"Looked little bit almost paralyzed"- Mikaela Shiffrin's fiance Aleksander Kilde shares first thoughts on the skier's devastating World Cup crash

Mikaela Shiffrin's fiance Aleksander Kilde shared his first thoughts when he saw the American Alpine skier's high-speed crash during the World Cup in Killington. Kilde expressed how he became instantly worried after seeing Shiffrin motionless due to the impact of the crash.

Shiffrin was competing at the World Cup in Killington in an attempt to register her 100th title and etch her name in history books. However, she lost control in the final moments of the race and crashed into the protective fence after rolling over once. The American was soon attended by the team who carried her off the course in a sled for immediate evaluation.

Aleksander Kilde shared his thoughts in Mikaela Shiffrin's short documentary series Moving Right Along - Season 3 posted on her official YouTube channel. The Norwegian revealed that he felt relived only when he spoke to the American skier who was undergoing treatment in the hospital and doctors ruled her out of danger.

"She didn't move. She was just lying there and I was just thinking this could be anything and the next thing that I see is that she needs to have help into the sled. She is not even lifting her legs. She basically looked a little bit almost paralyzed. She really hammered and I was like heck yeah this is going to be good and then this part is brutal," Kilde said.

"I think the first time I talked to her was in the hospital and she was calling herself and she said that things were okay which was a relief and I don't know how late that was but like half an hour, an hour," he added.

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Mikaela Shiffrin shares the intricacies of her injury

Mikaela Shiffrin at the STIFEL Killington World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom - Source: Getty

Mikaela Shiffrin spoke about the details of her injury in an interview with Skiracing.com. Initially, the 29-year-old revealed that she suffered an abrasion on her hip that restricted her movement. However, the impact of the crash was such that it led to a deep puncture wound that led to severe muscle trauma.

A week later, on further evaluation, it was discovered that the wound vac had clotted blood which had not drained thereby hindering the healing process. She had to undergo a quick surgery to clean out the wound.

“It is a deep puncture wound with quite a lot of severe muscle trauma. I was really lucky because it was probably like a millimeter from my colon. The wound vac just wasn’t quite able to do the proper work to drain the fluid out of my body so it could heal. That’s where the surgery came in. We discovered a pocket of fluid that was untouched by the wound vac," she said.

Shiffrin is undergoing rehabilitation and spending the holiday season with her family. She is yet to share an update about her plans to return to the slopes this Alpine Skiing season.