Germany's Kathrin Hoelzl won the Aspen Winternational World Cup Giant Slalom at Aspen, Colorado; with Austrian Kathrin Zettel in second and Federica Brignone of Italyfinishing third in only her fourth World Cup Giant Slalom race.

Julia Mancuso led  the U.S. women, finishing 13th. Following Mancuso for the U.S. was Colorado native Sarah Schleper who skied to a 23rd finish. Lindsey Vonn, World Champion and World Cup overall champion, hit a rock on the course and she was unable to make the top 30 cutoof for a second run.

Complete results of the 2010 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup Aspen Winternational Giant Slalom. Sunday's slalom can be seen live on UniversalSports.com and Universal Sports TV starting at noon ET for the first run and 3 p.m. ET for the second.

_{2010 Women's Aspen GS podium © Getty Images}

Didier Cuche of Switzerland led a trio of veteran racers on Downhill podium at  Lake Louise, Canada, with Italy's Werner Heel second and another Swiss racer, Carlo Janka in third. In fact, there were 4 Swiss racers in the top ten.

Other notables in today's race were Canadian's John Kucera and Robbie Dixon finishing 6th and 8th, sandwiching Patrik Jaerbyn, a 40 year old Swede in his second best finish ever in a Downhill - just to note he started number 55!

Andrew Weibrecht led the U.S. men finishing 12th - starting 62nd with Bode Miller tied at 29th.   

Complete results of the Audi FIS World Cup Downhill at Lake Louise, Canada.

_{2010 Men's Lake Louise DH podium © Getty Images}

I hope your Thanksgiving Day was most enjoyable - especially if you were skiing.  However, if you are still dreaming of skiing and there isn't much snow around, stay home on this Black Friday and shop for your favorite skier - even if it's yourself - right here.

Here's a list of my top ten favorite gifts for giving and receiving this year.

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This weekend is a rare one for World Cup racing - the Europeans won't be driving home after the races to sleep in their own beds. Not that all the U.S. and Canadian team members will either, but at least it will feel a little more like being in front of the home crowd.

Actually the men will be at Lake Louise, Canada for speed events - a Downhill and Super G and the women will be in Aspen, Colorado for the Aspen Winternational, competing in a Giant Slalom and Slalom. Here's my preview for the women's Winternational events this weekend at Aspen, Colorado and a preview of the men's Lake Louise races.

NBC, the Olympic network, will air coverage of the women's Giant Slalom  at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 29.  All races will be carried live on UniversalSports.com, with men's events, and the women's slalom from Aspen also live on Universal Sports TV.

_{2009 season Aspen Winternational GS podium copyright Getty Images}