Lake Louise / Beaver Creek - Dec. 5, 2008
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The good news is that it wasn't too long ago that Canadians got excited by three skiers finishing in the top 15. The bad news is that today, you're not too excited about three athletes in the top 15.

It's a sign of the times of raised expectations. There are a lot of positives from today's opening World Cup women's speed event in Lake Louise, the bar has been raised and Canadian ski fans want/expect podiums.

Meanwhile, down in Beaver Creek, Erik Guay has shaken a giant monkey off his back with a third place finish on the famed Birds of Prey downhill and Aksel Lund Svindal wrestled a gorilla off his back on a course that ended his season one year ago.

It is shaping up to be an interesting pre-Olympic season. 
-- SRC Editors
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Click here to check out this Pontiac World of Skiing feature on Canada's Speed Queens. 
What's on TV
Saturday, Dec. 6

Women's DH - Lake Louise
CBC - 5pm ET

Men's SG - Beaver Creek
Rogers Sportsnet - 2:30 ET

Sunday, Dec. 7

Women's DH - Lake Louise
CBC- 12:55pm ET

Men's GS - Beaver Creek
Rogers Sportsnet - 1:30 ET

Pontiac World of Skiing A Channel - Ottawa, Barrie, London, Victoria - 11:30pm Local.

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 Aksel Lund Svindal charging down the Birds of Prey course in his victorious return to Beaver Creek. (Photo: AGENCE/ZOOM)
 
SVINDAL TAMES BIRDS OF PREY - Canada's Erik Guay takes bronze

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American Lindsay Vonn en route to winning the opening women's World Cup  downhill in Lake Louise Friday. (Photo: Paul Morrison/SRC)

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