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Kjetil Andre Aamodt

Kjetil Andre Aamodt

Alpine Skiing

Norway

Norway

Birthdate:
September 02, 1971
Height:
5' 9"
Weight:
198 pounds
Age:
38

Alpine Skiing

Date Round Result
02/18 Men's Super-G Gold Medal 1:30.65 (1st)
02/14 Men's Combined Final Rankings DNS
02/14 Men's Combined Downhill DNS
02/12 Men's Downhill Final Rankings   1:49.88 (4th)

Notes

Birthplace
Oslo, Norway
Club
Ski Club Nordstrand IF
Previous Olympics
2002 at Salt Lake City - gold in combined and super-G, 4th in downhill; 1998 at Nagano, Japan - 5th in super-G, 13th in downhill; 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway - silver in combined and downhill, bronze in super-G; 1992 at Albertville, France - gold in super G, bronze in giant slalom.
World Championships
14th in slalom; 22nd in super-G; 23rd in downhill; DQ in combined.
World Cup (2005-06)
2nd in super-G at Wengen, Switzerland; 2nd in downhill at Lake Louise, Alberta; 4th in combined at Val d'Isere, France; 4th in super-G at Val Gardena, Italy; 5th in super-G at Lake Louise.
Norway Championships
2005 - 1st in downhill; 3rd in super-G; 6th in giant slalom; 7th in slalom.
Other career highlights
Seven-time overall Olympic medalist expected to appear in fifth Winter Olympics; is winningest medalist in Olympic skiing history and also has 12 World Cup medals; winner of 21 World Cup titles, but last one came in Jan. 2003 in the combined at Wengen, Switzerland; currently ranked 5th in World Cup standings in combined and 6th in downhill; expected to be in medal contention in both combined and downhill.

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Gold Silver Medal TOTAL
Austria AUSTRIA 4 5 5 14
Sweden SWEDEN 1 0 3 4
Croatia CROATIA 1 2 0 3
Switzerland SWITZERLAND 0 1 2 3
United States UNITED STATES 2 0 0 2
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