After making his much-anticipated return to the slopes this season, Norwegian alpine ski racer Aleksander Kilde, who is engaged to Mikaela Shiffrin, has hit another hurdle just before his next race. Kilde, who spent two seasons recovering from a harrowing crash in Wengen, Switzerland, in January 2024, made his comeback at the Copper Mountain Super-G on November 27, 2025, finishing 24th. With the Milan Winter Olympics on the horizon, Kilde had hoped to regain his peak form, but this latest setback has put those plans on hold.
Meanwhile, Kilde’s fiancé, the electrifying American alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin, appears poised to claim a medal in Milan.
Mikaela Shiffrin’s Fiancé Aleksander Kilde Provides Injury Update
Shiffrin and Kilde announced they were dating in 2021 and got engaged in 2024. The couple first met at a World Cup race in Chile in 2014, and eventually reconnected after Kilde messaged Shiffrin following her father’s passing.
Kilde had been set to race in the World Cup downhill on January 24, 2026, in Kitzbühel, Austria, but it now seems he will have to watch from the sidelines.
“Quick update from Kitzbühel. After Sunday’s training, back pain has slowed things down a bit and kept me from skiing since Monday. This means no downhill for me. The team and I keep fighting and take it day by day. Keep you posted.” he wrote.
Eager to get back on the snow, Kilde is determined to return as soon as possible. His most recent outing was at the Super-G in Livigno, Italy, where he finished 36th and picked up 25.21 FIS points.
Shiffrin Speaks On Her Crash In 2024
In November 2024, Shiffrin was involved in a crash in the Killington, Vermont, giant slalom, where she lost control, flipped into the fencing, and sustained a five-centimeter puncture wound near her hip that narrowly missed her colon, which required surgery. She eventually returned to competition at the Courchevel slalom in January 2025.
In an interview with PEOPLE Magazine, Shiffrin spoke about how she questioned whether she would even return to the giant slalom.
“When I was returning last year, and I was on the cusp of losing my standings in GS, that was the question. Can I get myself to a high enough level to earn the World Cup points to keep my standings, or not? Because if I don’t, that might be the end of my GS career.”
During the interview, Shiffrin revealed she doubted whether she could ever reach her previous heights. Yet her resilience has shone through, and she now seems back at her brilliant best.
