In the ever-exhilarating arena of alpine skiing, Mikaela Shiffrin stands as the greatest skier of all time. Yet she is determined to leave an even more lasting legacy behind. Following in her footsteps is her loved one, Aleksander Kilde. Despite facing an unfortunate end in Bormio, Italy, during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2023/24, the Norwegian skier is looking for positives.

As the countdown ended for the men’s downhill race in Bormio, Kilde faced an unprecedented calamity, ruining his chances of literally following up Mikaela Shiffrin’s 92nd win with a victory. Now, as he looks back on that run, the 31-year-old has shared a valuable lesson. These musings were cautionary, albeit with a humorous tinge as well.

Aleksander Kilde shares valuable tidbits from Audi FIS Alpine World Cup

Norwegian Kilde raced down the bumpy and ‘icy’ slopes at the Men’s Downhill World Cup race in Italy. He faced an unfortunate incident. A stone struck his ski, and he had to quit his run immediately to prevent further damage. This incident has now become a valuable lesson for the Norwegian skier. “Today’s lesson: Try to avoid rocks when skiing Bormio (facial expression agrees)’, he penned in the latest Instagram story. A photo of Kilde, who looked in discomfort racing down the track, accompanied this lesson.

Learning from the setbacks is the trait of champions, and a champion Aleksander Kilde indubitably is. As he wove the lesson from his farrago, he was quick to celebrate the humongous victory of his girlfriend Mikaela Shiffrin as well. Sharing her smiling photo, he wrote, “Aaand find you a girl who makes up your day. #queen”. A queen she is after closing down the gap towards the historical mark.

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Mikaela Shiffrin inches closer to etch World Cup history

While Aleksander Kilde didn’t finish owing to the unfortunate incident, it was a dream run for Mikaela Shiffrin on the Schlossberg slope of Leinz. Shiffrin notched up her first Giant Slalom win of the season, edging the Italian skier Federica Brignone by 0.38 seconds. It also marked her 4th victory of the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2023/24 and 92nd overall. With only 8 wins away from the historical milestone of 100 World Cup victories, the 28-year-old is turning out to be an undeniable phenom to go down the slopes as well as down the annals of history.

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With the highly competitive victory in the bag, the 2x Olympic Gold Medalist also strengthened her lead in the overall standings. She leads with 600 points, followed by the Italian Federica Brignone. As the stars align together for her, she will soon be notching up the record tying 6th World Cup title as well.

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