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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta—Italy’s Elena Fanchini had the fastest training run Friday for this weekend’s season-opening women’s World Cup downhill race, zipping over the 1.7-mile Men’s Olympic Downhill course in one minute, 49 seconds.
Braving temperatures that dropped to minus 6 degrees, Switzerland’s Monika Dumermuth was second in 1:49.36 and Austria’s Alexandra Meissnitzer was third in 1:49.45.
The downhill will be held Saturday and a super-giant slalom Sunday.
Fanchini’s lone downhill victory came at Lake Louise in 2005. She said having the best time in the final training run is a confidence boost.
“I’m very happy but tomorrow is another race,” the 22-year-old from Lovere said. “I would like to be the same for tomorrow.”
