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LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Going in with the philosophy that you perform how you practise, Canadas Manny Osborne-Paradis pushed the pace in the first World Cup downhill training run of the season.Norways Kjetil Jansrud posted the fastest time at Lake Louise with the Osborne-Paradis right behind him. Jansrud, who won downhill bronze and super-G gold at this years Winter Olympics, laid down a time of one minute 54.21 seconds in falling snow.Osborne-Paradis of North Vancouver, B.C., was .33 back in 1:54.54. Olympic downhill champion Matthias Mayer of Austria was third in 1:54.92.Between 30 to 50 centimetres of snow were projected to fall Thursday and Friday in the mountain parks west of Calgary, which is problematic for training runs scheduled before Saturdays race.That amount of snow significantly adds to the workload of grooming the course, so cancelling one or both training runs to give technicians time to prepare the track for races is a possibility. The first World Cup downhill of 2014-15 is Saturday followed by Sundays super-G.Osborne-Paradis wanted a quality training run Wednesday in case it was the only one. The 30-year-old also wanted to simulate race speed so it wont feel like a completely different gear Saturday.I knew there might not be a (another) training run and for me personally, if I want a chance at any overall globe in my career, to get a higher world ranking or anything, I have to be better in training runs, he said.Its just the same speed in the race instead of having to be way faster. Ive just been trying to keep up that race pace.Jeffrey Frisch of Mont-Tremblant, Que., was sixth. Calgarys Jan Hudec, who won Olympic bronze in super-G, was 17th.The other thing we talked with coach about in the meeting yesterday was this might be our only training run, Hudec said. If you kind of ease your way down today, youve got to pull something big out of the bag on Saturday.Former world champion Erik Guay of Mont-Tremblant, Que., will not race this weekend. Canadas most decorated World Cup racer with 22 career medals has delayed the start of his racing season after a pair of off-season knee surgeries.Lake Louise is the lone Canadian stop on the World Cup alpine ski circuit. Osborne-Paradis was the last Canadian man on the podium in 2009 when he won super-G.That win capped a run of four straight years a Canadian finished somewhere on the mens podium in Lake Louise in either downhill or super-G. Osborne-Paradis was also second in downhill in 2007.I feel confident on my skis, Osborne-Paradis said Wednesday. Thats definitely Step 1. Ive come here before and not felt great, but I dont know if you can really tell a whole lot from today. Hopefully we get another training run and just take it day by day.Norways Aksel Lund Svindal is not in Lake Louise after claiming three straight super-G wins as well as the downhill two years ago. He injured his Achilles tendon playing soccer last month.The prize purse in each race this weekend is $117,000 with $35,000 going to the victor.Osborne-Paradis, 30, married Lana McIntosh on Sept. 20. The couple live in Invermere, B.C.I didnt wear my ring today because its race season, Osborne-Paradis said. I told her I wasnt going to wear it as long as I started actually racing.With the amount of people hitting their hands on gates and stuff, you dont want to break your finger and then lose your ring finger.Former Austrian racer Hannes Trinkl is now an assistant referee in Lake Louise, where he won the downhill in 1999. Trinkl has set a course the Canadians feel is a throwback with less turns.Its probably set the way it was when he raced it more or less. Back when downhill was downhill, Hudec explained. (Teammate) Ben Thomsen made a comment this morning, Im excited to race my first ever World Cup downhill, as a joke because our downhills have been getting turnier and turnier over the years and more technical.People think this suits me more, but obviously Mannys been really fast in training especially in gliding. So far, hes killing it. In those years, Ive learned how to turn so I now like the turns.In other results Wednesday, Morgan Pridy of Whistler, B.C., was 45th and his brother Conrad finished 57th. Ben Thomsen of Invermere placed 61st and Dustin Cook of Lac-Sainte-Marie, Que., was 64th. Broderick Thomson of Whistler placed 73rd and Calgarys Tyler Werry 79th. Vapormax Off White Blancas . - San Diego Padres centre fielder Cameron Maybin is going to be out two to three months after rupturing his left biceps tendon during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Vapormax Flyknit 3 Mujer .com) - The Chicago Cubs reportedly signed recently-acquired outfielder Dexter Fowler to a one-year contract on Friday, avoiding arbitration. http://www.vapormaxbaratas.com/vapormax-plus-baratas-venta.html . And thats good news for Canada. Kelly, who plays No. 8 at the back of the scrum, is captain of the Canadian womens team. Vapormax Hombre Baratas .A. Happ capped a challenging season with one of his best efforts of the year. Vapormax Flyknit Rebajas . -- Wichita State is all alone in the record book.Canadas mens hockey team is still six days away from their opening match against Norway and with the NHLs pre-Olympic schedule winding down, the talk and the focus of those chosen to don the Maple Leaf has shifted to how well the 25 players selected for Sochi will come together. The latest to be added into that mix, of course, is 38-year-old Tampa Bay Lightning forward Martin St. Louis. The scoring winger was an easy choice to replace his linemate Steven Stamkos on the roster, according to Canadas head coach. "We didnt have to vote at all; everyone just thought St. Louis was the guy," Mike Babcock told TSN on Friday. "Prior to that, we all voted and if you got consensus you were in and if you didnt get consensus you werent." St. Louis may have been a unanimous choice, according to Babcock, but that had nothing to do with Canadian general manager Steve Yzerman also being the Lightning GM. "It would have been easy for Steve to say Martys on the team [because] I said hes on the team but that to me is not how you manage," Babcock said Friday. "You just do the best thing and I think we have an opportunity and thats all you can ask for." St. Louis has upped his game since being left off the initial 25-man roster on Jan. 7, netting 17 points in 15 games including a two-goal game the night after the announcement and a four-goal game in San Jose on Jan. 18. Babcock understands St. Louis being frustrated with the initial decision, but believes he will now shift his mentality to help Canada in its quest for gold. "I think everyones allowed to be bitter, but I think you get up and get on with it. You know what I mean? Thats life," Babcock said. "If you go through his career, hes been called out loots of times for the fact that oh youre too small, youre too this and hes just been determined.ddddddddddddThats all over with that stuff. Youre on the team – now youve got to find a way to be part of it." St. Louis career is one that has been marked by determination, including being cut adrift by the Calgary Flames after the 1999-2000 season, finding success with the likes of Vincent LeCavalier and Brad Richards and winning a Stanley Cup with the Lightning. He survived a rebuild that saw the Bolts miss the playoffs in five of the last six years and then re-emerged as a scoring threat alongside the younger Stamkos. As for whether hell get a chance to play or is merely along for the ride as the 13th or 14th forward on the team, Babcock believes St. Louis has to be ready for any eventuality. "Be a good pro, be a real good teammate and battle your butt off in a competitive environment to get as much as you can to help the team and its not going to be about any one player." Babcock addressed another positional battle on Friday, too, speaking out about the recent struggles of Vancouver Canucks netminder Roberto Luongo. Chosen alongside fellow goalies Carey Price and Mike Smith to represent Canada, Luongo has lost four straight games, posting a sub-.900 save percentage over those starts. However, Babcock expressed a confidence in Luongo that suggests the 34-year-old will be given a chance at very least to compete for the lions share of crease time in Sochi. "Im not concerned," Babcock said of the man who back-stopped Canada to gold in Vancouver. "I just think hes a really good goalie. Ive been with him a number of times and hes always found a way to deliver. So Im not concerned, no." ' ' '