"Kilde returned to ski racing this season after a nearly two-year absence following a shocking crash on the Lauberhorn in Wengen, Switzerland, in January 2024. Kilde's crash left him with a severe laceration to his leg and a complicated dislocation of his left shoulder, which severed ligaments and caused extensive damage to the athlete's rotator cuff."
""Returning to the World Cup this season already means more to me than I could have imagined a year ago," Kilde wrote. "Just making it back was a victory I'll always be proud of." However, the 31-year-old admitted that racing again at the highest level highlighted how much work still lies ahead. Competing against the world's best downhillers, Kilde said, was a reminder that full confidence-both physically and mentally-is essential to push at the limit required to win."
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde announced that he will not compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics and will end his season early to continue a long recovery. Kilde returned to World Cup racing after a nearly two-year absence following a severe crash on the Lauberhorn in January 2024 that caused major leg and shoulder damage. The shoulder injuries led to infections, sepsis, repeat surgeries, and a prolonged 22-month recovery. Kilde described returning to competition as a personal victory but said he still lacks full physical and mental confidence to push at the limit needed to win. Kilde previously won the 2022-23 Downhill Crystal Globe and had led standings before the crash.
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