A former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway, Aksel Lund Svindal has been hailed by many as the greatest Norwegian alpine skier ever. Svindal is unquestionably the most successful player on the World Cup circuit, though the great Kjetil Andre Aamodt has had more success at the Olympics. Svindal made the announcement that he would stop competing in alpine skiing after the 2019 Ski World Championships in late January 2019.
Svindal, who was born ...