Didier Cuche of Switzerland won the season-opening World Cup downhill Saturday.
Cuche, third in last season’s overall standings, earned his 11th World Cup victory.
“It’s a great feeling,†he said. “I’ve had a really hard time in Lake Louise to be fast.â€
He won by nearly a half-second and was timed in 1 minute, 50.31 seconds. He was followed by Italy’s Werner Heel in 1:50.75 and Switzerland’s Carlo Janka in 1:50.93 … Details