Défago finished the 2005 World Cup season as sixth overall and fourth in the Super-G, his most successful season so far. In 2009 he won two downhill races in a row, the classics at Wengen and Kitzbühel.[2] 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.
While training on a glacier above Zermatt in mid-September 2010, Defago fell and injured ligaments in his left knee, ending his 2011 season.[3]
Défago announced his retirement in March 2015, after a second-place finish at the World Cup finals in the downhill in Méribel, France, and had his final World Cup race the next day in the super-G.[4]
YouTube video – Didier Défago – Wengen victory – 17 January 2009
YouTube video – Didier Défago – Kitzbühel victory on full course – 24 January 2009
December 15, 2023
didier, défago, born, october, 1977, swiss, retired, world, alpine, racer, défago, 2014personal, informationborn, 1977, october, 1977, morgins, valais, switzerlandoccupationalpine, skierheight1, skiing, careerdisciplinesdownhill, super, giant, slalom, combined. Didier Defago born 2 October 1977 is a Swiss retired World Cup alpine ski racer Didier DefagoDefago in 2014Personal informationBorn 1977 10 02 2 October 1977 age 46 Morgins Valais SwitzerlandOccupationAlpine skierHeight1 84 m 6 ft 0 in Skiing careerDisciplinesDownhill Super G giant slalom combinedWorld Cup debut7 March 1996 age 18 Retired18 March 2015 age 37 WebsiteDidierDefago chOlympicsTeams4 2002 2014 Medals1 1 gold World ChampionshipsTeams7 2001 09 13 15 Medals0World CupWins5 3 DH 2 SG Podiums16Overall titles0 6th in 2005 2009 Discipline titles0 3rd in DH SG 2009 Medal record Men s alpine skiingRepresenting SwitzerlandOlympic Games2010 Vancouver DownhillBorn in Morgins Valais Defago made his World Cup debut at age 18 in March 1996 and was Swiss national champion in downhill 2003 and giant slalom 2004 At the 2010 Winter Olympics he won the downhill at Whistler to become the Olympic champion 1 Didier Defago winning goldat the 2010 Winter OlympicsDefago finished the 2005 World Cup season as sixth overall and fourth in the Super G his most successful season so far In 2009 he won two downhill races in a row the classics at Wengen and Kitzbuhel 2 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 While training on a glacier above Zermatt in mid September 2010 Defago fell and injured ligaments in his left knee ending his 2011 season 3 Defago announced his retirement in March 2015 after a second place finish at the World Cup finals in the downhill in Meribel France and had his final World Cup race the next day in the super G 4 Contents 1 World Cup results 1 1 Season standings 1 2 Race podiums 2 World Championship results 3 Olympic results 4 References 5 External linksWorld Cup results editSeason standings edit Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super G Downhill Combined1996 18 126 38 1997 19 injured1998 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 72003 25 11 53 11 7 18 72004 26 32 31 26 21 132005 27 6 14 4 15 32006 28 15 52 21 22 9 92007 29 14 61 9 14 21 152008 30 9 18 4 9 212009 31 6 20 3 3 202010 32 12 28 12 8 82011 33 injured2012 34 18 17 19 13 232013 35 30 19 26 29 2014 36 19 36 6 16 2015 37 18 7 13 Race podiums edit 5 wins 3 DH 2 SG 16 podiums 5 DH 7 SG 3 AC 1 GS Season Date Location Discipline Place2002 03 Mar 2002 nbsp Kvitfjell Norway Super G 2nd2003 20 Dec 2002 nbsp Val Gardena Italy Super G 1st26 Jan 2003 nbsp Kitzbuhel Austria Combined 3rd2005 14 Jan 2005 nbsp Wengen Switzerland Super combined 3rd20 Feb 2005 nbsp Garmisch Germany Super G 2nd06 Mar 2005 nbsp Kvitfjell Norway Super G 2nd2007 17 Dec 2006 nbsp Alta Badia Italy Giant slalom 3rd2008 13 Mar 2008 nbsp Bormio Italy Super G 2nd2009 19 Dec 2008 nbsp Val Gardena Italy Super G 2nd17 Jan 2009 nbsp Wengen Switzerland Downhill 1st24 Jan 2009 nbsp Kitzbuhel Austria Downhill 1st2010 04 Dec 2009 nbsp Beaver Creek United States Super Combined 2nd29 Dec 2009 nbsp Bormio Italy Downhill 2nd2012 29 Dec 2011 Downhill 1st2014 26 Jan 2014 nbsp Kitzbuhel Austria Super G 1st2015 18 Mar 2015 nbsp Meribel France Downhill 2ndWorld Championship results edit Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super G Downhill Combined2001 23 11 2003 25 22 21 72005 27 12 7 6 142007 29 13 17 10 42009 31 20 8 DNF 2011 33 injured2013 35 DNF2 26 8 2015 37 7 11 Olympic results edit Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super G Downhill Combined2002 24 14 6 21 DNF22006 28 14 16 26 DNF22010 32 15 1 DNF22014 36 DNF1 DNF 14 References edit Didier Defago takes downhill gold for Switzerland The Guardian Associated Press 15 February 2010 Retrieved 5 October 2020 Defago wins World Cup downhill on Streif USA Today Associated Press 24 January 2009 Retrieved 30 January 2009 Ski Racing com 15 September 2010 1 18 March 2015External links editDidier Defago at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Didier Defago World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation Didier Defago at Ski DB Alpine Ski Database Didier Defago at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived nbsp Official website in French YouTube video Didier Defago Wengen victory 17 January 2009 YouTube video Didier Defago Kitzbuhel victory on full course 24 January 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Didier Defago amp oldid 1172596778, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
