Aksel Lund Svindal

Aksel Lund Svindal
Svindal in February 2011
Personal information
Born (1982-12-26) 26 December 1982
OccupationAlpine skier
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
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 – (14 DH, 17 SG, 4 GS, 1 SC)
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 Vancouver Super-G
2018 Pyeongchang Downhill
2010 Vancouver Downhill
2010 Vancouver Giant slalom
World Championships
2007 Åre Downhill
2007 Åre Giant slalom
2009 Val-d'Isère Combined
2011 Garmisch Combined
2013 Schladming Downhill
2005 Bormio Combined
2019 Åre Downhill
2009 Val-d'Isère Super-G
2013 Schladming Super-G
Junior World Ski Championships
2002 Tarvisio Combined
2002 Tarvisio Super-G
2002 Tarvisio Downhill
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.

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.