Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin launched her new podcast, What’s the Point, with a very special first guest: her fiancé, Norwegian ski racing star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.
In the debut episode released October 31, 2025, the couple opened up about their relationship, including a charming (and initially unsuccessful) first attempt at romance nearly a decade ago.
According to Shiffrin and Kilde, their paths first crossed in Chile, but the real spark happened years later at an Atomic sponsor event (the brand both athletes represent). They were the only two racers who arrived the evening before the official program, so they ended up having dinner together—joined by Shiffrin’s mother and her agent.
Kilde admitted he didn’t find the dinner awkward at all. “There’s a reason I asked you out again,” he told Shiffrin with a laugh.
The following day at the media event, a then-shy Shiffrin, still in her early 20s, chose a seat in the back row. Kilde walked straight over and sat beside her, leaving her wondering if he was interested. Later, he messaged her on Facebook asking when they could have dinner again. Shiffrin, attempting to flirt, replied, “We already had dinner.” Kilde interpreted it as a polite rejection, while Shiffrin thought he had ghosted her.
Fast-forward several years, and the pair eventually reconnected, began dating, and announced their engagement in 2024.
During the podcast, the couple also addressed ongoing fan curiosity about their wedding plans amid busy racing schedules and Kilde’s continued recovery from a severe crash in Wengen in January 2024.
“We’re going to get married, guys, calm down,” Shiffrin said lightheartedly. She acknowledged the looming 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics and other commitments, adding, “There’s just a couple things that are going on right now.”
Kilde revealed that when he proposed, he emphasized there was no rush: “I just know you’re the woman in my life, and that’s gonna happen.”
The episode ends with an off-camera voice chiming in, “And the rest is history,” to which both skiers smiled—because it truly is.
