The Vancouver Olympics is set to lose around C$1.4 million from ticket refunds due to the closure of standing room access at some events because of unsafe ground conditions.
Unusually warm weather has melted the snow that usually covers the areas. Around 28,000 fans will be denied access to the events, and ticket-holders will be refunded, Reuters reports.
Events affected include snowboard halfpipe on Feburary 17 and 18, ski cross on February 21 and 23, and snowboard parallel giant slalom on February 26 and 27,
The ticket cancellations follow closure of general admission for snowboarding events two days ago, also on grounds of safety.
“It's just too unstable out there and too unsafe to have people walking around,” said the Games' vice president of ticketing Caley Denton.
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