On this fifth day of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Switzerland and it’s fans in Whistler are still celebrating yesterday’s two gold medals.
Swiss skier Didier Defago took the men’s downhill crown on Monday to hand his country a first Olympic gold medal in downhill in 22 years. The veteran Defago clocked 1:54.31 down the 3,105-metre-long Dave Murray downhill run at Whistler.
On the same day, Switzerland’s Dario Cologna underlined his status as one of cross-country’s rising stars by taking Olympic gold in the men’s 15km freestyle.
The Swiss fans celebrated in the Whistler Village all night, chanting, dancing, and ringing their cowbells.
Heavy snow Tuesday morning forced the cancellation of the Men’s super combined competition at Whistler Creekside, originally scheduled for 10 a.m. Pacific Time. A new date and start time for the event has not yet been announced.
The race was supposed to pit Croatian Ivica Kostelic against American star and downhill medalist Bode Miller. The brother of alpine great Janica, Croatian all-rounder Kostelic won silver in the Turin Games.
On a slalom course though he believes Miller, a former slalom specialist who now excels in the speed events, could be a big threat.
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