Ski Power Couple Mikaela Shiffrin, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Announce Engagement | CBC Sports

Skiing power couple Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde have announced they’re engaged to be married.

Olympic alpine medallists have been dating for several yearsThe Associated Press

· Posted: Apr 05, 2024 1:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Mikaela Shiffrin, left, and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, right, seen above in 2022, announced their engagement on Friday. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images)Skiing power couple Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde have announced they’re engaged to be married.

Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic champion who has won a record 97 World Cup races, holds her ring up to the camera in one of several photos they posted on their social media accounts.

Aamodt Kilde is a former overall World Cup champion and two-time Olympic medallist. The 31-year-old Norwegian’s season ended in January when he sustained injuries in a crash during a downhill race in Wengen, Switzerland.

They’ve been dating for several years.

The 29-year-old Shiffrin completed her season three weeks ago with her record-extending 60th win in slalom and 97th overall at the World Cup finals.

The American had been earlier sidelined for six weeks because of a knee injury sustained in a downhill crash Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy in January.

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