nhsalexander-mady: 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Positive Blog

Wow. He's not only beautiful, but has a big heart. Love that. :)

Aksel is inspirational to me because even after he got severly hurt, he self-motivated himself into working hard and going back to the Olympics. He didn't give up even though if he did, it would be understandable. He worked hard to get back to where he was. He even went back to Beaver Creek and skiied down the hill that he crashed on.
“It was tough to wait and watch. My stomach was going around and around. But it was worth the wait.”

"My next objective is to win more races and the big Crystal Globe.”

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Going back

"When I was in the hospital in Vail I had a view to the slopes. If you think about something that you know how to do and that you've been doing for a long time, it's easier to get back into it."

Aksel Lund Svindal first got back on skis five months after the crash and re-joined his Norwegian teammates at a training camp during the summer of 2008.

One month after his comeback debut at Soelden and one day after stopping by Vail to thank his doctors, Aksel Lund Svindal returned to Beaver Creek, the site of his horrific crash. This time, Aksel Lund Svindal skied the first downhill training run very calmly (10th best time) and claimed later that the Golden Eagle jump did not affect him adversely. On race day, Aksel Lund Svindal barreled down the course with his trademark speed and agility and won by 0.06 seconds over his closest competitor, Liechtenstein's Marco Buechel. The next day, Aksel Lund Svindal amazed again by winning the super-G.

Adversity

Aksel Lund Svindal came to Beaver Creek in November 2007, fresh off a World Cup victory in the super-G at Lake Louise.

On his first training run for the Birds of Prey downhill he crashed hard on the Golden Eagle jump toward the bottom of the course.

Aksel Lund Svindal suffered multiple facial fractures injuries to his ribs and back and an 8-inch deep laceration in the abdominal region (caused by his ski). The four-hour, emergency medical procedure at Vail Valley Medical Center involved opening him up further to ensure that his internal organs had not become infected.

Aksel Lund Svindal spent two weeks at the Vail hospital, recovering from his physical injuries and mapping out his comeback attempt.

Aksel Lund Svindal lost over 30 pounds of muscle mass.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Aksel's Achievements

He won the gold medal in the men’s Super-G in Winter Olympics 2010 at Vancouver on 19th February 2010. This is his second medal within four days after the silver medal win on 15th February.
Aksel won the 2009 world Cup Overall championship by only 2 points over Austrian Benjamin Raich.
In the 2009 World Championships at Val d'Isere, France, Aksel won in Super Combined, was third in Super G, 11th in Downhill, and 9th in Giant Slalom.
At Are, Sweden in 2007 he won gold in both the Giant Slalom and Downhill, finished 13th in Super G, 5th in the Super Combined, and DNF in the Slalom.
In Bormio at the 2005 Worlds Aksel finished 2nd in the Combined, 7th in Downhill, 12th in Slalom, 6th in the GS, and 7th in the Super G.
In the 2006 Olympics Aksel finished 6th in the Giant Slalom, 5th in the Super G, 21st in the Downhill and DNF in Slalom and Combined.
In 2003 at the World Championshiops in St. Moritz Aksel-Lund Svindal DNF in the Super G, finished 22 in the Downhill and 5th in the Giant Slalom.