Canada's Erik Guay is airborne as he speeds on his way to clock the fastest time during training for a men's ski World Cup downhill, in Val Gardena, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 19 , 2013. (AP Photo/Shinichiro Tanaka)
December 19, 2013 - 5:36 AM
VAL GARDENA, Italy - Seeking revenge on a course where changing weather robbed him of a victory a year ago, Canada's Erik Guay led World Cup downhill training on Thursday.
Guay was 0.22 seconds ahead of overall leader Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway in second, and 0.72 seconds in front of Vancouver's Manuel Osborne-Paradis, who was third after the runs on the Saslong course.
Guay, from Mont-Tremblant, Que., thought he won last year until a drastic weather change helped later starters. American racer Steven Nyman took his second Saslong victory, and Rok Perko of Slovenia claimed second, relegating Guay to third.
Nyman was 10th in training and U.S. teammate Bode Miller was 16th.
A super-G is scheduled for Friday, followed by the downhill on Saturday. The circuit moves to nearby Alta Badia for a giant slalom on Sunday.
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