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Winter Olympics: Aksel Lund Svindal wins downhill gold at 35 in Pyeongchang
February 15, 2018 at 11:37
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal became the oldest Olympic alpine skiing champion as he held off Kjetil Jansrud to win downhill gold at the age of 35.
| XXIII Olympic Winter Games |
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| Venue: Pyeongchang, South Korea Dates: 9-25 February |
| Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button, Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and mobile app. Full coverage times |
He finished 0.12 seconds ahead of compatriot Jansrud, with Swiss world champion Beat Feuz taking bronze in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Svindal won super-G gold at Vancouver 2010 but finished fourth when favourite for the downhill at Sochi 2014.
"It feels pretty good. I'm extremely happy," said Svindal.
"The record is a thing you think about after, but right now it's just the emotions when you cross the finish line and you see that you're ahead. That's bigger than any record."
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