Mikaela Shiffrin's fiancé Aleksander Kilde breaks silence on his goals after devastating crash in Switzerland

Mikaela Shiffrin's fiancé, Aleksander Kilde, spoke about his future goals for the first time after a devastating crash during a downhill race at the World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland. The horrifying crash had a major impact on Kilde as it led to a dislocated shoulder and two torn shoulder ligaments that needed immediate surgery.

The Norwegian alpine skier went under the knife to treat his injury and is currently on the road to recovery for the past nine months. Aleksander Kilde has been regularly sharing updates with fans about his recovery along with some fun videos with his fiancée, Mikaela Shiffrin. However, fans were left wondering about his plans for making a return to the slopes.

In an excerpt from the series "Kilde: Unscripted," several skiers shared their perspectives on the Norwegian's devastating crash.

Liechtensteiner retired alpine ski racer Marco Büchel shared his thoughts on the crash in Wengen, Switzerland, and said:

" I was kind of shocked because I was not used to Aleks crashing like that and the second thought was, he is going to get up but he didn't."

Aleksander Kilde shared his plans about returning to the slopes and said:

" So my goal is to be back skiing. I want to be back to being competitive, being capable of winning."

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Aleksander Kilde on the aftermath of the devastating crash in Switzerland

Aleksander Kilde at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Men's Giant Slalom - Source: Getty

Aleksander Kilde opened up about the aftermath of the devastating downhill crash in Switzerland. The Norwegian skier in an interview with Der Standard revealed how he faced a scare of having blood poisoning and how the crash had a possibility of turning life-threatening.

“Two muscles, including the infraspinatus muscle on the back of the shoulder, are still loose, meaning they are not connected to the bone. This means that I have severe limitations in my shoulder. Infections in the shoulder bone have destroyed the connection to the muscle. The infection started to corrode the bone. I have to wait until the infection has gone before I can have another operation. I'm doing everything I can to make sure that happens soon," he said.

"It could have been much worse. I was close to getting blood poisoning. You definitely don't want to get that, it could have been life-threatening," he added.

Despite the severity of the crash, Kilde had an optimistic outlook as he moved on to rehabilitation sessions with the aim of returning to the slopes as soon as possible.