Aksel Lund Svindal

Aksel Lund Svindal
Svindal in February 2011
Personal information
Born (1982-12-26) 26 December 1982 (age 41)
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 – (2003–15, 2019)
Medals9 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (2002–14, 2016–19)
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
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Super-G
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Åre Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2007 Åre Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2009 Val-d'Isère Combined
Gold medal – first place 2011 Garmisch Combined
Gold medal – first place 2013 Schladming Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bormio Combined
Silver medal – second place 2019 Åre Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Val-d'Isère Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Schladming Super-G
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Tarvisio Combined
Silver medal – second place 2002 Tarvisio Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Tarvisio Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Tarvisio Slalom

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.[1]

He is sometimes considered the best Norwegian alpine skier ever.[citation needed] 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Svindal spectacular in winning World DH title". Ski Racing.com. 9 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Aksel Lund Svindal verkündet Karriereende" (in German). Laola1. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.