Defago comes second in Norway
Switzerland's Didier Defago has clinched second place in the men's Super G in Kvitfjell in Norway.
Defargo came home 0.20 seconds behind Italy’s Alessandro Fattori on the Olympiabakken course to grab his first ever World Cup podium finish.
Two other Swiss skiers made it into the top ten, with Tobias Grünenfelder finishing eighth and Didier Cuche, tenth.
Austria’s Stephan Eberharter, who was third, clinched the men’s World Cup overall title for the first time.
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