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Young Alice McKennis is looking fast in Lake Louise, finishing fourth in Tuesday's World Cup downhill training, well within a second of leader Maria Holaus of Austria, who put down the fastest time down in 1 minute, 54.16 seconds. 
Italy's Elena Fanchini was second down the course in 1:54.34, followed by Switzerland's Nadia Styger in 1:54.58. McKennis, who will be racing in her second ever World Cup this Friday (her first was last year's downhill in Lake Louise), came in at 1:54.74, with teammate Julia Mancuso very close behind to wrap up the top five in 1:54.60.
Lindsey Vonn was eighth in Tuesday's training with a time of 1:55.10, with teammates Stacey Cook (1:55.33) and Chelsea Marshall (1:55.41) on her heels in ninth and 10th, respectively.
Emily Brydon was fastest of the home country contingent, finishing 12th in 1:55.58.
Women's World Cup racing begins Friday in Lake Louise with downhill, followed by another DH Saturday and wrapping up with super G on Sunday.
PHOTO: Maria Holaus speeds down the course in Lake Louise downhill training on Tuesday. (GEPA)
OFFICIAL RESULTS - FIRST TRAINING
| Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | |
| 1 | 23 | 55669 | HOLAUS Maria | 1983 | AUT | 1:54.16 | |
| 2 | 33 | 296472 | FANCHINI Elena | 1985 | ITA | 1:54.34 | |
| 3 | 24 | 515170 | STYGER Nadia | 1978 | SUI | 1:54.58 | |
| 4 | 51 | 538685 | MCKENNIS Alice | 1989 | USA | 1:54.74 | |
| 5 | 20 | 537545 | MANCUSO Julia | 1984 | USA | 1:54.80 | |
| 6 | 15 | 55750 | FISCHBACHER Andrea | 1985 | AUT | 1:54.90 | |
| 7 | 7 | 55576 | GOERGL Elisabeth | 1981 | AUT | 1:55.05 | |
| 8 | 12 | 537544 | VONN Lindsey | 1984 | USA | 1:55.10 | |
| 9 | 40 | 537582 | COOK Stacey | 1984 | USA | 1:55.33 | |
| 10 | 44 | 538038 | MARSHALL Chelsea | 1986 | USA | 1:55.41 | |
| 11 | 8 | 505483 | PAERSON Anja | 1981 | SWE | 1:55.47 | |
| 12 | 5 | 105997 | BRYDON Emily | 1980 | CAN | 1:55.58 | |
| 13 | 13 | 195983 | ROLLAND Marion | 1982 | FRA | 1:55.65 | |
| 14 | 3 | 515573 | AUFDENBLATTEN Fraenzi | 1981 | SUI | 1:55.86 | |
| 15 | 27 | 515560 | SCHILD Martina | 1981 | SUI | 1:55.87 | |
| 16 | 52 | 55766 | MADER Regina | 1985 | AUT | 1:55.91 | |
| 16 | 10 | 206001 | RIESCH Maria | 1984 | GER | 1:55.91 | |
| 18 | 6 | 196460 | MARCHAND-ARVIER Marie | 1985 | FRA | 1:56.03 | |
| 19 | 41 | 296431 | STUFFER Verena | 1984 | ITA | 1:56.13 | |
| 20 | 28 | 106022 | JANYK Britt | 1980 | CAN | 1:56.42 | |
| 21 | 25 | 515429 | DUMERMUTH Monika | 1977 | SUI | 1:56.43 | |
| 22 | 55 | 355050 | WEIRATHER Tina | 1989 | LIE | 1:56.52 | |
| 23 | 48 | 55970 | SCHMIDHOFER Nicole | 1989 | AUT | 1:56.56 | |
| 23 | 18 | 515766 | SUTER Fabienne | 1985 | SUI | 1:56.56 | |
| 25 | 17 | 106402 | VANDERBEEK Kelly | 1983 | CAN | 1:56.64 | |
| 26 | 4 | 296008 | MERIGHETTI Daniela | 1981 | ITA | 1:56.74 | |
| 27 | 9 | 515747 | GISIN Dominique | 1985 | SUI | 1:56.78 | |
| 28 | 46 | 537565 | KELLEHER Keely | 1984 | USA | 1:56.85 | |
| 29 | 29 | 195671 | JACQUEMOD Ingrid | 1978 | FRA | 1:56.93 | |
| 30 | 38 | 55913 | MOSER Stefanie | 1988 | AUT | 1:57.02 | |
| 30 | 11 | 296729 | FANCHINI Nadia | 1986 | ITA | 1:57.02 | |
| 32 | 37 | 538305 | SMITH Leanne | 1987 | USA | 1:57.09 | |
| 33 | 36 | 505632 | LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica | 1984 | SWE | 1:57.15 | |
| 34 | 56 | 55818 | KOEHLE Stefanie | 1986 | AUT | 1:57.19 | |
| 35 | 35 | 295533 | RECCHIA Lucia | 1980 | ITA | 1:57.20 | |
| 36 | 2 | 196573 | REVILLET Aurelie | 1986 | FRA | 1:57.26 | |
| 37 | 47 | 105920 | SIMMERLING Georgia | 1989 | CAN | 1:57.32 | |
| 38 | 61 | 106666 | RUBENS Shona | 1986 | CAN | 1:57.34 | |
| 39 | 26 | 55947 | FENNINGER Anna | 1989 | AUT | 1:57.48 | |
| 40 | 14 | 565243 | MAZE Tina | 1983 | SLO | 1:57.49 | |
| 41 | 34 | 106849 | YURKIW Larisa | 1988 | CAN | 1:57.50 | |
| 42 | 31 | 295136 | CECCARELLI Daniela | 1975 | ITA | 1:57.54 | |
| 43 | 30 | 515849 | DETTLING Andrea | 1987 | SUI | 1:57.60 | |
| 44 | 21 | 495318 | RUIZ CASTILLO Carolina | 1981 | SPA | 1:57.61 | |
| 45 | 1 | 225206 | ALCOTT Chemmy | 1982 | GBR | 1:57.92 | |
| 46 | 50 | 297702 | MARSAGLIA Francesca | 1990 | ITA | 1:57.98 | |
| 47 | 22 | 515806 | KAMER Nadja | 1986 | SUI | 1:58.02 | |
| 48 | 54 | 55806 | ALTACHER Margret | 1986 | AUT | 1:58.11 | |
| 49 | 53 | 55882 | STAUDINGER Christina | 1987 | AUT | 1:58.18 | |
| 50 | 32 | 296623 | MAZZOTTI Lucia | 1985 | ITA | 1:58.19 | |
| 51 | 43 | 297153 | CIPRIANI Enrica | 1988 | ITA | 1:58.29 | |
| 52 | 49 | 505886 | KLING Kajsa | 1988 | SWE | 1:58.31 | |
| 53 | 19 | 296473 | SIORPAES Wendy | 1985 | ITA | 1:58.49 | |
| 54 | 58 | 107000 | WHITNEY Victoria | 1990 | CAN | 1:58.84 | |
| 55 | 16 | 206175 | STECHERT Gina | 1987 | GER | 1:58.97 | |
| 56 | 60 | 205218 | REBENSBURG Viktoria | 1989 | GER | 1:59.00 | |
| 57 | 57 | 155563 | KRIZOVA Klara | 1989 | CZE | 1:59.20 | |
| 58 | 39 | 375018 | COLETTI Alexandra | 1983 | MON | 1:59.27 | |
| 59 | 42 | 206323 | STIEPEL Isabelle | 1990 | GER | 1:59.79 | |
| 60 | 45 | 197006 | GAUTHIER Marine | 1990 | FRA | 1:59.97 | |
| Disqualified 1st run | |||||||
| 495615 | MORLANS Leyre | 1987 | SPA | ||||
| Did not start 1st run | |||||||
| 538573 | ROSS Laurenne | 1988 | USA | ||||
