Aksel Lund Svindal is oldest ski champion

As he approached his 35th birthday, Aksel Lund Svindal didn’t always feel like he would make Olympic history as the oldest Alpine gold medalist.

Aksel Lund Svindal is oldest ski champion

His body felt the strain of too many high-speed crashes and season-ending surgeries, and it wouldn’t let him train at the high intensity he likes.

Fast forward two months from December, and no one was quicker on the downhill course at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

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