Aksel Lund Svindal

Aksel Lund Svindal (born 26 December 1982) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Lørenskog in Akershus county, Svindal is a two-time overall World Cup champion (2007 and 2009), an Olympic gold medalist in super-G at the 2010 Winter Olympics and in downhill at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and a five-time World Champion in downhill, giant slalom, and super combined (2007 Åre, 2009 Val-d'Isère, 2011 Garmisch, and 2013 Schladming). With his victory in the downhill in 2013, Svindal became the first male alpine racer to win titles in four consecutive world championships.

Aksel Lund Svindal
Svindal in February 2011
Personal information
Born (1982-12-26) 26 December 1982
OccupationAlpine skier
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined
ClubNero Alpin
World Cup debut28 October 2001 (age 18)
Retired9 February 2019 (age 36)
Websiteaksellundsvindal.com
Olympics
Teams4 – (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 – (200315, 2019)
Medals9 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (200214, 201619)
Wins36
Podiums80
Overall titles2 – (2007, 2009)
Discipline titles9 – (2 DH, 5 SG, 1 GS, 1 K)
Medal record
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 1
World Championships 5 2 2
Total 7 3 3
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 0 0 0
Giant 4 2 4
Super-G 17 6 7
Downhill 14 8 10
Combined 1 2 4
Parallel 0 1 0
Total 36 19 25
Olympic Games
2010 VancouverSuper-G
2018 PyeongchangDownhill
2010 VancouverDownhill
2010 VancouverGiant slalom
World Championships
2007 ÅreDownhill
2007 ÅreGiant slalom
2009 Val-d'IsèreCombined
2011 GarmischCombined
2013 SchladmingDownhill
2005 BormioCombined
2019 ÅreDownhill
2009 Val-d'IsèreSuper-G
2013 SchladmingSuper-G
Junior World Ski Championships
2002 TarvisioCombined
2002 TarvisioSuper-G
2002 TarvisioDownhill
2002 TarvisioSlalom

He is sometimes considered the best Norwegian alpine skier ever. While Kjetil Andre Aamodt has been more successful at the Olympics, Svindal is by far the most successful on the World Cup circuit.

In January 2019, he announced his retirement from alpine skiing following the 2019 Ski World Championships.

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