Aksel Lund Svindal wins downhill Olympic gold

Thursday, 15 February 2018 16:00

Aksel Lund Svindal won gold in the men’s downhill at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

The Norwegian finished 0.12 seconds ahead of compatriot Jansrud, with Swiss world champion Beat Feuz taking bronze.

Svindal, 35, won super-G gold at Vancouver 2010 but finished fourth when favourite for the downhill at Sochi 2014.

He said: "It feels pretty good. I'm extremely happy. 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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