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Eric Guay fastest in downhill training, Hannes Reichelt 2nd

Feb 23, 2017 | 6:00 AM

KVITFJELL, Norway — Canadian Eric Guay posted the fastest time in World Cup downhill training on Thursday.

The Mont-Tremblant, Que., skier finished in one minute 48.01 seconds, beating Hannes Reichelt of Austria by one-hundredth of a second. Roger Brice of France was third, 0.33 seconds behind.

Guay is coming off a gold and silver medal from the recent world championships in Switzerland.

Downhill leader Peter Fill of Italy was 13th, while Kjetil Jansrud of Norway was seventh.