In a heartwarming episode of Mikaela Shiffrin’s podcast What’s The Point with Mikaela, the alpine skiing superstar and her fiancé, Norwegian racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, finally addressed the elephant in the room that’s been buzzing among fans since their engagement last April: the wedding.
“Let me tell you that people want to know, when is the wedding?” Shiffrin said with a laugh during the candid conversation, released just days after her emotional 104th World Cup win here in Colorado. “We’re going to get married guys, calm down. It’s gonna happen. Just, there’s just like a couple things that are going on right now.
Kilde, ever the steady presence beside her, chimed in with his trademark warmth: “We also talked about the first thing… We don’t have to do this now. I just know, you’re the woman of my life and that’s gonna happen.
The timing couldn’t be sweeter—or more fitting for a couple whose lives revolve around the slopes. With the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics looming large (just over a year away), both athletes hinted that a post-Games ceremony could be on the horizon, especially if retirement enters the chat. Back in October, Kilde told Austrian outlet Krone that the big day might follow the Olympics “if one of us retires or something, then we’ll have time to party. No firm date yet, but the tease has fans dreaming of mountain-top vows, perhaps blending Shiffrin’s Colorado roots with Kilde’s Norwegian heritage—or even a Maui escape, as Shiffrin mused in a September fashion week chat.
For Shiffrin and Kilde, this update feels like a victory lap after a grueling stretch. The pair, who first connected at a 2014 ski camp in Chile and went public in 2021, have weathered crashes, comebacks, and the relentless grind of World Cup life together. Kilde’s brutal January 2024 downhill tumble in Wengen left him airlifted to the hospital with lifelong shoulder limitations, but Shiffrin was there through the night, turning a dark moment into one that “deepened our bond,” he reflected in the podcast.
Shiffrin, fresh off her own recovery from a gut-wrenching Killington crash, celebrated Kilde’s season return last month in Colorado—tearing up in a post-race hug as he crossed the line in 24th. Their shared resilience? It’s the stuff of Olympic lore. With 104 World Cup wins (and counting) for her, and 21 plus two Olympic medals for him, they’re not just a power couple—they’re each other’s anchor.
The podcast also tackled the haters who’ve trolled their romance online, with Shiffrin brushing it off: “We don’t need to hide anything.” Kilde added that their secret to staying strong is “an equal amount of just having fun and being silly… but also learning from him and thinking about better ways that I can be as a person.
As the 2025-26 season ramps up—Shiffrin eyeing more records, Kilde rebuilding his downhill dominance—their fans are already RSVP-ing in spirit. Social media lit up post-episode, with comments flooding in: “Finally! Post-Olympics wedding in the Alps? 👰♀️⛷️” and “You two are goals. Can’t wait to see the rings exchanged!”
For now, it’s back to the gates. But one thing’s clear: When Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde say “I do,” it’ll be the ultimate downhill run—straight into forever.
