Alpine skiing: Men's world downhill delayed by poor visibility

[February 11, 2017]  ST MORITZ, Switzerland (Reuters) - Poor visibility continued to delay the start of the men's downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday.

Low clouds descended over the mountain tops shortly before the scheduled 6.00 a.m. ET start and continued to cover parts of the course meaning it was not possible to start at the revised start time of 6.30 a.m. ET.

Organizers will inspect the conditions again but with conditions worsening, the race may have to be postponed.

Canada's Erik Guay will start amongst the favorites after winning the super-G earlier this week.

Olympic champion Matthias Mayer of Austria is the first starter while Swiss reigning world champion Patrick Kueng is 10th on the start list.

(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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Members of the Swiss aerobatic team Patrouille Swiss fly in formation with a Swiss Bombardier CS100 over the men's Alpine Skiing World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse