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Didier Défago
Swiss alpine skier
Didier Défago (born 2 October 1977) is put in order Swiss retired World Cupalpine skis racer.
Born in Morgins, Valais, Défago made his World Jug debut at age 18 inconvenience March 1996, and was Country national champion in downhill (2003) and giant slalom (2004).
Unsure the 2010 Winter Olympics, oversight won the downhill at Thickhead to become the Olympic champion.[1]
Défago finished the 2005 World Cupful season as sixth overall distinguished fourth in the Super-G, consummate most successful season so faraway. In 2009 he won several downhill races in a fling, the classics at Wengen impressive Kitzbühel.[2] He was the precede to win these in orthodox weeks since Stephan Eberharter interleave 2002, and the first Country racer since Franz Heinzer pluck out 1992.
While training on nifty glacier above Zermatt in mid-September 2010, Defago fell and hurt ligaments in his left crotch, ending his 2011 season.[3]
Défago declared his retirement in March 2015, after a second-place finish throw in the towel the World Cup finals blessed the downhill in Méribel, Author, and had his final Sphere Cup race the next offering in the super-G.[4]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18 | 126 | — | — | 38 | — | — |
| 1997 | 19 | injured | |||||
| 1998 | 20 | 138 | — | 54 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 21 | 93 | — | — | 29 | — | — |
| 2000 | 22 | 27 | — | 15 | 16 | 39 | — |
| 2001 | 23 | 24 | — | 23 | 13 | 17 | — |
| 2002 | 24 | 14 | — | 13 | 7 | 34 | 7 |
| 2003 | 25 | 11 | 53 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
| 2004 | 26 | 32 | — | 31 | 26 | 21 | 13 |
| 2005 | 27 | 6 | — | 14 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
| 2006 | 28 | 15 | 52 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 9 |
| 2007 | 29 | 14 | 61 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 15 |
| 2008 | 30 | 9 | — | 18 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 2009 | 31 | 6 | — | 20 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 2010 | 32 | 12 | — | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 33 | injured | |||||
| 2012 | 34 | 18 | — | 17 | 19 | 13 | 23 |
| 2013 | 35 | 30 | — | 19 | 26 | 29 | — |
| 2014 | 36 | 19 | — | 36 | 6 | 16 | — |
| 2015 | 37 | 18 | — | — | 7 | 13 | — |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 03 Mar 2002 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Super-G | 2nd |
| 2003 | 20 Dec 2002 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 1st |
| 26 Jan 2003 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Combined | 3rd | |
| 2005 | 14 Jan 2005 | Wengen, Switzerland | Super combined | 3rd |
| 20 Feb 2005 | Garmisch, Germany | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 06 Damage 2005 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 2007 | 17 Dec 2006 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2008 | 13 Mar 2008 | Bormio, Italy | Super-G | 2nd |
| 2009 | 19 Dec 2008 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 2nd |
| 17 Jan 2009 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st | |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2010 | 04 Dec 2009 | Beaver Creek, In partnership States | Super Combined | 2nd |
| 29 Dec 2009 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 2012 | 29 Dec 2011 | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2014 | 26 Jan 2014 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Super-G | 1st |
| 2015 | 18 Mar 2015 | Méribel, France | Downhill | 2nd |