Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (born 21 September 1992) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer. He competes in four events, with a main focus on super-G and downhill.[2] Kilde hails from Bærum and represents the sports club Lommedalens IL.[3]

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
Alpine skier
Kilde 2019
DisciplinesSuper-G, Downhill,
Combined, Giant slalom
ClubLommedalens IL
Born (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992
Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
World Cup debut28 October 2012 (age 20)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2015, 2017, 2019)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons9 – (20132021)
Wins6 – (3 DH, 3 SG)
Podiums20 – (6 DH, 11 SG, 3 SC)
Overall titles1 – (2020)
Discipline titles1 – (SG, 2016)

Career

Kilde became junior world champion in giant slalom in 2013 at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada,[4] and won the European Cup overall title that season.[2] He also finished second in the Super G at the Norwegian national championships, setting a time 0.11 of a second behind winner Aksel Lund Svindal.[5] He made his World Cup debut in October 2012 and has competed on the circuit since the 2014 season.[6]

Kilde represented Norway in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia,[7] and was 13th in the super-G at Rosa Khutor, but did not finish in the downhill nor the combination, where he placed fourth in the downhill portion of the combined.

Kilde gained his first World Cup podium in a super-G at Val Gardena in December 2015. It was a third place in a Norwegian sweep, following teammates Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud.

World Cup results

Season titles

Season
Discipline
2016Super-G
2020Overall

Season standings

Season
Age Overall  Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super G Downhill Combined
20142180295539
201522752648
20162373611216
201724736293133
2018251519121415
2019268305426
20202718342
20212821321
Standings through 26 December 2020

Race podiums

  • 6 wins – (3 DH, 3 SG)
  • 20 podiums – (6 DH, 11 SG, 3 AC)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2016 18 Dec 2015 Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 3rd
30 Jan 2016 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Downhill 1st
27 Feb 2016 Hinterstoder, Austria Super-G 1st
17 Mar 2016    St. Moritz, Switzerland Super-G 2nd
2017 16 Dec 2016 Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 2nd
29 Dec 2016 Santa Caterina, Italy Combined 3rd
16 Mar 2017 Aspen, USA Super-G 3rd
2019 1 Dec 2018 Beaver Creek, USA Super-G 3rd
15 Dec 2018 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 1st
29 Dec 2018 Bormio, Italy Super-G 3rd
19 Jan 2019    Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 3rd
2020 6 Dec 2019 Beaver Creek, USA Super-G 2nd
29 Dec 2019 Bormio, Italy Combined 2nd
24 Jan 2020 Kitzbühel, Austria Super-G 2nd
30 Jan 2020 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Downhill 2nd
14 Feb 2020 Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria Super-G 1st
1 Mar 2020 Hinterstoder, Austria Combined 3rd
7 Mar 2020 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 2nd
2021 18 Dec 2020 Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 1st
19 Dec 2020 Downhill 1st

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
20152219268
201724DNF1464
20192624822

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
20142113DNFDNF2
201825131521

Personal life

Although his middle name is derived from his mother's maiden name, he is not related to fellow Norwegian alpine racer Kjetil André Aamodt.[5]

References

  1. Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 24.
  2. Vi kan snakke om en «Aksel-effekt» NRK. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian).
  3. Lover gullfeiring for verdensmester Kilde Budstikka. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian).
  4. Aamodt Kilde tok storslalåm-gull i junior-VM VG. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian).
  5. Mastarciyan, Michael (2 October 2013). "Alpine Young Guns: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde". Federation Internationale de Ski. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. KILDE Aleksander Aamodt FIS. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  7. Her er Norges OL-tropp til Sotsji TV2. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian).
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