Didier Defago

Olympic downhill champion Didier Defago vowed on Sunday to return to competitive skiing after doctors who operated on torn knee ligaments confirmed that he would miss the full World Cup season. Doctors at La Tour hospital at Meyrin, near the Swiss city of Geneva , said they were pleased with the 32 year-old's progress after surgery on Friday, aiming to get him race-fit in about a year. "My athlete's instinct is still there," the Swiss skier told journalists. "I still have aims in my sporting...Read Full Story

BORMIO, Italy — Ted Ligety owns a solid lead in the giant slalom standings and Bode Miller just earned the red bib in downhill. With both Americans in the mix for the overall World Cup title, U.S. men’s coach Sasha Rearick is satisfied heading into the circuit’s short New Year’s holiday. “We’ve got two guys in red bibs and two guys in there for the overall, so that’s pretty good,” Rearick said Thursday after Miller finished fifth behind Swiss winner Didier Defago on the demanding Stelvio...Read Full Story

Didier Defago attempts to add super-G gold to his downhill title at the Winter Olympics on Friday as Yevgeny Plushenko's failure to defend his figure skating title sparked a furious backlash in Russia. As day eight of the Vancouver Games gets underway, the United States tops the medal table with six gold, ahead of Germany on four, with South Korea, Switzerland, Norway and Canada each having three. Defago could give the Swiss more to cheer, with regaled teammates Didier Cuche and Carlo Janka...Read Full Story

WHISTLER (Reuters) - Switzerland's Didier Defago left his more fancied team mates in the shade to win the showcase men's Olympic Alpine skiing downhill on Monday. Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal took the silver medal with American showman Bode Miller ripping down the gleaming Dave Murray piste for bronze on a day when the big pre-race favorites ended up as also-rans. With team mates Didier Cuche and Carlo Janka failing to match his time, Defago became the first Swiss to win a men's Olympic Alpine...Read Full Story

Didier Defago broke a two-decade Swiss drought with gold in the Olympic downhill Monday and American Bode Miller broke his personal streak of major championship mishaps by taking the bronze. Defago sped down the Dave Murray course in 1 minute, 54.31 seconds to match countryman Pirmin Zurbriggen's feat at the 1988 Calgary Games — the last time a Swiss man had won an Olympic medal. While teammate and pre-race favorite Didier Cuche was still to ski, Defago was already aware he had laid down a...Read Full Story

Didier Defago of Switzerland is leading after the downhill of a World Cup super combined event, with Americans Andrew Weibrecht and Bode Miller close behind. Defago led a strong showing by the Swiss, who have the top four times heading into the slalom later Friday. Defago's time of 1 minute, 44.19 seconds is 0.25 seconds faster than Didier Cuche. Miller turned in a solid run, finishing seventh, 1.05 seconds out of the lead. He was later trumped by Weibrecht, who was one of the last racers to...Read Full Story

Olympic champion Didier Defago completed a brilliant return to form with victory in the World Cup downhill in Bormio on Thursday, his first win since his gold medal last year.Read Full Story

Reading Looking for Reading? Check Out Our Online Directory. PartTimejobDirectory.com More Find more www.ave99.com Defago wins downhill gold as Miller claims bronze for U.S. Didier Defago ended Switzerland’s gold-medal drought in the Winter Olympics downhill skiing event as American star Bode Miller was edged into the bronze position at Whistler in Canada on Monday. Read the original Defago wins downhill gold as Miller claims bronze for U.S. – CNN.com...Read Full Story

Didier Defago (born October 2, 1977) is an athlete from Switzerland. Didier Defago is competing for medals in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Olympic Alpine Skiing. Find more Didier Defago news, pictures, and information here. Event Schedule: February 13 11:45 AM Alpine Skiing - Men's Downhill (Medal Event) February 14 12:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Ladies' Super Combined Downhill February 14 1:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Ladies' Super Combined Slalom (Medal Event) February 16 2:45 PM Alpine Skiing...Read Full Story

The men's downhill kicked off the 10-event Olympic Alpine program at Whistler Creekside. Didier Defago ended a 22-year Olympic gold drought for the Swiss men's Alpine team. Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal and American Bode Miller rounded out the podium.Read Full Story