Despite not winning a third Olympic gold medal this year, Mikaela Shiffrin is still a formidable competitor. She has already won two Olympic titles and six World titles.
As of 2022, the 29-year-old skier is the only competitor to win a race in each of the six FIS Alpine Ski World Cup events. As we are already aware of her remarkable abilities on the slopes, we are now interested in learning more about her personal life, and in particular, her relationship with Aleksander Kilde. Tell me how they got together in the first place. When did they finally make it public on Instagram? If you want to know more, you should read on.
Who is Aleksander Kilde?
Kilde, 29, competes in downhill and super-G events for Norway in the World Cup of alpine skiing (super giant slalom).
He has been an Olympic competitor before, most recently in Pyeongchang 2018 and Sochi 2014, where he placed 13th in super-G at both. In addition to his six top-ten performances across three different World Championships, he won the Junior World giant slalom title in 2013.
The skier has been dubbed the “Arnold Schwarzenegger of skiing” and “Ironman” due to his ability to bench press 300 pounds, as reported by AP News.
When Did He First Begin to Ski?
According to the official Olympics website, he learned to ski with his family in Norway when he was a little boy. Inspired by his older brother’s skiing, Kilde moved near a ski resort.
He has stated, “I enjoy the excitement and the thrill of speed and clean turns down the mountain.”
As to Why Kilde Stopped Playing Football?
Kilde would probably still be a football player if he had his way. But then he had an epiphany: he needed to pick one sport and devote his entire being to it.
According to the Olympic website, he declared, “It was a tough call, but I settled on a career in skiing, and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. While I’m sure playing in front of tens of thousands of fans in a packed stadium would be incredible, nothing can compare to the rush I have each time I launch myself from the starting line.” It appears that he has made the correct decision.
How Did He End Up With Shiffrin?
Evidently, Kilde first initiated contact when they met over six years ago (presumably during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup). Yet she declined his date request.
What Shriffin told Reuters “It’s been around seven years since we first met, and I believe he introduced himself by saying, “Hello.” Together with that, he was the first to initiate a friend request. During that year, he formally asked me out, but I sort of declined. While I intended it as a playful remark, he seemed to have interpreted my words as a rejection.”
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