Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, injured since January 2024, must once again undergo surgery after a shoulder infection contracted this summer.
Norwegian skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, injured in a fall in January, will undergo a new operation and must therefore give up the season, the Norwegian Ski Federation announced on Wednesday.
Kilde was rushed to hospital by helicopter on January 13 following a heavy fall during the descent from Wengen (Switzerland), which caused a dislocation of his shoulder and a deep laceration to his calf.
He got back on skis in June, but an infection in the shoulder, for which he had undergone surgery, caused complications, he said in a press release from the federation. “After ten weeks of antibiotics, I now need another operation to completely repair my shoulder», Explains the 32-year-old skier.
«This unfortunately means that I will not be competing this season, but I am fully committed to my rehabilitation and working hard to come back strong», he adds. Engaged to American Mikaela Shiffrin, Kilde won the overall World Cup rankings in 2020 as well as two second places (2022 and 2023), two downhill globes and two more in Super G.
