AN Olympic skier is in stable condition being cared for by his girlfriend after he was airlifted to hospital following a horror crash.<br /><br />Aleksandar Aamodt Kilde, 31, was approaching the end of the course at the World Cup event on Saturday when he crashed and injured his right leg.<br /><br />According to ESPN, the two-time winner in the downhill discipline was treated for a lengthy period on the course.<br /><br />He was then airlifted to hospital on a helicopter after his leg had been heavily strapped.<br /><br />Kilde shared an update from his hospital bed informing fans he was okay and being taken care of by his partner and fellow ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin.<br /><br />The pair shared a photo of themselves alongside the caption: "I’m here (and being taken care of by the one and only Mikaela Shiffrin<br />❤️)…patched up…thank you so much for all of the messages.<br /><br />"I’m grateful for all the words of love and support. This sport can be brutal, but I still love it. <br /><br />"Will share more later."<br /><br />Kilde, who won silver and bronze medals in the combined and super-G disciplines at the Tokyo Olympics, is the long-time partner of American skier and two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin.<br /><br />It is understood he was suffering from an illness earlier in the week.<br /><br />But Kilde did place third in a shorter downhill event on Thursday before he secured the same spot in the super-G on Friday.<br /><br />On Saturday, the Norwegian lost control during an S-shaped section just over two minutes into the course.<br /><br />He then made another error when navigating the left-hand turn before the finish, flying off his skis and crashing backward into the fence.<br /><br />Kilde's collision was the second crash in as many days in Wengen.<br /><br />On Friday, French star Alexis Pinturault was airlifted from the slopes after suffering an accident during the super-G event.<br /><br />At the time of Kilde's incident, Switzerland's Marco Odermatt led the downhill event.<br /><br />Odermatt beat Kilde to gold in the downhill at last year's world championships as the Norway skier was forced to settle for the silver medal.
