️Audi FIS Men's World Cup races in Kranjska Gora (SLO) Canceled https://t.co/DUa15dGO1t

- FIS Alpine (@fisalpine) March 12, 2020

These last two races were to decide between the last three contenders for the final victory in the World Cup (big globe): the Norwegian Aleksander Kilde, leader of the general classification, the Frenchman Alexis Pinturault (2nd) and the Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen (3rd ).

The French is therefore the big loser of this cancellation since he counted on the last stage of the World Cup to win both the Big Globe and that of the Giant. Same penalty for Clément Noël, preceded by Kristoffersen for two small points in the general classification of the Slalom.

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