Kjetil Aamodt

Kjetil André Aamodt
Born	(1971-09-02) September 2, 1971 Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Alpine ski racer (retired)
Known for	Most Olympic medals in alpine skiing (8), multiple World Championship golds, World Cup victories

Kjetil André Aamodt (born 2 September 1971) is a retired Norwegian alpine ski racer who competed in the World Cup circuit. Renowned for his achievements in the Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Cup competitions, he ranks among Norway's most accomplished alpine athletes.

Biography

Aamodt was born in Oslo and is the son of Finn Aamodt, who formerly served as the head coach for Norway's alpine skiing team. He holds the unique distinction of being the only alpine skier to have earned eight Olympic medals, five gold medals at the World Championships, and 21 individual victories in World Cup races. Versatile across all disciplines, Aamodt participated in every event category within both the World Cup and World Championships. Furthermore, he is one of just five male skiers to have won World Cup races in all five alpine disciplines.

Aamodt's combined haul of 20 medals from World Championships and Olympic Games remains a record to this day. At age 20, he became the second-youngest male skier to secure Olympic gold during the 1992 Winter Olympics, and until 2014, he was also the oldest to achieve this feat. From 1989 through 2006, he led the all-time Marathon World Cup points list with 13,252 points until Austrian competitor Benjamin Raich surpassed him in 2012 by reaching 13,281 points. Additionally, Aamodt holds the record for most top-ten finishes in World Cup events with 231, outpacing Raich by nine.

By clinching the super-G title at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Aamodt became the first male alpine skier to win four Olympic gold medals. Prior to him, Toni Sailer, Jean-Claude Killy, and Alberto Tomba each secured three golds.

In August 2003, a collection of 19 Olympic and World Championship medals belonging to Aamodt was stolen from a safe located in his father's residence; these were later anonymously returned after appearing on the internet.

On 6 January 2007, during Norway’s annual Sports Gala (Idrettsgallaen), Aamodt announced his retirement live on television. At this event, he was also recognized as the awardee of the year for 2006.

Following his retirement from competitive skiing, Aamodt has been involved in operating a ski racing camp based in Gaustablikk, Norway, as well as participating in motivational speaking engagements.

Legacy

In February 2015, Aamodt and fellow Norwegian skier Lasse Kjus received the Legends of Honor distinction from the Vail Valley Foundation and were inducted into the International Ski Racing Hall of Fame.

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1990	18	39	–	14	19	—	—
1991	19	17	20	10	8	—	—
1992	20	13	26	11	5	–	17
1993	21	2	5	1	1	28	3
1994	22	1	9	2	4	10	1
1995	23	5	14	4	19	13	4
1996	24	10	18	14	8	44	7
1997	25	2	6	2	12	24	1
1998	26	4	13	9	21	12	2
1999	27	2	4	4	9	5	1
2000	28	2	1	9	13	13	1
2001	29	7	7	16	10	36	3
2002	30	2	9	16	6	6	1
2003	31	3	23	14	4	7	2
2004	32	broken ankle in October 2003, out for season
2005	33	26	–	40	14	28	—
2006	34	8	–	–	5	6	5

Season titles

One overall title, one super-G title, one giant slalom title, and one slalom title

Season	Discipline
1993	Super-G
	Giant slalom
1994	Overall
	(Combined)^
1997	(Combined)^
1999	(Combined)^
2000	(Slalom)
	(Combined)^
(2002)	(Combined)^

^The official awarding of the combined discipline season title began only in the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup.

Race victories

• Total of 21 wins: 1 downhill, 5 super-G, 6 giant slalom, 1 slalom, and 8 combined events
• Achieved 64 podium finishes and 231 top-ten placements, ranking first all-time in this category

rowspan=2||| 2002||align=right |13 Jan 2002 ||align=left |Wengen, Switzerland || Combined

Season	Date	Location	Race
1992	15 Mar 1992	Aspen, USA	Super-G
1993	28 Nov 1992	Sestriere, Italy	Giant slalom
	7 Mar 1993	Aspen, USA	Super-G
	21 Mar 1993	Kvitfjell, Norway	Super-G
	23 Mar 1993	Oppdal, Norway	Giant slalom
	26 Mar 1993	Åre, Sweden	Super-G
	27 Mar 1993		Giant slalom
1994	11 Jan 1994	Hinterstoder, Austria	Giant slalom
	29 Jan 1994	Chamonix, France	Downhill
	30 Jan 1994		Combined
	19 Mar 1994	Vail, USA	Giant slalom
1996	7 Mar 1996	Kvitfjell, Norway	Super-G
1997	14 Jan 1997	Adelboden, Switzerland	Giant slalom
1998	25 Jan 1998	Kitzbühel, Austria	Combined
1999	24 Jan 1999	Kitzbühel, Austria	Combined
rowspan=3	2000	9 Jan 2000	Chamonix, France	Combined
align=right |16 Jan 2000	Wengen, Switzerland	(Slalom)
align=right |23 Jan 2000	Kitzbühel, Austria	Combined
align=right |20 Jan 2002	Kitzbühel, Austria	Combined

World Championships results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1991	19	12	–	2	–	–
1993	21	1	1	cancelled	–	2
1996	24	8	11	3	27	6
1997	25	DNF2	6	8	9	1
1999	27	7	DNF2	9	3	1
2001	29	7	2	18	DNS	1
2003	31	9	24	5	2	3
2005	33	14	–	22	23	DSQ

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1992	20	DNF2	3	1	26	—
1994	22	DNF2	12	3	2	2
1998	26	—	DNF1	5	13	—
2002	30	6	7	1	4	1
2006	34	—	—	1	4	DNS

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists