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Kjetil André Aamodt (born September 2, 1971 in Oslo, Norway) is a retired Norwegian Alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history. He is the only Alpine skier to win 8 Olympic medals, and has won 5 world championship gold medals as well as 21 individual World Cup events. Described as an all-round alpine skier, Aamodt participated in all alpine skiing disciplines in the FIS worldcup and championship, and is one of only 5 male skiers in history to have won a world cup race in every one of the 5 alpine disciplines. His combined career total of 20 World Championship and Olympic medals is an all-time best. He is the youngest alpine skier to win an Olympic gold medal and also the oldest alpine skier to win a gold medal. Aamodt tops the Marathon World Cup ranking, with a total of 13,252 poins earned from 1989 to 2006. He is followed by Austrian Hermann Maier (11,033 points) and fellow Norwegian Lasse Kjus (9,435 points).
On February 18, 2006 he became the first Alpine skier in the history of the Olympic games to win four gold medals following his win in the Super-G race.
Aamodt had 19 olympic and world championship medals stolen from him, The medals were taken in August 2003 by burglars who broke into a safe in his father's home. The five-time world champion and winner of four Olympic gold medals, who retired in January, said they were recovered by an anonymous helper over the internet.
Aamodt announced the conclusion of his career on live television with hundreds of fellow athletes in attendance at the Norwegian Sports Galla, January 6, 2007[1]
[edit] World Cup victories
[edit] Season victories
[edit] Individual WC-wins
| Date |
Location |
Race |
| March 15, 1992 |
 Aspen |
Super-G |
| November 28, 1992 |
 Sestrières |
Giant Slalom |
| March 7, 1993 |
Aspen |
Super-G |
| March 21, 1993 |
 Kvitfjell |
Super-G |
| March 23, 1993 |
Oppdal |
Giant Slalom |
| March 26, 1993 |
 Åre |
Super-G |
| March 27, 1993 |
Åre |
Giant Slalom |
| January 11, 1994 |
 Hinterstoder |
Giant Slalom |
| January 29, 1994 |
 Chamonix |
Downhill |
| January 30, 1994 |
Chamonix |
Combined |
| March 19, 1994 |
Vail |
Giant Slalom |
| March 7, 1996 |
Kvitfjell |
Super-G |
| January 14, 1997 |
 Adelboden |
Giant Slalom |
| January 25, 1998 |
Kitzbühel |
Combined |
| January 24, 1999 |
Kitzbühel |
Combined |
| January 9, 2000 |
Chamonix |
Combined |
| January 16, 2000 |
Wengen |
Slalom |
| January 23, 2000 |
Kitzbühel |
Combined |
| January 13, 2002 |
Wengen |
Combined |
| January 20, 2002 |
Kitzbühel |
Combined |
| January 19, 2003 |
Wengen |
Combined |
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