Lake Louise - November 28, 2008
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Feeling the pressure after a slow start on the first two days of training, the Canucks have turned up the heat. Who's going to take the opening downhill of the season?
-- SRC Editors

SRC Podium Pix

Gordie Bowles - Miller, Kucera, Cuche

Paul Morrison - Miller, Kucera, Svindal

Mark Kristofic - Cuche, Guay, Miller

Michel Beaudry - Miller, Svindal, Kucera

Michael Mastarciyan - Cuche, Miller, Kucera

Email your picks to editor@srcmag.ca for Saturday's podium and we will post the winning picks.
Didier Cuche
 Swiss racer Didier Cuche starts the defense of the overall World Cup downhill title in Lake Louise Saturday. (Photo: Paul Morrison/SRC)
 
MILLER vs. CANUCKS - Kucera wins final training run to set up showdown

The Canadian men's team worked their way up to the top of the heap, finishing first and fourth in the final training run at Lake Louise, setting up a showdown with the pre-race favourite Bode Miller for the opening World Cup downhill race of the season Saturday.
ON TV THIS WEEKEND - CBC Schedule
 
Sat. Nov. 29: Women's GS - Aspen 3:00 - 4:30pm ET
Sat. Nov. 29: Men's DH - Lake Louise 4:00-6:00 ET
Sun. Nov. 30: Men's SG - Lake Louise 3:00-4:00 LOCAL

LIVE TIMING - Click here
World Cup '09 Preview

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Mr. Bode Miller -  the American Rebel - graces the cover of SRC's World Cup Preview Issue after an overwhelmingly dominant 2008 season: six wins, 11 podiums, eight non-finishes and eight disqualifications. 
    To put his dominance into perspective, the Canadian men scored 2,048 World Cup points, collectively. Bode,1,409.
    Beyond Planet Bode, there are a handful of blazing hot stories that set the stage for one heckuva season in 2009. The 15-month march to 2010 will be ripe with entertainment value. SRC dug deep and spoke with coaches, technical directors and athletes to extract the stories worth watching, downloading or witnessing first-hand this season...
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