On January 13, 2024, Aleksander Aamodt’s horror injury shocked the ski alpine scene. In Wengen, the Norwegian suffered a serious injury to his shoulder, and there was even danger to life. A comeback of the 32-year-old, who presumably undertaken his last intervention on Saturday, is still the declared goal.
In the past few months, ski superstar Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has always had to endure heavy setbacks. His targeted return moved away, so it was already clear in November that a comeback was possible at the start of the season 2025 at the earliest. On Sunday, however, the Norwegian had good news, however,
Because over a year after his horror crash of Wengen, the former winner of the overall World Cup underwent a new operation on the left shoulder. The planned intervention was carried out on Saturday in Hochrum near Innsbruck. It was “hopefully” the last operation, said Kilde on Instagram.
Ski Alpin: Kilde is targeting “strong comeback”
“The surgeons did their work and they were very satisfied with the result. I waited a long time and feel incredibly motivated. The focus is now on full -time rehabilitation – due to the previous bacterial infection, this recovery requires special care – But the goal remains a strong comeback, ”kilder is cited in a statement.
On January 13, 2024, the fiance of Ski Queen Mikaela Shiffrin seriously injured his shoulder in Wengen. His right calf also suffered serious damage from the accident, so that he was initially in a wheelchair for 45 days. His ski cut a nerve that resulted in paralysis of the muscles for lifting the toes.
After more than a year of rehabilitation with sometimes difficult setbacks, he managed to train well at times. In order for the targeted comeback to be possible in the upcoming World Cup winter, it would now have to remain pain-free for four or five months, the Kilde statement says.