Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway won a men's World Cup downhill on Saturday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, as a late starter for his first career victory.
Bostjan Kline of Slovenia appeared headed for his first triumph until Kilde, wearing bib No. 30, blazed down the Kandahar course to win by .22 seconds.
Canada's Erik Guay, who made the downhill podium at Garmisch four times previously, failed to finish his run.
The top Canadian finisher was Benjamin Thomsen in 12th place, 0.83 seconds back of Kilde.
The other Canadians in action were Manuel Osbourne-Paradis (21st), Tyler Werry (41st), Jeffrey Frisch (44th), and Broderick Thompson (DNF).
Kilde's previous career best was a third place in a Super-G in Val Gardena, Italy, in December. Kline's previous top finish was 13th in Santa Caterina, Italy, in December of 2014.
Starting with the No. 3 bib, Kline had a long wait as leader before Kilde completed his winning run, making up time at the bottom of the course. Beat Feuz of Switzerland was third and Christof Innerhofer of Italy finished fourth.
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