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LAKE LOUISE, Alta. -- Lindsey Vonn completed a skiing hat trick at the Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup on Sunday by winning the gold medal in the super-G. The American also won both downhills at the mountain resort west of Calgary. The only other woman to sweep all three World Cup races at Lake Louise was Germanys Katja Seizinger in 1997. "Its definitely a lot more than I expected considering everything thats going on," Vonn said. "I didnt come into this race expecting this. Now Im leaving here with a lot of confidence going into my home race, feeling good and ready to compete. "It really couldnt have gone any better." Vonn announced prior to her arrival in Canada that she and her husband of four years, Thomas Vonn, are divorcing. He oversaw many aspects of her career. If Vonn felt emotional turmoil, it did not show in her racing here. The 27-year-old from Burnsville, Minn., won both downhills by over a second and a half, which is an eternity in downhill racing. Her margin of victory Sunday wasnt as large. She finished in one minute 20.21 seconds, just 0.19 seconds faster than Anna Fenninger of Austria. Julia Mancuso of the U.S. was third for the second straight year in 1:20.92. "Its nice to see we can get a little closer and have a chance in super-G, but the downhills she skied definitely amazing," Mancuso said of her teammate. "Its inspiring to watch." Marie-Michele Gagnon of Lac-Etchemin, Que., was the top Canadian in 26th. The race was held in clear, sunny conditions and a temperature of minus-16. Vonn admitted feeling nervous prior to Sundays race. Listening to music by Lil Wayne and Canadas Drake helped her prepare. "Whenever theres records on the line, its tough to really stay focused on skiing and thats just what I tried to do," she said. "I tried to calm the nerves, stay cool and listen to a little rap music before. "Just concentrate on skiing. Thats what it takes to get the job done." Vonn, who lives in Vail, Colo., will head home to prepare for Wednesdays super-G at Beaver Creek. It was moved there from Val dIsere, France, where a lack of snow forced a rescheduling. "I really would love to win at home, so Im going to look at the video and make sure in Beaver Creek that I clean some turns up and make sure Im skiing a little more aggressive than I skied today," she said. The Olympic downhill champion has won 11 World Cup races and has stood on the podium 17 times at Lake Louise since her first win in 2004. With 45 career wins, she ranks fourth all-time and just one behind Renate Goetschl in third. "This is far beyond what I expected to do in my career and I feel extremely lucky to do what I love to do every day," Vonn said. "Im going to try and ski my best and try to win more races and well see where that takes me." Shes taken a healthy lead in the overall World Cup standings with 422 points. Germanys Viktoria Rebensburg is well back in second with 286. Vonn lost last seasons World Cup title to Germanys Maria Hoefl-Riesch by just three points. Hoefl-Riesch was fifth Sunday. "Whenever you experience disappointment or you feel you could have done better, it always motivates you to try harder," Vonn said. "I just really wanted to start this year off well. Last year, I didnt really find my rhythm until later in the season and I just missed out on opportunities. I didnt want to have that feeling today." Vonn says she spent part of her summer training with men, including current mens World Cup leader Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway. "I just look at what the men are doing and try to really improve and go in that direction," she explained. "I want to ski more like the men do and take that tighter line and really have that strength and be dynamic like they are. Its really tough to do, but Ive trained a lot with them this summer. "Thats helped me realize how much faster you can go. When you see people go faster, you try to catch up to them and thats helped me push my skiing to another level." Canadas Gagnon is ranked in the worlds top 25 in slalom and giant slalom. Shes putting her efforts into the technical disciplines before branching into speed races. "I came here with the goal being top 30 and I was right in there today," Gagnon said. "Im more of a tech skier so today was more to feel it out. I didnt train any speed at all this summer, so its getting back on the long, speed skis and feeling out the snow. "Im happy with what I did. I know I can push it more." Sarah Elliott of Oyama, B.C., was 39th. Sarah Freeman of Pincher Creek, Alta., Madison McLeish of Canmore, Alta., and Tess Davies of Canmore were 54th to 56th respectively. Canada did not put a skier on the podium in either the mens or womens races at Lake Louise this year, although Calgarys Jan Hudec finished fourth in the mens super-G. 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Baumann misjudged a long ball from Milan Badelj and failed to clear after emerging outside the penalty area, allowing Maximilian Beister to open the scoring in the 37th minute. Randy Bullock Black Friday Jersey . pic.twitter.com/jPRNJqXglc — #rexualassault (@rexchurko) May 28, 2014 @BarDown Iceotopes wearing chicken suits complete with sewn on numbers and our goalie is the egg! pic.REGINA -- It didnt take much time for Brett Swain to feel comfortable in a Saskatchewan Roughriders jersey -- about 15 minutes, in fact. The rookie slotback hauled in two touchdowns Saturday to help lead the defending Grey Cup champs to a 21-17 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks in a CFL pre-season contest at Mosaic Stadium. "I just had no idea what I was about to get myself into," Swain said. "The possessions and being on and off the field and not being able to make adjustments and doing everything on the run a I think I got used to all of that by the second quarter." Thats when veteran quarterback Darian Durant entered the game. Durant orchestrated a 91-yard scoring drive with his first possession, one that was capped with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Swain to give the Riders a 14-10 lead. Swains second touchdown of the game came on the Riders second offensive possession of the second half. Rookie quarterback Adam Weber found Swain for a four-yard touchdown strike, one that swelled Saskatchewans lead to 21-10. "I think (Swain) looked great," Durant said. "He has had a great camp and he has done a good job of learning the system and getting on the same page with the quarterbacks. I think hes going to have a role with us and I look forward to working more with him moving forward." With the departure of all-star slotback Weston Dressler to the NFLs Kansas City Chiefs and the retirement of the CFLs all-time leading receiver Geroy Simon, the Roughriders have a couple of holes to fill within their receiving corps. Swains debut with the Green and White should earn him more playing time in Saskatchewans second exhiibition contest on Friday against the visiting Edmonton Eskimos.dddddddddddd "I had a couple balls come my way and I made the most of them," said the six-foot, 200-pound Swain. "It was a slow start for me a still getting acclimated to the game, but I feel a lot more comfortable and I gained a lot of confidence today. Im excited to come in here and watch the game film and learn where I can improve." The Redblacks, on the other hand, have more than just a couple of roster vacancies. "You can see that (the Roughriders) are definitely in a rhythm and theyre communicating well and are all on the same page," said Ottawa quarterback Henry Burris, who was 5-for-6 passing for 40 yards in limited time. "Thats where were trying to get to. We have a lot of guys competing for jobs. "Other teams are just trying to plug a few holes. Were trying to put the whole kit and caboodle together here. We have a good idea of what we have, but we need to all be singing from the same sheet of music." Chevon Walker scored the Redblacks first touchdown, a one-yard plunge, which was set up thanks to Jamill Smiths 77-yard punt return to Saskatchewans two-yard line. Justin Palardy then booted a 44-yard field goal and the expansion Redblacks owned a 10-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Thomas Demarco played under centre for much of the second half for Ottawa and completed 4-of-7 pass attempts for 97 yards. His lone touchdown strike came on a 60-yard pass-and-run with receiver Travon Patterson in the third quarter. The Redblacks will visit the Montreal Alouettes on Friday, their second and final exhibition game. ' ' '
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