Who Is Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin’s Fiancé? All About Fellow Skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

NEED TO KNOW

• Mikaela Shiffrin and her fiancé, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, confirmed their relationship in May 2021

• Kilde is a World Cup-winning alpine skier from Norway

• The Olympian and Kilde announced their engagement in April 2024

Mikaela Shiffrin and her fiancé, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, help each other get through the “tough moments” of being competitive skiers.

Shiffrin — who became the youngest Olympic gold medalist in slalom skiing at 18 years old in 2014 and took home gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics — went public with her relationship with the World Cup champion in May 2021.

In December of that year, Kilde told Olympics.com that the two connect over their athletic backgrounds. “We’re having an amazing time together,” he said. “What I find really cool is that we can share experiences and have conversations about things I can’t really have with anyone else. She has a lot of experience; I have some experience and we can make each other better.”

In April 2024, the couple announced their engagement.

So, who is Mikaela Shiffrin’s fiancé? Here’s everything to know about Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.

He’s a World Cup-winning alpine skier

Shiffrin isn’t the only World Cup skier in the relationship. According to the International Ski Federation, Kilde has been skiing competitively since October 2012, when he made his World Cup debut at the age of 20. In 2013, he became the junior world champion in giant slalom.

Kilde landed his first World Cup podium in December 2015 and went on to win the World Cup overall title in 2020. In the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kilde won both a bronze and silver medal.

Kilde has been skiing for as long as he can remember. In 2021, he wrote an essay for the Owl Post about his history on the slopes. “I got my first pair of skis when I was just three years old and I immediately began to go up and down the hill opposite to our house,” he said. “My earliest memories are of my whole family skiing with me, because snow was, and is, a source of joy for everyone.”

He’s Norwegian

Kilde hails from Bærum, a suburb of Oslo, Norway. ​​Kilde represented his home country in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

In July 2022, Kilde posted a photo of himself on X with Shiffrin at the ESPYs. “Inspiring evening at the @ESPYS!!” he wrote. “Coming from little Norway it’s incredible to see the power of sports and the positive impact it can give to the world.”

He’s a brand ambassador for an agriculture technology company

Kilde is the face of Syngenta Group, a company focused on helping farmers and fighting climate change. The company provides technology for large- and small-scale farms to work more efficiently and sustainably.

The skier became its ambassador in December 2020, citing a longtime interest in agriculture and the environment as the impetus for their relationship. “Today, I do not only see the amazing work which farmers do but I have also learned about the crucial contribution of sustainable agriculture to our society as a whole,” he wrote.

Kilde often posts about the company and sustainability on social media. “We need solutions! Climate change poses intense challenges. From melting glaciers to drought in the fields, our global food systems [are] at risk,” he posted on X in August 2022, alongside a video from Syngenta about climate change and its effect on crops.

He confirmed his relationship with Shiffrin in May 2021

On May 31, 2021, Kilde posted a photo of himself and Shiffrin with the caption, “If you know, you know… and now you know.”

The pair have spoken about connecting with each other off the slopes. “I like her as a person more than anything else. For me that she’s a skier is just a bonus,” Kilde told Olympics.com. “I really enjoy spending time with her, and that’s what I keep in mind. Anything else is just a bonus.”

They love to travel together

In her PEOPLE Exclusive 2022 ESPY Awards photo diary, Shiffrin shared a photo of herself and Kilde in a pool and shared how much she enjoys traveling with him.

“It’s always nice to travel with my boyfriend,” she wrote. “He keeps the mood light when we’re at events like this, makes workouts super fun, and looks pretty good on the red carpet himself (just wait, you’ll see!).”

They made their red carpet debut at the 2021 ESPY Awards

Shiffrin and Kilde made their red carpet debut at the 2021 ESPY Awards in New York City. Shiffrin shared a photo with Kilde from the red carpet in a photo diary she created exclusively for PEOPLE, chronicling her process of getting ready for the awards show.

“Hitting the red carpet with my boyfriend,” she wrote alongside a selfie of the two.

With the next photo, she wrote: “How are we doing? It’s our first time on the red carpet together, and Aleks’ first time to N.Y.C.”

He and Shiffrin announced their engagement in April 2024

On April 4, 2024, Shiffrin and Kilde shared their exciting news in a joint post on Instagram. The post featured a photo of the couple smiling with mountains in the background, along with photos that gave a closer look at the ring — a diamond set between two gold bands.

“🤗🫶💍👫🤭,” they wrote in the caption.

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