Olympic Riders Test Out Cypress Pipe

The Women's Olympic halfpipe competition will take place on Thursday, February 18. That means the qualifications, semifinals and finals will all go down in one day. The athletes took their first practice runs in the pipe at Cypress Mountain last night and the reports are not good. Rain and warm temps have resulted in a soft pipe.

Here are some twitter reports directly from the competitors:

 Still there was optimism that the organizers would be able to get the pipe into shape by Wednesday for the men's competition. Last night was one of the coldest in recent weeks.