Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
Born	September 21, 1992 (age 34); Bærum, Norway
Occupation	Alpine ski racer
Years active	2012–present
Known for	World Cup alpine skiing, Olympic medalist

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 1 December 2025

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (born 21 September 1992) is a Norwegian athlete competing in the World Cup circuit, with a focus on four disciplines, notably super-G and downhill. Originating from Bærum, he represents the club Lommedalens IL.

Career

In 2013, Kilde claimed the junior world champion title in giant slalom at the World Junior Championships held in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada, and secured the overall victory in the European Cup that same season. At the Norwegian national championships, he narrowly missed first place in Super-G by 0.11 seconds to Aksel Lund Svindal. His World Cup debut occurred in October 2012, and he has been active on the World Cup tour since the start of the 2014 season.

Kilde was part of Norway's team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where he finished 13th in the super-G event at Rosa Khutor. Although he did not complete the downhill or combined events, he achieved fourth place in the downhill segment of the combined competition.

His first podium finish in a World Cup event came with a third-place result in super-G at Val Gardena in December 2015, contributing to a Norwegian podium sweep alongside teammates Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud.

Following the retirement of eight-time champion Marcel Hirscher, Kilde captured the overall title for the 2019–20 season. Despite securing two victories at Val Gardena in December 2020, an injury sustained in January curtailed his ability to defend his championship.

The 2021/22 season marked a career-high performance with seven victories and two runner-up finishes. He earned his second Super-G crystal globe and his inaugural Downhill globe. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kilde won bronze in Super-G and an unexpected silver in alpine combined, also placing fifth in downhill.

In January 2024, Kilde experienced significant calf nerve injury and ruptured two shoulder ligaments during a crash at Wengen, Switzerland. Although he resumed skiing that summer, complications from an infection postponed his return to competition, leading to withdrawal from the subsequent season. In February 2025, surgeons performed a shoulder reconstruction using a hamstring tendon graft.

Season titles

	Season
	Season	Discipline
	2016	Super-G
	2020	Overall
	2022	Downhill
	2022	Super-G
	2023	Downhill

Season standings

Season
Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Parallel

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Race victories

Total of 21 wins – comprising 12 in Downhill (DH) and 9 in Super-G (SG)
Achieved 48 podium finishes – including 20 in DH, 24 in SG, one in GS, and three in AC

13 Jan & 14 Jan & 21 Jan &4 Mar & Dates correspond with key markets: Template:Flagicon SUI, Template:Flagicon AUT, Template:Flagicon USA Events in Super-G and Downhill held at Wengen, Kitzbühel, Aspen.

Season	Date	Location	Discipline
2016	30 Jan 2016	Kandahar (ski course) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Downhill
2016	27 Feb 2016	Hinterstoder, Austria	Super-G
' 2019	15 Dec 2018	Saslong Val Gardena, Italy	Downhill
' 2020	14 Feb 2020	Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria	Super-G
' rowspan="2" 2021	18 Dec 2020	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Val Gardena, Italy	Super-G
19 Dec 2020	Downhill
' rowspan="7" 2022 (7 wins: 4 SG, 3 DH)	3 Dec 2021	Beaver Creek, USA	Super-G
4 Dec 2021	Downhill	Beaver Creek, USA	-	17 Dec 2021	align=left \| Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Val Gardena, Italy	Super-G	-	29 Dec 2021	align=left \| Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Bormio, Italy	Super-G	-	14 Jan 2022	align=left \| Template:Country data SUI Template:Namespace detect showall Wengen, Switzerland	Downhill	-	21 Jan 2022	align=left \| Template:Country data AUT Template:Namespace detect showall Kitzbühel, Austria	Downhill	-	6 Mar 2022	align=left \| Template:Country data NOR Template:Namespace detect showall Kvitfjell, Norway	Super-G	-	' rowspan=10 2023 (8 wins: 6 DH, 2 SG)	26 Nov 2022	align=left \| Lake Louise, Canada	Downhill	-	3 Dec 2022	rowspan=2 align=left \| Beaver Creek, USA	Downhill	-	4 Dec 2022	Super-G	-	17 Dec 2022	align=left \| Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Val Gardena, Italy	Downhill	-

Podium summary

Season	Downhill ! colspan=3 \| Super G ! colspan=3 \| Giant Slalom ! colspan=3 \| Combined ! colspan=4 \| Total
Season	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Σ
2015–16 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#2016	1			1	1	1							2	1	1	4

World Championship results

Year
Year	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2015	22	—	—	19	26	8
2017	24	—	DNF1	4	6	4
2019	26	—	—	24	8	22
2021	28	Injured, did not participate
2023	30	—	DNF1	2	2	DNS2
2025	32	Injured, did not participate

Olympic results

Year
Year	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2014	21	—	—	13	DNF	DNF2
2018	25	—	—	13	15	21
2022	29	—	—	3	5	2

Personal life

His middle name is derived from his mother's maiden surname, but he shares no family connection with Norwegian alpine skier Kjetil André Aamodt.

Since early 2021, Kilde has been romantically involved with American alpine skier and fellow World Cup overall champion Mikaela Shiffrin. The couple made their engagement public on April 4, 2024.

External links

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde profile at Atomic Skis