US EditionLindsey Vonn hires former ski great Aksel Lund Svindal as coach ahead of Olympic season
MILAN-CORTINA, ITALY, AUG 6 – Former Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal will coach Lindsey Vonn at a Chile training camp to support her comeback for the 2026 Winter Olympics, aiming to push competitive limits.
- Lindsey Vonn added two-time Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal to her coaching team, with Svindal set to coach her later this summer in Chile, Vonn said.
- Following two knee surgeries in 2019, Vonn's career was impacted by crashes and injuries, leading to her initial retirement that year.
- Aksel Lund Svindal, a five-time world champion, won four Olympic medals, according to Vonn.
- Vonn said the addition of Svindal was a huge boost, and `to have him officially on my team as we push for the Cortina Games is a huge boost`, said Vonn, a 82-time World Cup winner.
- Later this summer, Svindal will coach Vonn in Chile, and he said he was `a bit surprised when Lindsey called me, but mostly honored`.
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Lindsey Vonn, the famous American alpine skier who returned to the World Cup caravan last year at the age of 40, has confirmed that her coach for the Olympic season will be the famous Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal.
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