Overview
- Svindal has joined Norway’s alpine coaching staff and began working on site at the World Cup opener in Sölden on Tuesday, providing immediate support to the team.
- He will focus on the technical group, working with slalom and giant slalom athletes and meeting the squad including Atle Lie McGrath on his first day.
- The 43-year-old brings a decorated record of 36 World Cup wins, two Olympic golds and five world titles and recent coaching experience with Lindsey Vonn that ended in April.
- Norway’s alpine chief Claus Ryste publicly praised Svindal’s analytical skills and said the federation is pleased to have him on the staff.
- The long-term scope of Svindal’s role remains under negotiation, he plans to travel less than as an athlete, and Norway’s technical results this season will be the clearest test of his impact.