Back to the Olympics Newsfeed

Austrian, Swiss Alpine skiers to miss World Cup stop due to coronavirus

Austrian Marco Schwarz and three Swiss male skiers will miss Friday’s Alpine skiing World Cup stop after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Schwarz, the 2019 World bronze medalist in the slalom and combined, has mild cold symptoms and is in quarantine, according to the Austrian ski federation on Tuesday.

He had no recent contact with Austrian teammates or coaches. Other Austrians are expected to race Friday’s parallel event in Austria (live streaming on Peacock Premium).

Swiss Loïc Meillard, Justin Murisier and Marco Odermatt tested positive, according to that nation’s federation on Saturday.