The men's World Cup alpine combined scheduled for Friday in the Austrian resort of Hinterstoder has been cancelled because of adverse weather, the international ski federation (FIS) announced. "Due to the rain and snowfall during the night and the current weather situation, today's alpine combined in Hinterstoder is cancelled," FIS said. Strong winds buffeted the Austrian resort overnight, with another 30cm of fresh snow forecast on top of the overnight fall. There is a super-G scheduled for Saturday, with a giant slalom on Sunday, a weekend of racing of great importance in the race for the crystal globe for the overall World Cup winner. Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is currently atop the standings, 74 points ahead of teammate Henrik Kristoffersen, with France's world combined champion Alexis Pinturault in third (+124). tba/lp/cw