Britain's Chemmy Alcott fell foul of the FIS' regulations

The 22-year-old's skis were deemed to be too narrow, as they were 0.2mm short of the required 60mm.

"Chemmy is disappointed but her performance wasn't great anyway and these things can happen," said British ski coach Christian Schwaiger.

Alcott will now focus on the super-G which takes place on Sunday.

Schwaiger blamed a factory error for the mistake.

Alcott had been lying in 29th spot in the combined after a solid first run and was expected to improve on that during the rescheduled downhill section.

Schild leads Kostelic in combined

She has already exceeded expectations at the Games by claiming a superb 11th place in the women's downhill.