BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde dislocated his shoulder in a nasty crash and posted a photograph Sunday with partner Mikaela Shiffrin at his bedside in a hospital in Bern where he had surgery.
He's the two-time defending champion in the season-long downhill standings and a two-time medalist at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
It was the third straight day of racing on an unusually intense program at Switzerland’s most storied ski venue.
The race program was criticized Saturday by star downhillers Marco Odermatt and Cyprien Sarrazin after organizers scheduled speed races on back-to-back-to-back days on an historically long course.
An extra downhill on Thursday was added to the Wengen program to replace a race canceled last month because of the weather at Beaver Creek, Colorado.
Persons:
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Mikaela Shiffrin, Kilde, ” Kilde, Shiffrin, “ Aleksander, Marc Jacob Strauss, downhillers Marco Odermatt, Cyprien, ”, Odermatt, “, Sarrazin, ___
Organizations:
American, International, Snowboard Federation
Locations:
BERN, Switzerland, Bern, Austria, Swiss, Wengen, Beijing, Norwegian, Creek , Colorado