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Defago expected to miss first race

Associated Press

Thursday, October 1, 2009

ZERMATT, Switzerland -- Swiss skier Didier Defago has broken his right thumb and is expected to miss the opening race of the World Cup season. Defago fell during a downhill training run in Zermatt, Switzerland, on Thursday and is scheduled to undergo surgery later in the day. He is unlikely to be ready for a giant slalom on Oct. 25 at Soelden, Austria. The 31-year-old Defago broke through last season when he won back-to-back classic downhill races in January at Wengen, Switzerland, and Kitzbu ...

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