CREATE TABLE table_204_439 (id DECIMAL, "rank" DECIMAL, "bib" DECIMAL, "country" TEXT, "athletes" TEXT, "run 1" TEXT, "run 2" TEXT, "run 3" TEXT, "run 4" TEXT, "total" TEXT, "behind" DECIMAL)

who finished before canada in the first run ?
SELECT "country" FROM table_204_439 WHERE "run 1" < (SELECT "run 1" FROM table_204_439 WHERE "country" = 'canada') ORDER BY "run 1" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "country" FROM "table_204_439" WHERE "run 1" < (SELECT "run 1" FROM "table_204_439" WHERE "country" = 'canada') ORDER BY "run 1" DESC NULLS LAST LIMIT 1