An Olympic champion, a five-time world champion in alpine skiing Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindall became a national team captain.

This unofficial title was given to him at a team meeting.

“Given my experience and age(yes, i´m over 30 now…) I´m kind of a team captain. Nothing official, but I try to help out and share some of my experience,” – says Svindal.

Source: the Press Office of the Russian Ski Association, aksellundsvindal.com