The weather early this week caused Paralympic Games alpine skiing officials to flip-flop the race schedule, moving the slalom and giant slalom races to earlier in the week and the downhill and super G to later in the week, when the weather was expected to improve.

The downhill events have been moved to today (Thursday, March 18), followed by the super G races on Friday (March 19) for the visually impaired and sitting athletes and Saturday (March 20) for the standing racers.

The super combined events are scheduled for Sunday (March 21), the final day of Paralympic competition. Check vancouver2010.com for full details and times.

According to a statement released Saturday by the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, spectator tickets will remain valid for the dates purchased, even though the events on each date have changed.

Spectators will be able to switch event tickets to see their specific competitions on the rescheduled dates, subject to availability, but will have to do so “at least one day before the date on the ticket,” the statement said.

Tickets bought through Vancouver 2010 for Saturday’s postponed downhill races will be refunded, the statement added, with account holders receiving refunds after the Games are over. The refund affects about 3,000 spectators, the statement said.