Ski racers Mikaela Shiffrin, Travis Ganong and the rest of the U.S. team will wear a race suit that brings awareness to climate change when they compete at the world championships in France.

The first event of the Alpine skiing schedule at the Beijing Olympics has been postponed a day because of strong wind that made it too dangerous to race.

None of the elite athletes competing when Alpine skiing starts Sunday at the Olympics ever has been on the course that will be used to determine who takes home the medals.

(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)BEAVER CREEK, CO – To unwind, Italian downhill racer Dominik Paris sometimes screams into a microphone. "The key thing is they're able to diversify their self-identity, so they're not just ski racers," said Jim Taylor, a former ski racer who's now a sports psychologist. “If you're always thinking about ski racing it drains you mentally,” Ganong said. "It's super fun doing something completely different than what I do as a professional ski racer," said Ganong. “Having other activities and interests and passions takes their mind off of the 24/7 mindset of their sport,” Taylor said.