Didier Défago
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's alpine skiing | ||
Representing  Switzerland
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2010 Vancouver | Downhill |
Didier Défago (born 2 October 1977, in Morgins, Switzerland) is an alpine ski racer on the World Cup circuit. He was Swiss champion in downhill (2003) and Giant Slalom (2004). He won gold in the 2010 Winter Olympic Downhill in Vancouver.
Défago experienced his best World Cup seasons in 2005, when he finished sixth overall and fourth in the Super-G standings, and in 2009, when he won two downhill races in a row, the classics at Wengen and Kitzbühel.[1] He was the first to win these in consecutive weeks since Stephan Eberharter in 2002, and the first Swiss racer since Franz Heinzer in 1992.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Défago won the Downhill to become the Olympic Champion.[2]
Victories
| Date | Event | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2002 | 2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup |  Val Gardena |
Super-G |
| 18 January 2005 | 2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup |  Wengen |
Downhill |
| 24 January 2009 | 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup |  Kitzbühel |
Downhill |
| 15 February 2010 | 2010 Winter Olympics |  Vancouver |
Downhill |
Notes and references
- ^ "Defago wins World Cup downhill on Streif". USA Today. Associated Press. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Didier Defago lands downhill gold to end Swiss misery". Daily Mail. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
External links
- Didier Defago.ch - official website Template:Fr icon
- FIS-ski.com - race results - Didier Défago
- FIS-ski.com - World Cup season standings - Didier Défago
- Ski-db.com - results - Didier Défago
- YouTube video - Didier Défago - Wengen victory - 17 January 2009
- YouTube video - Didier Défago - Kitzbühel victory on full course - 24 January 2009
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