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Aksel Lund Svindal elected As A Skier Of The Year By A.I.J.S.

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Written by: Marko Pyhajarvi
Tags: AIJS, Aksel Svindal, Norway, Skier Of The Year

As WorldSkiNews.Com reports, Norwegian alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal has been elected as the skier of the year by A.I.J.S. (International Association of Ski Journalists). Aksel Svindal was elected by a great majority of reporters. Earlier winners include Benjamin Raich, Bode Miller and Herman Maier. It was a bit surprising that Svindal was elected. Anyhow, I feel it is a good selection. They elected the right man.

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Marko Pyhajarvi

I am an old-school alpine skier, snowboarder and telemarker, and I love writing. Therefore I founded Homeboy. I (too) enjoy powder, mountaineering and backcountry skiing as well as photographing. Nowadays, as an old fart, I mostly ski with my kids and focus on financing their hobbies.

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