CNN —Aleksander Aamodt Kilde remembers seeing the net along the edge of the ski slope rushing towards him at 120 km/h (74.6 mph).
Mikaela Shiffrin was waiting at the hospital when Kilde came out of surgery.
The American, widely considered one of the greatest skiers of all time, then traveled to Austria where she earned an emotional victory – her 94th overall World Cup win, the most in men’s or women’s skiing history – in the FIS World Cup women’s slalom.
“Really, really proud of this evening,” she said, per the Olympic channel.
“She just shows up, the star she is, and for me how much love she brings and how much care she brings into something that’s really, really difficult,” he said.
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Organizations:
CNN, CNN Sport’s, FIS
Locations:
Norwegian, Wengen, Switzerland, Bern, Kilde, Austria, Innsbruck, men’s