Aksel Lund Svindal

He dated Julia Mancuso (an alpine skier based in America) for four years before they decided to go their separate ways in 2013.

Aksel Lund Svindal was born on December 26, 1982 to Ina Lund and Bjorn Svindal. He has one younger brother named Simen.

He was born in Lorenskog, Norway. He lived in Fetsund, Norway, until he was 6. His family then moved to Skedsmo, Norway, which is where he grew up.

For his third birthday, he received his first set of skis. His parents were skiers and every year they would visit Geilo, Norway, where they would stay in his grandparent's cabin.

When he was eight years old, his mother passed away due to pregnancy complications. His baby brother also passed away shortly after his mother. After his mother passed away, his grandparents spent more time at his home helping to care for him as well as his younger brother.

When he was 15 years old, he moved to Oppdal which allowed students to participate in skiing while still continuing with their education. While attending Oppdal, he became a member of the Norwegian Junior Team. He traveled across Europe as part of the team.

Aksel Lund Svindal made his World Cup debut on October 28, 2001. He was only 18 yeasr old.

At the 2002 Junior World Skiing Championship, he won 2 bronze medals (Downhill and Slalom), 1 silver medal (Super-G), and 1 gold medal (Combined).

He won a silver medal for the combined discipline at the 2005 World Championship.

He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics. It was his first outing in the Olympics but he did not win any medals. He won the overall World Cup title in 2006.

At the 2007 World Championship, he won gold medals for the Combined and Giant Slalom disciplines.

He competed in his first World Cup when he was only 18 in 2001.

He competed in the 2006 and 2010 Olympics. He won a gold, silver, and bronze medal in the 2010 Olympics.