Aksel Lund Svindal

Aksel Lund Svindal

— Alpine skier —
Svindal in February 2011
Disciplines	Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Combined
Club	Nero Alpin
Born	(1982-12-26) 26 December 1982 (age 34) Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
World Cup debut	28 October 2001 (age 18)
Website	aksellundsvindal.com
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	7 – (2003–15)
Medals	8 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	14th – (2003–14, 2016–17)
Wins	32
Podiums	69
Overall titles	2 – (2007, 2009)
Discipline titles	9 – (2 DH, 5 SG, 1 GS, 1 K)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Super-G 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 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 World Cup alpine ski racer from Kjeller, Norway.

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 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.

Through December 4, 2015, Svindal has won eight World Championship medals, three Olympic medals, two overall World Cup and nine discipline titles (in downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and combined), and 28 World Cup races. Additionally, he won four medals at the World Junior Championships in 2002, including gold in combined.