Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia claimed the first World Cup victory of her career by winning the season-opening women's downhill at the Lake Louise Ski Resort on Friday.
Stuhec posted a winning time of one minute 45.48 seconds.
Sofia Goggia of Italy was second in 1:45.70 and Sweden's Kajsa Kling finished third in 1:45.79.
Switzerland's Lara Gut, the overall World Cup winner last season, placed fourth in 1:46.17.
Valerie Grenier of Mont-Tremblant, Que., was the top Canadian in 28th.
You can watch the second of this week's women's downhill races from Alberta's Lake Louise on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. ET by clicking on the link below.
While the super-G is Sunday at 12:45 p.m. ET.
More alpine skiing coverage will also be available on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET and Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on Road to the Olympic Games, CBC's weekly show spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world.
Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec posts breakout win in Lake Louise