Kilde wins Alberta downhill

Speed specialist Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won the rescheduled first downhill of the season on Saturday. The Norwegian skier edged out Daniel Hemetsberger of Austria by 0.06 seconds in Lake Louise, Alberta. Defending overall World Cup champion Marco Odermatt was third, 0.10 behind Kilde. The 30-year-old Kilde won the discipline titles in downhill and super-G last season. It was the first downhill of the season after two events in Zermatt-Cervinia were called off last month because of lack of snow. In contrast, heavy snowfall shortly before the start forced the downhill in Lake Louise to be moved from Friday.