Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Aspen: GEPA Photos

For the second consecutive season, Norway’s 30-year-old Aleksander Aamodt Kilde proved himself as the World’s best male downhill racer. As with every World Cup winner, Kilde exists at the edge of what is possible. However, when he crosses the risk line, he uses his considerable athleticism and strength to minimize the damage. As Kilde has sharpened his skills and gained valuable course experience, he has become one of the most successful downhill racers in the sport’s history.

Kilde’s most significant advantage over the rest of the best is his size and power. While they all ski very well, he can stay centered above his feet when many World Cup podium downhillers become compressed and pushed toward the tails of their skis. This strength has allowed him to take on risks others would not survive.

Kilde won the overall in the Covid shortened 2020 season but is fully capable of doing it again. Although he is 30 years old his best is yet to come. He is also a committed professional who knows all the details that are required to win at the top level. As long as he is motivated to work hard, expect amazing things from the Norwegian.

Career World Cup victories

• During the 2022-23 season, Kilde increased his career World Cup victory total to 21

Overall

• During the 2022-23 campaign, Kilde accumulated 1,340 World Cup points, the highest total of his 11-year World Cup career.
  • Kilde ended the season ranked 2nd in the overall standings
  • All of Kilde’s 2022-23 season points were accumulated in downhill, super-G and giant slalom
    • Kilde had victories in both downhill and super-G
• Only Marco Odermatt won more 2022-23 men’s World Cups.

Downhill

Kilde won the 2023 World Cup downhill title by earning a career-high 760 points in the discipline.

• Second consecutive World Cup downhill season title
  • also second of his career
• Seven 20222-23 World Cup downhill podiums
  • On the World Cup downhill podium in seven of the ten races he competed in
• Six of the 2022-23 World Cup downhill podiums were victories
• He earned his 17th career World Cup downhill podium
  • 12 have been wins
• Additionally, Kilde earned the downhill silver medal at the 2023 World Championship

Super-G

During the 2022-23 World Cup season, Kilde scored 512 super-G points and finished second in the season discipline standings; this year’s performance represented the second-highest season super-G point total of his career.

• Kilde earned six 2022-23 World Cup super-G podiums
• Two of the six podiums were victories.
• Additionally, Kilde earned the super-G silver medal at the 2023 World Championship

Giant slalom

Kilde scored 25 World Cup GS points during the 2022-23 season

• Kilde finished in the top ten in two giant slaloms during the 2022-23 season
• He scored in three of the four GS races he entered
• Although he only entered four 2022-23 GS races, he ended the season ranked 25th in the discipline

2023 season Kilde highlight summary

• Kilde finished second in the men’s prize money standings with 623,182 (CHF) Swiss Francs or $679,000 USD. Only Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt earned more.
• The 2023 World Cup downhill champion
  • second time in his career and second consecutive
• Thirteen 2022-23 World Cup podiums earned
• Six 2022-23 World Cup downhill victories
• Two 2022-23 World Cup super-G victories
• Silver medal in the World Championship downhill
• Silver medal in the World Championship super-G