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.Vi kan snakke om en «Aksel-effekt» NRK. Retrieved 27 January 2014 . from Bærum and represents the sports club Lommedalens IL.Lover gullfeiring for verdensmester Kilde Budstikka. Retrieved 27 January 2014 .
Career Kilde became junior world champion in giant slalom in 2013 at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada,Aamodt Kilde tok storslalåm-gull i junior-VM VG. Retrieved 27 January 2014 . and won the European Cup overall title that season. He also finished second in the super-G at the Norwegian national championships, setting a time 0.11 of a second behind winner Aksel Lund Svindal. He made his World Cup debut in October 2012 and has competed on the circuit since the 2014 season.KILDE Aleksander Aamodt FIS. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
Kilde represented Norway in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia,Her er Norges OL-tropp til Sotsji TV2. Retrieved 27 January 2014 . 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.Kilde on the mend after surgery to repair shoulder, hopes to return before 2026 Olympics AP. Retrieved 16 June 2015 . 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 SeasonDiscipline 2016 Super-G2020 Overall2022 Downhill Super-G2023 Downhill
Season standings SeasonAgeOverall Slalom Giant Slalom DownhillCombinedParallel 2014 21 80 — — 29 55 39 rowspan=6 2015 22 75 — — 26 48 — 2016 23 7 — 36 1 12 16 2017 24 7 36 29 3 13 3 2018 25 15 — 19 12 14 15 2019 268 —305426 2020 271 —834213 2021^28 11 — 17 5 8 rowspan=6 14 2022 292 — 35 11— 2023 302—2521rowspan=4 2024^ 3114—23167 2025 32injured: did not compete 2026 33101——4541
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Race victories 21 wins – (12 DH, 9 SG) 48 podiums – (20 DH, 24 SG, 1 GS, 3 AC) Season Date Location Discipline2016 30 Jan 2016 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDownhill27 Feb 2016 Hinterstoder, Austria Super-G 2019 15 Dec 2018 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill 202014 Feb 2020 Saalbach-Hinterglemm, AustriaSuper-G 202118 Dec 2020 Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G 19 Dec 2020Downhill2022 7 wins(4 SG,3 DH)3 Dec 2021 Beaver Creek, USASuper-G 4 Dec 2021Downhill17 Dec 2021 Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G 29 Dec 2021 Bormio, Italy Super-G 14 Jan 2022 Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill21 Jan 2022 Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill6 Mar 2022 Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 2023 8 wins(6 DH,2 SG)26 Nov 2022 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill 3 Dec 2022 Beaver Creek, USADownhill4 Dec 2022Super-G17 Dec 2022 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill 13 Jan 2023 Wengen, SwitzerlandSuper-G14 Jan 2023Downhill 21 Jan 2023 Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill4 Mar 2023 Aspen, USADownhill
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.
References
External links
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde at Atomic Skis