Fredrik Møller (NOR) / Bormio Olympic Training Run /GEPA pictures
The 2024 Bormio World Cup super-G winner Fredrik Møller fell during Wednesday’s first training run for the upcoming Olympic downhill in Bormio, Italy. Medical crews airlifted him from the race hill, and he will miss Saturday’s downhill due to injury.
Møller experienced shoulder pain, and medical personnel transported him to a hospital in nearby Sondalo, Italy, Norwegian Alpine Team media contact Espen Graff said.
Hospital examinations revealed a shoulder injury.
“Fredrik dislocated his left shoulder. The treatment has gone well, and the health team will now begin further rehabilitation. He did not suffer any other injuries in the fall,” Norwegian team doctor Trond Floberghagen said Wednesday afternoon.
Downhill Comes Too Soon
Later Wednesday, the Norwegian Alpine Team ruled Møller out of the Olympic downhill.
“The timeline for the downhill is unfortunately a bit too tight,” Floberghagen said Wednesday evening in comments to Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
The team doctor said the medical team concluded that Møller cannot start in Saturday’s downhill.
“Then, we will see if it is realistic to start the super-G, but we have to assess that continuously,” Floberghagen added.
Fell onto Shoulder
NRK TV expert commentator and former World Cup racer Lars Elton Myhre said Møller crashed in a bumpy turn after the second intermediate time.
“Fredrik leans in, loses his balance and falls down,” Myhre said.
TV footage showed a sidehill slanting toward the gate in the turn where Møller fell, making it especially important — and more challenging — to stay fully over the outside ski.
Møller crashed onto his left shoulder, then slid down the hill and lost his right ski.
He stopped before reaching the safety net. Møller sat up after the crash and remained conscious. After receiving medical assistance, rescue crews airlifted him from the course in a sled.
Second Injury This Season
Møller won the most recent World Cup super-G on the Stelvio course in Bormio in December 2024, making him a favorite for the Olympic super-G. He strengthened that position by placing second and fifth in two World Cup super-G races in Colorado at the start of the speed season.
After his success in the United States, Møller sustained a back injury when he crashed in the World Cup downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, on Dec. 18.
“Missing some of my front teeth and a couple of small but stable fractures in the spine (T4, T5, T7),” Møller wrote on social media afterward.
Despite the injury, he kept his goal of fighting for Olympic victory and returned to ski training in mid-January.
Aamodt Kilde Out of Olympics
After a month away from skiing, followed by training alongside Aleksander Aamodt Kilde in January, both Møller and Aamodt Kilde returned to World Cup racing.
On Feb. 3, Aamodt Kilde announced that he will not compete in this year’s Olympic Games and will end his 2026 competitive season to prepare for future races.
“I have done everything I possibly could to be ready for the Olympics, but my mind and body are not performing the way I need them to,” Aamodt Kilde said in a statement from the Norwegian Ski Federation.
Aamodt Kilde suffered multiple injuries in a crash in Wengen in January 2024, which led to a series of surgeries and infections. His return to the World Cup required extensive medical treatment, rehabilitation, resilience and patience.
Sejersted Back in Action
Teammate Adrian Smiseth Sejersted posted the 19th-fastest time in Wednesday’s Olympic downhill training after injuring his shoulder last weekend during a World Cup downhill training run in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
Last Saturday, Floberghagen described Sejersted’s injury:
“The extent of the injury is consistent with a partially dislocated shoulder. He has not suffered any additional serious injury. Adrian is in good spirits and aims to participate in the Olympic events, but this is something we will evaluate day by day.”
Sejersted finished third in the Beaver Creek downhill in December for his first career downhill podium and captured super-G bronze at the 2025 world championships in Saalbach, Austria.
Simen Sellæg Stepping In
Three Norwegians started in Wednesday’s first Olympic downhill training: Adrian Smiseth Sejersted, Fredrik Møller and Simen Sellæg. All three appeared on the start list for Thursday’s second training, but the team confirmed that Møller will not start.
Sellæg, born in 2003, has made five World Cup starts, all at Kvitfjell, Norway, in 2024 and 2025. Last weekend, he finished second in the European Cup downhill in Verbier, Switzerland. Wednesday marked his first run on the Stelvio course.
Marte Monsen’s Forceful Fall
The Norwegian women’s speed team has battled injuries this season as well.
Marte Monsen crashed heavily during Saturday’s women’s World Cup downhill in Crans-Montana, lost her helmet and hit the safety net with significant force.
In an update Wednesday evening, Norwegian team doctor Floberghagen said:
“In consultation with the health team, it has been decided that Marte Monsen will travel from Norway and join the Norwegian squad in Cortina tomorrow. Monsen fell during last weekend’s downhill in Crans-Montana and has been home for examinations and follow-up. Over the next few days, it will be assessed whether she is ready for the downhill on Sunday.”
Both Monsen and teammate Kajsa Vickhoff Lie appeared on the participant list for Thursday’s first Olympic downhill training in Cortina.
FIS later decided to cancel Thursday’s session because of ongoing snowfall and the weather forecast for Cortina.
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