Norway's first Olympic Alpine medallist in 40 years

Three months before the 1992 Albertville Winter Games, Kjetil André Aamodt was hospitalised with mononucleosis. Yet despite losing 11kg, he managed to recover in time... to claim gold in the super G and bronze in the giant slalom. This made him Norway's first Olympic Alpine medallist in 40 years.

Norway's first Olympic Alpine medallist in 40 years

Name: Norway's first Olympic Alpine medallist in 40 years
Uploaded: 1992-02-08T05:55:00.000Z
Duration: 1 min 52 s
Description: Three months before the 1992 Albertville Winter Games, Kjetil André Aamodt was hospitalised with mononucleosis. Yet despite losing 11kg, he managed to

Three months before the 1992 Albertville Winter Games, Kjetil André Aamodt was hospitalised with mononucleosis. Yet despite losing 11kg, he managed to recover in time... to claim gold in the super G and bronze in the giant slalom. This made him Norway's first Olympic Alpine medallist in 40 years.