VAL GARDENA, Italy — Aksel Lund Svindal had some friendly company on the podium after winning a World Cup super-G race Friday.
Norwegian teammates Kjetil Jansrud and newcomer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde finished second and third, respectively, for an “Attacking Vikings” sweep of the medal places.
Adding to his record with a fourth career win in this race, Svindal clocked 1 minute, 28.12 seconds for a 0.34 seconds advantage over Jansrud.
Kilde finished third, 0.44 behind, for the best result of his career.
“Sharing it with the two oldest guys is amazing — especially when it’s your first time on the podium,” Kilde said. “So it’s a special day for Norway and a really special day for me.”
Jansrud won this race last year, while Kilde had never finished better than seventh on the World Cup circuit.
Svindal, the two-time overall World Cup champion, also won this race in 2009, 2012 and 2013.
“It’s a course that I’ve always liked,” Svindal said. “It’s a smooth course. It’s always really good snow, and I’m good on snow — better than I am on slush and on ice.”
