Didier Défago

Didier Defago ( born October 2, 1977 in Morgins ) is a Swiss ski racer. He specializes mainly on the speed disciplines Downhill and Super- G, but also drives the giant slalom and super outfits. His younger brother Daniel was also a ski racer.

Biography

Defago took at the age of six years for the first time participated in a ski race. His debut in the European Cup he gave in January 1996 On March 7 of the same year he played his first World Cup race. ; in Norway Hafjell he reached the 15th place in the giant slalom. At the Junior World Championships in 1996 in high -Ybrig he won the silver in the giant slalom and bronze in the super -G gold, in the combination.

In subsequent seasons, Defago did not match these first successes. It was not until 2000 he succeeded regularly in the World Cup rankings in the top ten. On 3 March 2002, he reached third in the Super -G in Kvitfjell first podium. His first victory in the World Cup he achieved on 20 December 2002, when he won a super-G in Val Gardena. December 11, 2005 Defago was indeed the fastest driver in the super combined in Val d'Isere, but he was later disqualified because the binding plate on one of his skis was 0.17 millimeters too high.

Defago was considered the " eternal talent " in the Swiss team and brought it rarely managed to get a ride without error to the finish. A turning point was January 17, 2009, when he won the prestigious downhill on the Lauberhorn and only a week later the second victory on the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel fetched.

Until his departure win at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Defago won no medals at major international events. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was until now the sixth place in 2002. During World Ski Championships 2007, he finished fourth in the super combined. Defago is two times Swiss champion (2003 in Downhill, Giant Slalom 2004 ).

In mid-September 2010, Défago suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during training in Zermatt. For this reason, he missed the entire season 2010/11. After over a year break he succeeded the comeback when he won the downhill on the Pista Stelvio in Bormio first Swiss. On January 26, 2014 he won the super -G in Kitzbuhel for themselves.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Salt Lake City 2002: 6 Super -G, Downhill 12, 14 Giant Slalom
  • Turin 2006: 14 Giant Slalom, Super -G 16 26 Departure
  • Vancouver 2010: 1 departure, 15 Super -G
  • Sochi 2014: 14 Departure

World Championships

  • St. Anton 2001: 11 Super -G
  • St. Moritz 2003: 7 combination
  • Bormio 2005: 6 downhill, super-G 7
  • Åre 2007: 4 super combined, downhill 10
  • Val d'Isere 2009: 8 Super -G, Giant Slalom 20
  • Schladming 2013: 8 exit 26 Super -G

World Cup ratings

  • Season 2001/ 02: 7 Super -G, 7 combination
  • Season 2002/ 03: 7 Super -G, 7 combination
  • Season 2004/ 05: 6th overall, 3rd combination, 4 Super -G
  • Season 2005/ 06: 9 Departure, 9 combination
  • Season 2006/ 07: 9, Giant Slalom
  • Season 2007/ 08: 9 Rating, 4 Super -G, downhill 9
  • Season 2008/ 09: 6th overall, 3rd exit, third Super -G
  • Season 2009/ 10: 8 departure, 8 combination
  • Season 2013/14: 6 Super -G

World Cup wins

Junior World Championships

  • High -Ybrig 1996: 1 Super -G, 2 combination, 3 giant slalom, downhill 4, 9 slalom

Other successes

  • 3 Swiss Championship (departure 2003, giant slalom in 2004 and 2012)
  • 2 podiums at the European Cup Race
  • 5 wins at FIS races
Troistorrents Alpine skiing combined Winter Olympic Games Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup Hoch-Ybrig FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 2002 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2010 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup Italy Wengen Henri Oreiller Jean Vuarnet Egon Zimmermann Jean-Claude Killy Franz Klammer Leonhard Stock Pirmin Zurbriggen Patrick Ortlieb Tommy Moe Fritz Strobl Matthias Mayer
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