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26. Nov 00:11 - Tony said:

Hehe, nice of the hotel management to call him, though :)
Great news that the downhill training went well!

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25. Nov 23:51 - a.a. :o))) said:

Oh Elfie, no access! Hva gjø du for saker? Jeg skullet virkelik le seg skakk... nei, nei... men på en eller annen måte enkel artig (likeledes treg :O)).

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25. Nov 23:28 - pipi said:

The article (oh, I saw that coming): "sitting under an umbrella, wearing gaudy palm-tree shorts, sipping a Corona." Well my dear, sounds a bit like a part of my imagined version (u remember the pipi bäh?) haha
?I?ve never been as good as I was then,...? (and never had more fear then after the crash!?)
"He was his old self" (oh, for how long more or less - do you really have that old substaintial self again?)

I'm expetant about the development...

@all Don't overstate dear apologists. But I must admit, is sth. interested in it!
@sven U can train your mind equal to your body - U have to know and to practice the right methods of mentaltraining for your personality construction and self-perception and its development to a stable self-assurance.

But most important thing: 1st DH Training today!

@ Aksel Please, explain me the rangs 4...........42, 43, 44, 46 (viking-cowboy-power!?)
I would comment:
a) the old stagers 1,2,3 in front with diverse material under their feet - good and experienced fighters - "speed machines")
b) vinkings and cowboys have had a combined speed training in Portillo - what have you truly done there?
c) the combination with 'surfing' pays! :>)
d) after all, better result than most of the tysk 'escargots' haha - you could be proud!

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25. Nov 23:25 - A. said:

@Helga - no, only one training a day, as far as I know. There should be two more in two following days ;-)

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25. Nov 21:45 - helga münchen said:

A : following training today. do you know if there is another train today?

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25. Nov 21:08 - SaBine said:

Great article and great picture, I really like it! I hope you have a good preparation these days, good luck Aksel!!

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25. Nov 20:17 - SweetGirl said:

Hey, how was your leg during the first downhill training? Have the fis liveticker on and saw the time. I hope that there is not to much pain left and you can go on training and racing this week. Ißll keep my fingers crossed!

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25. Nov 20:11 - A. said:

If anyone is still working, like I am, and wants to have a nice interruption following the training, like I do, you can find a live ticker at fis website ;-) I don't particularly look at the times, it's the first training after all, I am mostly following the speed - 121 km/h with injured leg: no words;-)

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25. Nov 18:43 - EmmEssH/Norway said:

Cool article Axel. And btw. I follow you ski tour and looking forward to you recovery from knee injurie, and you kick-ass again.
Even if my wife is just interested in you look, she says she also looking forward yo it :)

@emmessh / http;//www.emmessh.net

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25. Nov 16:07 - Sven said:

There is another great article about another great skier D. Albrecht:

http://skiweltcup.tv/index.php/daniel-albrechts-langer-weg-zuruck/

It's in German thought.
Cheers

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25. Nov 14:41 - justi said:

I saw your link to the article on Twitter tonight, red this article and think he's very interesting.

Excellent and very "energetic "picture!
And your favorite palmtrees...;)

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25. Nov 14:14 - Tony said:

A very good story! I was just wondering about one sentence: "Svindal returned last year. His body was healed. His mind was not". Is that true? Did you win in Beaver Creek, even though you were not 100% mentally prepared? Your return is a legendary story, however!

@ Angie: Yes, the picture was great :)

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25. Nov 14:09 - Trulte said:

That`s so true, LeSkA, he is really good on taking care of his fans.
I absolutely love this picture! The only thing that`s wrong with it is hat I`m not sitting under one of those palm-trees wearing a bikini, sun glases and a ton of sunscreen (because of typical sensitive nordic skin) with a Smirnof Ice in my hand, but there`s really no one else to blame but my self since I wasn`t there.

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25. Nov 11:43 - LeSkA said:

You're really good on taking care of your fans!!!

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25. Nov 11:20 - A. said:

Article in NYT is a big thing and I like how it's written in this story-telling mode. and that's how THE Shorts made it to the press;-) my fav quote:

"Svindal had been at the beach for about 10 days and had the tan to prove it. He wore it like a disguise"
LOL ;-)

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25. Nov 09:47 - Angie said:

Great article, Aksel!
And the picture is simply FANTASTIC :-) Smashing!
I love jumping-pictures, and this one is so full of energy and life :-)

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25. Nov 09:39 - michelle said:

wirklich ein hammer super foto & ein toller artikel!!!

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25. Nov 09:39 - Sven said:

Excellent article!!!

This really shows how much pain, endurance and mindpower it takes to be a champion. It's something you can't teach or learn - either you're born with it or not.

Aksels new rise after his crash belongs to the legendary stories of alpin skiing. It's in the same class like Maier's Nagano crash-olympic gold story and a few others.

Cheers

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25. Nov 09:05 - Ida said:

Nice article, Axl!

Btw Kjetil..., he,he,he,he,he...That was a good one!! ;) LOL

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25. Nov 08:01 - skifan said:

I loved the article, and I love the Miami Vice shorts. Maybe I'm in the minority. Ha ha! I'm excited to see you skiing again too, but I'd rather know that you're 100% healthy and healed than see you have another setback. Get healthy, Aksel! It sounds like you have a lot of common sense and know when to hold back to heal and rest. The waiting must be the hardest part.

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25. Nov 07:51 - Andie said:

Impressive article. I love how honest you are - especially in your last blog entry. I can see how frustrating this all must feel right now, and I know it's easier said than done, but hang in there. Sure, we'd all love to see you race again, but it doesn't make sense to come back when you're not feeling 100% fit. (What you do is definitely way too dangerous for that. *g*) So don't rush anything, take good care of yourself, your leg and keep your spirits up. Come back when you're ready...we'll be here. :)