WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) – Didier Defago has broken the Swiss drought with gold in the Olympic downhill and Bode Miller has broken his personal streak of major championship mishaps by taking the bronze.

Defago sped down the Dave Murray course in 1 minute, 54.31 seconds Monday to match countryman Pirmin Zurbriggen’s feat at the 1988 Calgary Games.

Defending overall World Cup champion Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway took silver, a slim 0.07 seconds behind, and Miller was only 0.09 behind Defago