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After 10 days in Lake Louise, the SRC crew is heading home and the Weekly Wrap is back to its regular Monday morning routine, bringing you a full wrap up of the weekend's events.

It is safe to say that the alpine season is now in full swing, and while the ladies missed the podium in Lake Louise, they showed they are well within striking distance.

But we want to hear your thoughts. How do you feel the season shaping up? Are the Canadians on track for 2010?

Email us your thoughts to editor@srcmag.ca.
 
-- SRC Editors
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Vid Pix Guay

Erik Guay hit the podium in Beaver Creek this weekend. Get to know Erik a little better with this archived Pontiac World of Skiing report.

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 American Lindsey Vonn, center, stole the spotlight again at Lake Louise this weekend (PAUL MORRISON / SRC)
 
TEN DAYS OF SPEED AT THE LAKE
They came. They raced. And they liked it. For the last two weeks, Lake Louise has been host to the world's fastest skiers. As usual, the magical mountain setting of Banff National Park, the impeccable organizational skills of the Bombardier Winterstart race crew (and the 480 volunteers) and the racer-friendly course they call the Men's Olympic Downhill run combined to seduce even the most travel-jaded athlete.


Ligety Beaver Creek
American Ted Ligety races to a second place finish in Sunday's giant slalom in Beaver Creek (Photo: AGENCE-ZOOM)

Raich nips Ligety by .01 for GS win
 
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado - First-run leader Ted Ligety came oh-so-close to an electrifying giant slalom win Sunday in front of the home crowd. But Ligety darted into the finish corral just .01 behind Austrian Benni Raich, settling for a dramatic second place.
OTHER HEADLINES
 
Babikov, Renner strong in XC mass start

Moscow parallel slalom venue takes shape

Callaghan Valley Olympic site officially opens
 
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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