Alpine skiing-Svindal plugs the gap in his list of achievements (Reuters)
Aksel Lund Svindal added a rare piece of silverware missing from his crowded trophy cabinet on Saturday when he overcame the opposition and foggy weather to claim downhill victory on the treacherous Lauberhorn course for the first time. The 33-year-old Norwegian, twice an overall World Cup winner and with five World Championship gold medals to his name, finished in 1.48.79 minutes, 0.19 seconds ahead of second-placed Austrian Hannes Reichelt. Early pacesetter Klaus Kroell, also from Austria, was a distant third 1.52 seconds behind Svindal, who celebrated his 31st overall World Cup race win and his 12th downhill.