Guay retiring ahead of World Cup meet

Erik Guay is ending his career at the same hill where he won his first World Cup medal 15 years ago. Canada’s most decorated alpine skier announced his retirement Thursday as skiers participated in their second day of training for this weekend’s World Cup downhill at Lake Louise, Alta. The 37-year-old Montreal native called it quits after he was 69th in Wednesday’s first training run with a time of one minute 51.36 seconds, 3.79 seconds behind pacesetter Christof Innerhofer. The three-time Olympian earned 25 World Cup medals and captured three world championship medals, including two gold, over his career. He won his first World Cup medal when he took silver in a downhill race at Lake Louise on Nov. 29, 2003.