Fredrik Møller Airlifted After Crash in First Olympic Downhill Training
Fredrik Møller was airlifted from the Stelvio course after crashing in the first Olympic downhill training in Bormio and will miss Saturday’s race due to injury.
Fredrik Møller was airlifted from the Stelvio course after crashing in the first Olympic downhill training in Bormio and will miss Saturday’s race due to injury.
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has withdrawn from the Milan-Cortina Olympics following his return from serious injury, ending hopes of a start in the men’s downhill in Bormio.
Norwegian speed stars Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and Fredrik Møller return to Kitzbühel training as they build fitness, confidence, and timing ahead of the Olympic Games.
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is hopeful he’ll return to racing in Thursday’s Copper Mountain super-G, but he won’t make the final decision until tomorrow.
More than a year after his devastating crash in Wengen, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is preparing to return to Colorado, where he’ll train with the Norwegian team ahead of a possible World Cup comeback at Beaver Creek. His recovery has been long and painful, but his determination—and cautious optimism—remain unshaken.
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ChatGPT said: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is recovering from a complex shoulder surgery that involved transplanting part of his hamstring—and he's already thinking about a return to racing before the 2026 Olympics. While the World Cup Finals play out in Sun Valley, the Norwegian speed star is taking cautious steps back to health in Innsbruck. Here's how he's staying motivated—and what might come next.
The 2024 Christmas season included a special event for Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. The World Cup speed specialist unveiled an honorary wall in the lodge at the Norwegian ski area where he and his family have enjoyed many weekends and holidays skiing together during most of his younger years.
Norwegian champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde made a surprise appearance at the Beaver Creek World Cup downhill race on Friday, mingling with teammates and fellow racers but in town primarily to spend time with fiancé Mikaela Shiffrin.
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, the Norwegian skiing star, continues his challenging journey to return to the World Cup circuit after a devastating crash at the Lauberhorn in January 2024. His fiancée, fellow superstar Mikaela Shiffrin, has offered emotional support as Kilde recovers from a dislocated shoulder and a severe leg injury. The road back is filled with physical and mental challenges, but Kilde remains determined.
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, one of the world's most successful speed event skiers, faces another setback in his recovery journey. Despite weeks of antibiotics, Kilde recently shared on Instagram that the infection in his shoulder, sustained after a crash in January during the Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen, Switzerland, has persisted.
Notably, five months after the accident, Aamodt Kilde returned to skiing. He recently slipped back into his ski boots and made his first turns at the SNØ indoor ski center in Lørenskog, near Oslo, Norway. Aamodt Kilde expressed his excitement to local media, stating, "It's a great feeling to finally be able to make some turns again."
The Men's World Cup Downhill is heating up as the season inches closer to its finale. With only two races left in the calendar, the title is up for grabs between France's Cyprien Sarrazin and Switzerland's Marco Odermatt. Sarrazin has clinched three victories this season, while Odermatt closely follows with two wins. Currently, Odermatt leads the downhill standings with 516 points, but Sarrazin is nipping at his heels with just 6 points behind at 510. Italy's Dominik Paris trails in a distant third with 329 points, while last season's title winner, Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, is out due to injury.
The American Downhillers caught up with Norwegian speed demon Aleksander Aamodt Kilde in a hospital in Innsbruck for this week’s podcast ahead of Kilde’s home downhill in Kvitfjell.
Severe crashes during races over the past month have involved five former World Cup overall ski champions or Olympic gold medalists.
Three of the most significant male skiers have sustained season-ending injuries in less than three weeks. How does this affect the sport and the World Cup tour?
Mikaela Shiffrin is gearing up for the Flachau Austria Night Slalom on Tuesday, January 16th. However, her focus isn't solely on the race; it's also on her boyfriend, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, a world-class skier who recently faced a challenging downhill crash at the Lauberhorn in Wengen, Switzerland.
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt won his first World Cup downhill Thursday, racing the shortened Wegen course. Today, he ignited the 30,000 spectators with his second. This time, the superstar won from the top start. He delivered three home-country podiums in three days and displayed outstanding athleticism throughout the competitions. Today is his eleventh podium and his seventh victory.
Get ready for a second exhilarating downhill showdown at the Men's World Cup on Saturday, January 13th, in Wengen, Switzerland. This event marks the third of four days of intense men's racing, featuring the iconic Lauberhorn downhill, the longest race on the entire World Cup tour. The anticipation is high, especially after the shorter Wengen downhill course proved to be a thrilling race on Thursday.
Poetically, Marco Odermatt has won his first career World Cup downhill and it was in his home country of Switzerland.
Prepare for an adrenaline-packed skiing spectacle as the Men's World Cup makes its way to Wengen, Switzerland, on Thursday, January 11th. This event kicks off four days of intense men's racing, featuring the Replacement Downhill, a makeup race for the canceled Beaver Creek, Colorado, race on December 2nd.
Adelboden GS podium Kilde, Odermatt, Zubcic GEPA /Mario Buehner-Weinrauchl Ski fans once again witnessed the