Topic: Aksel Lund Svindal

Svindal takes Super-G globe

Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal consolidated his overall World Cup lead after a second place finish in the men's Super-G on Thursday that also saw him net the discipline's crystal globe.The Norwegian, reigning world super combined champion and Super-G bronze medallist, finished the ...

Svindal takes World Cup lead with downhil win

Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won the season-ending downhill here on Wednesday to take the overall World Cup lead with just three events remaining.Svindal, reigning world super combined champion and Super-G bronze medallist, clocked 1min 22.46sec to finish 0.20sec ahead of Switzerland's Didier ...
Aksel Lund Svindal wins super-combined at world championships; Miller skies outAksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the super-combined Monday at the world championships after his three closest challengers failed to finish their slalom runs.Bode Miller skied out in the slalom, which was ...
Aksel Lund Svindal leads downhill run in super-combi; Bode Miller 2nd after amazing recoveryAksel Lund Svindal of Norway led after the downhill portion of the men's super-combined event at the World Championships on Monday.Svindal clocked 1 minute, 30.99 seconds on a course ...

Kroll wins World Cup skiing super-G

Klaus Kroll of Austria won his first World Cup race here on Friday when he went fastest in a super-G ahead of Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway and Ambrosi Hoffmann of Switzerland.The 28-year-old clocked 1 minute 12.78 seconds, 00.22secs ahead of Svindal, ...

Austria's Raich edges Ligety for World Cup victory

Olympic champion Benjamin Raich of Austria edged American Ted Ligety by .01 of a second Sunday to win an Alpine Ski World Cup men's giant slalom race.Raich won with a combined two-run time of 2min 24.61secs with Ligety just off the pace ...
Olympic champion Benjamin Raich of Austria edged American Ted Ligety by .01 of a second Sunday to win an Alpine Ski World Cup men's giant slalom race.Raich won with a combined two-run time of 2min 24.61secs with Ligety just off the pace ...
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won the World Cup men's downhill ski race here Friday, conquering the Birds of Prey course upon which he crashed a year ago and suffered severe injuries.Svindal won in 1min 43.85sec, 0.06 ahead of runner-up Marco Buechel of ...

Svindal wins on same hill where he crashed last year

Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won the World Cup men's downhill ski race here Friday, conquering the Birds of Prey course upon which he crashed a year ago and suffered severe injuries.Svindal won in 1min 43.85sec, 0.06 ahead of runner-up Marco Buechel of ...