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In one of the most moving moments of the 2025–26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season, Mikaela Shiffrin was overcome with emotion as her fiancé, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, returned to competition for the first time since a life-altering crash in January 2024. The Norwegian speed specialist, sidelined for 685 days and five surgeries, finished 22nd in Thursday’s Super-G at Copper Mountain. While the result was secondary, the sight of Kilde crossing the finish line healthy and upright triggered an outpouring of joy from Shiffrin in the leader box. Visibly shaking and wiping away tears, the five-time overall Crystal Globe winner…

Mikaela Shiffrin tried to play it cool. She really did. Standing in the finish area in jeans and moon boots, hands stuffed deep in her pockets, the greatest slalom skier of all time kept repeating the same line that instantly became the motto of the day: “I’m not crying, you’re crying.” But when Aleksander Aamodt Kilde crossed the line after 685 days away from World Cup racing, the tears came anyway, and the entire ski world sobbed with her. The Norwegian speed star, sidelined since a horror crash in Wengen in January 2024 that nearly cost him his life, made…

In a moment that melted hearts across the skiing world, American alpine superstar Mikaela Shiffrin fought back tears at the finish line as her fiancé, Norwegian ace Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, stormed back onto the World Cup circuit after an agonizing 685-day hiatus. The emotional reunion capped a day of raw triumph and unbridled joy at the season-opening men’s Super-G at the Stifel Copper Cup, where Kilde’s grit stole the spotlight from even the race winner. Kilde, a former overall World Cup champion and Olympic medalist, hadn’t felt the rush of competitive gates since a catastrophic crash in Wengen, Switzerland, on…

In a shocking turn of events just one day after his dominant super-G victory, Swiss alpine skiing sensation Marco Odermatt is out of the men’s giant slalom at Copper Mountain. The 28-year-old crashed during the first run on Friday (28 November), forcing him to abandon the race and leaving fans and teammates stunned. Odermatt, who entered the day as the overwhelming favorite and defending overall World Cup champion, was charging down the demanding Colorado course with his trademark precision. But midway through the run, he lost control on a sharp left turn, sliding off the piste and into the netting.…

In one of the most moving moments of the Alpine Skiing World Cup season, Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde returned to competition on Thursday (27 November) after 685 days away, finishing 24th in the super-G – but the result was almost irrelevant compared to the simple fact he was back on snow. The 33-year-old had not raced since a terrifying crash in Wengen in January 2024 left him with severe leg injuries, a dislocated shoulder, multiple surgeries, and later serious infections. What followed was nearly two years of grueling rehabilitation. Waiting for him in the finish area was his fiancée, American…

Norwegian alpine skier Aleksander Kilde made an emotional comeback to World Cup racing on Thursday, finishing 22nd in the super-G at Copper Mountain, Colorado; his first competitive run in 683 days following a horrific crash in January 2024. The 33-year-old suffered severe injuries to his right lower leg and left shoulder during a high-speed fall on the Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen, Switzerland. Complications arose when he developed sepsis in his shoulder, requiring two major surgeries; one in Austria in August 2024 and another in February 2025. Kilde originally planned to return at Beaver Creek in early December 2025, but accelerated…

Norwegian ski star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde made a triumphant and deeply emotional return to World Cup competition on Thanksgiving Day, exactly 684 days after a horrific crash in Wengen that nearly ended his career and his life. Racing in the season-opening super-G at Copper Mountain, the 33-year-old speed specialist finished in a tie for 24th place with American Kyle Negomir (1:08.95), 1.25 seconds behind winner Marco Odermatt of Switzerland. For Kilde — a former overall World Cup champion, four-time discipline title winner, and one of the most decorated active men on the circuit — simply standing in the start gate…

Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt continued his dominance of men’s alpine skiing Thursday, winning the season’s first super-G on Thanksgiving Day at Copper Mountain and further stamping his authority ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. The three-time defending overall World Cup champion edged Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr by a razor-thin 0.08 seconds, having to charge through the lower section of the demanding Colorado course to snatch victory. It marked Odermatt’s second win in as many speed-discipline races this season, after he opened with giant slalom success in Sölden last month. While Odermatt’s performance sent a clear message to his rivals, the day’s most…

Norwegian skiing star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde returned to World Cup competition on Friday in an emotional comeback, nearly two years after a horrific crash threatened to end his career. His fiancée, American alpine legend Mikaela Shiffrin, was in tears at the finish line as Kilde completed his first race since January 2024. The 33-year-old speed specialist suffered life-altering injuries during a high-speed crash in the Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen, Switzerland, last season. Traveling at around 90 mph (145 km/h), Kilde lost control, flew through safety netting, and sustained a deep laceration to his calf with nerve damage, a dislocated shoulder…

Marco Odermatt, the Swiss superstar and reigning three-time Super-G Crystal Globe champion, has stormed to the top of the leaderboard at the season’s first men’s Super-G of the 2025-26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. As the top 15 athletes completed their runs under crisp Rocky Mountain skies, Odermatt’s blistering time set the pace, underscoring his dominance in the discipline and igniting the Thanksgiving weekend crowd at this historic U.S. venue. The 28-year-old Odermatt, fresh off clinching his fourth consecutive overall World Cup title last season, delivered a flawless descent on the challenging 2,100-meter course, clocking an unofficial leading time that…