Ski circus love nest: who is flirting with whom?

As an elite athlete, especially a skier, maintaining a relationship can sometimes be complicated. You are often on the road for weeks, often thousands of kilometers from home - and the trips back home during the season can often be counted on one hand. So you need an understanding partner - or one who comes from the same background. In fact, the ski circus is a love nest in which a few liaisons can be found. The newest couple: Superstar Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who made their relationship official on Monday . But who else is fooling around with whom?

One of the most famous ski pairs will be there Michelle Gisin and Luca De Aliprandini away. The Swiss all-rounder, who is going from success to success this year, has been together with the Nonsberger – who attended the sports high school in Mals – for years. The couple's love was put to a tough test after the outbreak of the corona pandemic when they couldn't see each other for several weeks. Gisin even failed at customs when she longingly tried to cross the Swiss border to reach her loved one.

Marie-Michèle Gagnon and Travis Ganong have been a couple for 13 years.

The Canadians have also been a couple for years Marie-Michèle Gagnon and the American Travis Ganong (both 2 World Cup victories each). The all-rounder and the speed specialist celebrated their 13th anniversary at the World Cup in February. During Christmas time the two spent a few hours together in the South Tyrolean mountains. It worked for the Azzurri Glamor couple: Roberta Melesi and Tommaso Sala.

There are also a few couples on the Azzurri ski team. The 35-year-old slalom specialist Irene Curtoni loves the speed driver who is 9 years younger than him Emanuele Buzzi , while all-rounder Roberta Melesi with the technician Tommaso Sala is in a relationship. But the most prominent couple is a South Tyrolean duo who have already retired: Werner Heel and Manuela Mölgg have been together for over 10 years and are now expecting their first child together.

Manuela Mölgg and Werner Heel: There was a spark at a World Cup.

By the way, the two got closer at a world championship, namely in Val d'Isére in 2009. Mölgg was eliminated from the slalom shortly before the finish on the way to the gold medal, and the disappointment was enormous. “After the slalom, I invited her to dinner via text message so that she could change her mind. She accepted the invitation and we have been together ever since,” Heel once said in an interview. Who else is still together? Super-G world champion Vincent Kriechmayr there with his Austrian compatriot Michaela Heider a couple off. She mainly competes in the European Cup, but has also completed a few World Cup appearances.

Vincent Kriechmayr with Michaela Heider.

Also the two-time World Cup winner Cornelia Hütter has found what he is looking for in his own team: the currently injured speed specialist is with us Christian Walder together, who is also at home in the fast disciplines. “I am of the opinion that Conny and I can benefit from our training together. As a man you always want to show that you are stronger, more enduring and faster, as a woman you want to shorten the distance to the man. In that sense, we push each other and the insults are never neglected,” Walder once said in an interview.

Cornelia Hütter and Christian Walder on vacation in Venice.

Together they can show more than 250 World Cup appearances, 5 podium places, but also several injuries. The two Americans love each other Tommy Ford and Laurenne Ross but never missed out. He is currently undergoing rehab after his brutal fall in Adelboden, while she has retired this year after suffering several injuries. A kiss into the camera as a parting gift There is also a skiing dream couple in France: giant slalom specialists Tessa Worley is with the slalom ace Julien Lizeroux , who resigned at the end of January, is in a relationship. Almost cheesy: A few hours before his last World Cup race in Schladming, she won the giant slalom at Kronplatz - and promptly sent a kiss to her loved one on the TV camera.

The Petersberg woman Caroline Pichler also found love in the ski circus. She is with the German slalom skier Sebastian Holzmann a couple off. Thibaut Favrot , who may be familiar to some South Tyrolean ski fans because of his second place in the parallel giant slalom in Alta Badia in 2018, is with the young French skier Colin Saguez zusammen.

Hannes Reichelt and his South Tyrolean wife Larissa Hofer.

The veterans should not be forgotten Beat Feuz, and Hannes Reichelt . The Swiss has with the Austrian Katrin Triendl (almost 100 European Cup starts and 16 World Cup races) founded a family. With their daughter, who was born in 2018, the Feuz' have made their home near Innsbruck. Reichelt's wife, the South Tyrolean Larissa Hofer , was also a former skier, today her father Emil is Reichelt's private trainer. Their first son was born in April 2019.

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Ski circus love nest: who is flirting with whom?

The workplace is one of the most common places where people find true love. Does this also apply to the ski circus? The clear answer: Yes, as the example of Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde proves.

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