Kilde recovering after heavy crash, with Shiffrin at his side

English Woman's Journal - Kilde recovering after heavy crash, with Shiffrin at his side

SPORTS 14.01.2024

Kilde recovering after heavy crash, with Shiffrin at his side / Photo: Marco BERTORELLO - AFP

Norway's World Cup ski star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is recovering after his heavy crash at Wengen with "the one and only Mikaela Shiffrin", his girlfriend, at his hospital bedside.

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Last season's downhill champion underwent surgery in nearby Bern on Saturday night after falling hard near the finish of the downhill won by Marco Odermatt.

Kilde, who suffered a dislocated shoulder, posted a selfie with Shiffrin on Sunday morning, his face battered and bruised, with a message to his fans: "I'm here (and being taken care of by the one and only @mikaelashiffrin).

"Patched up...thank you so much for all of the messages. I'm grateful for all the words of love and support."

The 2020 overall World Cup winner misjudged a jump into the final stretch of the demanding course in sunny conditions while travelling at an eye-watering 145km/h.

The 31-year-old went head over heels and flew back-first into the course netting. First aiders were quickly on the scene and tied an orange tourniquet round his right thigh before his evacuation to hospital by helicopter.

Kilde reflected: "This sport can be brutal, but I still love it."

The Norwegian alpine national team doctor Marc Jacob Strauss reported: "Aleksander has had his shoulder dislocated, and a cut in his calf.

"He has no fractures, but is bruised. Kilde is in good hands at the hospital in Bern."

St.Ch.Russell--EWJ

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English Woman's Journal - Kilde recovering after heavy crash, with Shiffrin at his side