List of milestones reached by Aksel Lund Svindal


PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - With Aksel Lund Svindal's gold medal in the men's downhill at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Thursday, several records and milestones were set:

At 35, Svindal became the oldest skier to win an Olympic gold medal in Alpine skiing. Austria's Mario Matt had been the previous oldest after winning slalom in Sochi four years ago at the age of 34.

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