Skiing star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde suffered an Achilles tendon rupture while training for the upcoming season in Chile, the Norwegian Ski Association reported on Thursday. The association stated that Kilde is en route to Innsbruck, Austria, for further evaluation and treatment by his medical team following the incident on Wednesday. Updates on his condition and next steps will be shared as more information becomes available.
This injury comes as Kilde was recuperating from a serious accident in January 2024, where he sustained multiple injuries including a severe cut and nerve damage in his right calf and shoulder ligament tears during a race in Switzerland. Although he made a comeback last season, Kilde decided to skip the Milan Cortina Olympics in February, expressing concerns about his physical and mental readiness.
Having clinched silver in combined and bronze in super-G at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, Kilde is a decorated athlete who also secured the overall World Cup title in 2020. The upcoming World Cup season will kick off with giant slalom events for both men and women on October 24-25 at the Rettenbach glacier in Söelden, Austria.
