LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Winter Olympics freestyle skiing halfpipe and aerials events were postponed on Thursday for a day due to heavy snow in Livigno but organisers said the changes would cause little disruption, with the Games ending on Sunday.
The men's aerials qualifiers and final were rescheduled for Friday starting from 0930 GMT, while the men's halfpipe qualification runs were moved to an hour after that.
Thursday's plan still includes women's halfpipe qualifiers in the evening,
with officials saying a decision would be made later in the day on whether to postpone them.
"Snow is an occupational hazard of winter sports," International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams told a press conference.
"They are well used to dealing with delays, changes and bad weather ... We are used to it, the federations are used to it. It is something we have to work with, unfortunately."
It is not the first time that harsh weather has forced changes to the Olympics schedule in Livigno, a remote Alpine resort close to the border with Switzerland known as "Little Tibet".
It is common during most Winter Olympics for organisers to move competitions around, based on the impact of weather.
On Tuesday, organisers postponed the women's snowboard slopestyle medal event and the start of the freestyle aerials for both men and women.
The closing ceremony will be staged in the city of Verona on Sunday and is set to start at 1900 GMT.
(Reporting by Alvise Armellini; Additional reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
