"I have been through the toughest time of my life"-Mikaela Shiffrin's fiance Aleksander Kilde opens up about making comeback after surgery post crash

Mikaela Shiffrin's fiance Aleksander Kilde opened up about his plans to return to the slopes to compete professionally again after undergoing major surgery due to a horror crash during the World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland last year. Kilde had two torn shoulder ligaments, shoulder dislocation as well as severe knee injuries.

The Norwegian Alpine skier soon decided to undergo surgery to treat his injury and shared updates about his recovery with fans on social media. After undergoing rehabilitation for almost a year, Aleksander Kilde shared a glimpse of him skiing again in Europe. He shared that he hoped to make a comeback as soon as possible.

Kilde opened up about his thoughts on returning to the slopes in a video shared by NOCCO Norge. He reflected on the horror crash and his journey of returning to the slopes. The 32-year-old shared how he considered this journey a personal challenge of recovering from the toughest time of his life.

"I could see the leg was cut and I realized that it was something. But I could not hide from the pain that I experienced. My comeback is really more of a personal thing. It is important for my own sense of self, to show that I have been through the toughest time of my life," Kilde said.

"But I've managed to climb out of that struggle and get back to the top. I hope people remember how far I was pushed and hopefully, how high I can rise again. But at the same time, I hope it can be an inspiration to others who are going through tough times. It's been a long journey, with lots of ups and downs. But it's not over, I'm coming back. I'll do whatever it takes to get back on those skies," he added.

Aleksander Kilde on the events that followed the crash

Aleksander Kilde competes at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Men's Super G - Source: Getty

Aleksander Kilde spoke about the aftermath of the devastating crash in an interview with CNN. The Norwegian Alpine Skier revealed how massive the impact of the crash was and he does not remember many details of the events that followed as he was losing consciousness.

Kilde recalled feeling excruciating pain in his shoulder as well as lost consciousness multiple times as he was taken to the hospital.

"I hit the nets at 90 degrees, so what I remember is that I saw the net and then hitting it – and then I probably blacked out for a little while. Then I woke up again, laying there with really a lot of pain in my shoulder and then I think I fainted again, woke up on my back, and then I looked down at my leg and I saw the cut and the blood bleeding out of the leg,” he said.

Aleksander Kilde claimed that looking at the condition of his leg left him in deep thought, and he had concerns about the future of his career. Despite all the pain, Kilde tried to maintain a positive outlook as he headed to the hospital.