As Mikaela Shiffrin continues to dominate headlines with her record-extending 102nd World Cup victory in Levi and the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics on the horizon, one question keeps popping up in comment sections worldwide: Who is the lucky man who gets to call the most successful alpine skier of all time his fiancée?
Meet Aleksander Aamodt Kilde – the 33-year-old Norwegian speed specialist, two-time World Cup overall runner-up, Olympic medalist, and the man who stole Shiffrin’s heart amid some of the toughest moments in both their careers.
From Rivals to Soulmates
Shiffrin and Kilde’s love story began the way most great ski romances do: on the World Cup circuit. The pair had known each other for years as competitors – she the technical genius, he the downhill and super-G powerhouse – before sparks finally flew in 2020. What started as flirty Instagram exchanges quickly blossomed into one of skiing’s most adored power couples.
Their relationship went public in 2021, and since then they’ve been inseparable, splitting time between Shiffrin’s base in Colorado and Kilde’s hometown of Bærum, Norway. They train together, recover together, and – most importantly – lift each other up through the darkest periods alpine skiing can throw at athletes.
A Love Tested by Fire – and Crashes
The past two years have tested the couple like never before. In January 2024, Kilde suffered a horrific crash in Wengen that left him with a dislocated shoulder, deep lacerations, and a long road to recovery. Less than a month earlier, Shiffrin had endured her own terrifying fall in Cortina. Instead of pulling them apart, the injuries brought them closer.
“He became my rock when I was injured, and I became his when he was injured,” Shiffrin has said. The two spent months rehabbing side-by-side, celebrating small victories together, and proving that their bond runs far deeper than podium finishes.
On a quiet hike in the spring of 2025 – while Kilde was still relearning how to walk without crutches – he dropped to one knee and proposed. Shiffrin said yes immediately. “It wasn’t a grand gesture with fireworks,” Kilde later shared. “It was just us, being real, knowing we want to face everything life throws at us together.”
The Wedding Everyone Is Waiting For
The couple is engaged and planning a wedding for the summer of 2027 – deliberately after the 2025-26 Olympic season and likely after both have decided whether to continue racing or retire on their own terms. Rumors swirl of a spectacular ceremony in the Norwegian fjords, blending American and Norwegian traditions, with half the World Cup circuit expected on the guest list.
When asked recently about starting a family, Shiffrin smiled coyly: “We have some really cool ideas about the future.” Kilde added that they both want children someday, but only when they can give skiing – and each other – their full focus first.
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde: The Résumé
Age: 33 (born July 21, 1992)
Hometown: Bærum, Norway
Disciplines: Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom
Career highlights:
22 World Cup victories (21 before his 2024 injury)
21 World Cup wins in downhill/super-G alone
2× World Cup overall runner-up (2019-20, 2022-23)
2020 World Cup downhill and super-G globe winner
Olympic silver (super-G) and bronze (combined) at Beijing 2022
3 World Championship medals
Currently in full comeback mode for the 2025-26 speed season
Why They Work
Beyond the shared passion for skiing at the highest level, friends say it’s the little things: Kilde’s laid-back Norwegian humor balancing Shiffrin’s intensity, their mutual respect for each other’s craft, and the way they fiercely protect their private life while still letting fans in just enough to root for them.
As Shiffrin chases more history this winter and Kilde battles to reclaim his spot among the speed elite, one thing is crystal clear: whether they’re racing down the mountain or planning their life together, Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde are writing one of the greatest love stories in sport.
And the best part? The next chapter – rings, vows, and maybe little skiers someday – is still to come.
