Aksel Lund Svindal, a retired Olympic Alpine skiing champion from Norway, said he underwent surgery for testicular cancer and the prognosis “looked very good.” “Tests, scans and surgery all happened ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal reacts after finishing a men's World Cup downhill ski race Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Beaver Creek, ...

In 2016, his hopes of bowing out of an illustrious career were in danger when he underwent knee surgery twice in a year. Forced to balance his desire for sporting immortality against the possibility ...

The skier’s setbacks in Beijing fit the historical narrative arc of many greats in the sport, including her compatriots Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn and Ted Ligety. By Bill Pennington Norway’s skiers say ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal celebrates at the finish area an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill in Wengen, Switzerland, Saturday ...

(Reuters) - World downhill champion Aksel Lund Svindal is likely to miss the entire Alpine skiing season after tearing his Achilles tendon while playing football. The 31-year-old Norwegian was injured ...

Men’s giant slalom, 9:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. BEAVER CREEK — Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal returned to the top of the downhill podium at the FIS Birds of Prey World Cup on Saturday, Dec. 2. Swiss racer ...

WHISTLER, British Columbia — Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the men's super-G title today, denying American Bode Miller his first Olympic gold medal. Svindal won in 1 minute, 30.34 seconds on a ...

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — After eight different winners of the historic Lauberhorn race in the past eight years, Aksel Lund Svindal is overdue to join the list. The dominant downhill racer of this ...