Aksel Lund Svindal

Aksel Lund Svindal is the kind of athlete who reorders how I think about courage. A two-time overall World Cup champion with Olympic golds in super-G and downhill, the Norwegian threw his 189-centimetre frame down icy mountains at terrifying speed and kept clawing back from brutal injuries to win at the very top. What I admire most is the stubbornness underneath the glamour: the willingness to risk everything, fall, and return. His post-racing turn to television shows a lighter, sharper side too. To me he stands as one of alpine skiing's true greats, and a study in sustained, fearless excellence.

Name (English)

Aksel Lund Svindal

Name (Japanese)

アクセル・ルンド・スヴィンダル

Reading

あくせる・るんど・すゔぃんだる

Born

December 26, 1982 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

Origin

Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway

Height

189 cm

Occupation

alpine skier / television presenter / skier

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Skieur d'or
• 2007 Aftenposten Gold Medal
• 2007 Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
• 2007 People sport prize

• Official sitehttp://www.aksellundsvindal.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/asvindal/
• Xhttps://x.com/akselsvindal
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aksel%20Lund%20Svindal
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50670

Tags

• Akershus
• alpine skier
• television presenter
• skier

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.