Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (born 21 September 1992) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer. He competes in four events, with a main focus on super-G and downhill.[2] Kilde hails from Bærum and represents the sports club Lommedalens IL.[3]

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
Kilde in 2019
Personal information
Born (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 32)
Bærum, Akershus, Norway
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G,
Giant slalom, combined
ClubLommedalens IL
World Cup debut28 October 2012 (age 20)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (20152019, 2023)
Medals2
World Cup
Seasons12 – (20132024)
Wins21 – (12 DH, 9 SG)
Podiums48 – (20 DH, 24 SG, 1 GS, 3 AC)
Overall titles1 – (2020)
Discipline titles4 – (2xSG, 2xDH)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Norway
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 0 1 0
Super-G 9 7 8
Downhill 12 5 3
Combined 0 1 2
Total 21 14 13
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 0 2 0
Junior World Championships 1 0 0
Total 1 3 1
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Super-G
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Courchevel Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2023 Courchevel Super-G
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mont-Sainte-Anne Giant slalom

Career

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Kilde became junior world champion in giant slalom in 2013 at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada,[4] and won the European Cup overall title that season.[2] He also finished second in the Super-G at the Norwegian national championships, setting a time 0.11 of a second behind winner Aksel Lund Svindal.[5] He made his World Cup debut in October 2012 and has competed on the circuit since the 2014 season.[6]

Kilde represented Norway in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia,[7] and was 13th in the super-G at Rosa Khutor, but did not finish in the downhill nor the combination, where he placed fourth in the downhill portion of the combined.

He gained his first World Cup podium in a super-G at Val Gardena in December 2015. It was a third place in a Norwegian sweep, following teammates Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud.

Kilde won the 2019–20 World Cup overall title, after the retirement of Marcel Hirscher with eight consecutive. Despite winning two races in Val Gardena in December 2020, he failed to defend the title due to a season-ending injury in January.

The following 2021/22 season, though, saw Kilde reach a personal best number of podiums within one season: seven wins and two 2nd places. He won the Super-G globe for the second time in his career and also celebrated his first Downhill globe. In the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kilde won two medals, a bronze from Super-G and a surprise silver from alpine combined. He also finished fifth in the downhill.

World Cup results

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Season titles

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

Season standings

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Season
Age Overall  Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2014 21 80 29 55 39
2015 22 75 26 48
2016 23 7 36 1 12 16
2017 24 7 36 29 3 13 3
2018 25 15 19 12 14 15
2019 26 8 30 5 4 26
2020 27 1 8 3 4 2 13
  2021 ^ 28 11 17 5 8 14
2022 29 2 35 1 1
2023 30 2 25 2 1
  2024 ^ 31 14 23 16 7
Standings through 11 January 2024
^ Injured in mid-January, out for the rest of the season

Race victories

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  • 21 wins – (12 DH, 9 SG)
  • 48 podiums – (20 DH, 24 SG, 1 GS, 3 AC)
Season Date Location Discipline
2016 30 Jan 2016   Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Downhill
27 Feb 2016   Hinterstoder, Austria Super-G
2019 15 Dec 2018   Val Gardena, Italy Downhill
2020 14 Feb 2020   Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria Super-G
2021 18 Dec 2020   Val Gardena, Italy Super-G
19 Dec 2020 Downhill
2022

7 wins
(4 SG,
3 DH)

3 Dec 2021   Beaver Creek, USA Super-G
4 Dec 2021 Downhill
17 Dec 2021   Val Gardena, Italy Super-G
29 Dec 2021   Bormio, Italy Super-G
14 Jan 2022     Wengen, Switzerland Downhill
21 Jan 2022   Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill
6 Mar 2022  Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G
2023

8 wins
(6 DH,
2 SG)

26 Nov 2022   Lake Louise, Canada Downhill
3 Dec 2022   Beaver Creek, USA Downhill
4 Dec 2022 Super-G
17 Dec 2022   Val Gardena, Italy Downhill
13 Jan 2023     Wengen, Switzerland Super-G
14 Jan 2023 Downhill
21 Jan 2023   Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill
4 Mar 2023   Aspen, USA Downhill

Podium summary

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Season Podiums
Downhill Super G Giant Slalom Combined Total
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2016 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4
2017 1 1 1 1 2 3
2018
2019 1 1 2 1 3 4
2020 2 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 7
2021 1 1 2 2
2022 3 1 4 1 7 2 9
2023 6 1 2 2 2 8 2 3 13
2024 2 1 2 1 3 3 6

World Championship results

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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 compete
2023 30 DNF1 2 2 DNS2

Olympic results

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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

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Although his middle name is derived from his mother's maiden name, he is not related to fellow Norwegian alpine racer Kjetil André Aamodt.[5]

Kilde has been in a relationship with American alpine skier and fellow overall World Cup winner Mikaela Shiffrin since early 2021. They announced their engagement on April 4, 2024.

References

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  1. ^ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 24.
  2. ^ a b Vi kan snakke om en «Aksel-effekt» NRK. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ Lover gullfeiring for verdensmester Kilde Budstikka. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ Aamodt Kilde tok storslalåm-gull i junior-VM VG. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ a b Mastarciyan, Michael (2 October 2013). "Alpine Young Guns: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde". Federation Internationale de Ski. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. ^ KILDE Aleksander Aamodt FIS. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  7. ^ Her er Norges OL-tropp til Sotsji TV2. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian).
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