Alpine skiing-Kilde rejoins Norwegian team for new season after injury recovery

The ‌33-year-old, a former overall World Cup champion, sat out the latter half of ⁠last ​season and ⁠withdrew from the Winter Olympics in February. Kilde ⁠underwent multiple surgeries and faced a ​life-threatening infection following a high-speed crash ⁠in Wengen in January 2024. He won the ⁠World ​Cup downhill title in 2022 and 2023, and was overall ⁠World Cup champion in 2020.

Aleksander Aamodt ​Kilde has ​been named ‌in the ​Norwegian team for next season, officials said ‌on Wednesday, confirming the speed specialist's intent to continue his career following a ‌period of injuries and rehabilitation. The ‌33-year-old, a former overall World Cup champion, sat out the latter half of ⁠last ​season and ⁠withdrew from the Winter Olympics in February. Kilde ⁠underwent multiple surgeries and faced a ​life-threatening infection following a high-speed crash ⁠in Wengen in January 2024.

He won the ⁠World ​Cup downhill title in 2022 and 2023, and was overall ⁠World Cup champion in 2020. He is ⁠the ⁠fiance of American slalom great Mikaela Shiffrin.