The Golden Fox was originally scheduled to take place in Maribor, but due to warm conditions and a lack of snow, it was moved to the country's oldest ski resort for the third year running.

It is now set to run from January 8 to 9.

"The racecourse is looking great," said race director Mitja Dragšič.

"Tomorrow's freeskiing session for competitors is cancelled because there is simply too much snow surrounding the slope.

"We need that time to put up safety nets as the new snow pulled them down, set up backdrops along the racecourse and in the finish area."

Shiffrin currently leads the women's overall standings with 830 points as she has achieved a podium finish in nine of the 17 events so far, including three gold medals.

The two-time Olympic champion won the Slovenian event in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 prior to the weekend's competition.

Slovakia's Petra Vlhová will provide stern competition as she looks to repeat her winning performance from 2020.

The 2021 World Cup winner occupies second position in this season's standings and will be eager to make up the 115-point difference as she presently has 715.

Olympic gold medallist Sofia Goggia of Italy rounds out the top three with 657 points and is also expected to challenge for gold in Slovenia.

The giant slalom event will get the action underway tomorrow at 9:30am local time, while the slalom will conclude proceedings the following day.