Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (born 21 September 1992) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer. He competes in four events, with a main focus on super-G and downhill. from Bærum and represents the sports club Lommedalens IL.

Career Kilde became junior world champion in giant slalom in 2013 at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada, and won the European Cup overall title that season.

Kilde represented Norway in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and was 13th in the super-G at Rosa Khutor, but did not finish in the downhill nor the combination, where he placed fourth in the downhill portion of the combined.

He gained his first World Cup podium in a super-G at Val Gardena in December 2015. It was a third place in a Norwegian sweep, following teammates Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud.

Kilde won the 2019–20 World Cup overall title, after the retirement of Marcel Hirscher with eight consecutive. Despite winning two races in Val Gardena in December 2020, he failed to defend the title due to a season-ending injury in January.

The following 2021/22 season, though, saw Kilde reach a personal best number of podiums within one season: seven wins and two 2nd places. He won the super-G globe for the second time in his career and also celebrated his first Downhill globe. In the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kilde won two medals, a bronze from super-G and a surprise silver from alpine combined. He also finished fifth in the downhill.

In January 2024, Kilde sustained a severe cut and nerve damage in his right calf, along with two torn ligaments in his shoulder in a crash during a downhill race in Wengen, Switzerland. He returned to skiing that summer but suffered a set back due to an infection in his shoulder, announcing that he wouldn’t compete the following season. In February 2025, surgeons repaired his shoulder using a strand of muscle from his hamstring. He qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics but withdrew.

World Cup results Season titles

Season standings

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Race victories 21 wins – (12 DH, 9 SG) 48 podiums – (20 DH, 24 SG, 1 GS, 3 AC)

Podium summary SeasonPodiums Downhill Super G Giant Slalom Combined Total Σ2016 1 111 211 42017 1 1 1 1 2 32018 2019 1 1 2 1 342020 2 1 2 1115172021 1 1 2 22022 31 41 72 92023 6 1222 823132024 21 2 1 336

World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantSlalomSuper-GDownhillCombined 2015 22 — — 19 26 8 2017 24 — DNF1 4 6 4 2019 26 — — 24 8 22 2023 30 — DNF1 2 2 DNS2

Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantSlalomSuper-GDownhillCombined 2014 21 — — 13 DNF DNF2 2018 25 — — 13 15 21 2022 29 — — 3 5 2

Personal life Although his middle name is derived from his mother's maiden name, he is not related to fellow Norwegian alpine racer Kjetil André Aamodt.

Kilde has been in a relationship with American alpine skier and fellow overall World Cup winner Mikaela Shiffrin since early 2021. They announced their engagement on April 4, 2024.