“Love you, Kaela”: Kilde comforts devastated Shiffrin

These are scenes that will probably be reflected in every Olympic review. As Mikaela Shiffrin on Wednesday in the Beijing Slalom When she is eliminated, she crouches in the snow for minutes with her face buried in her hands. The disappointment, the bewilderment, the sadness - all combined in one image that shows one of the greatest skiers of all time in one of the most difficult sporting moments of her remarkable career. Mikaela Shiffrin is experiencing drama at these Olympics. She traveled to the Middle Kingdom with great ambitions, but now she has had two retirements after two races. And it's not just any races. She was the reigning Olympic champion in giant slalom until she slipped fatally after just a few goals on Monday. And in the slalom she is already the World Cup record winner, but here too a simple mistake was her undoing. Of all things, in the discipline that she dominated for years and at times practiced almost to perfection. Consolation from Vonn and Kilde Shiffrin was devastated after that failure on Wednesday. Even Lindsey Vonn , who was not one of Shiffrin's best friends during her playing days, suffered with the 26-year-old prodigy. Late in the evening local time, it was finally Aleksander Aamodt Kilde who spoke out on social media. The Norwegian has been the man at Shiffrin's side since the summer. In contrast to his queen of hearts, the games went much better for him, because in the Super-G he clinched bronze . Nevertheless, the drama surrounding his girlfriend also hurts him. “We’re just normal people.” Aleksander Aamodt Kilde “When you look at this picture, you can say, mean, think so many things,” writes the Norwegian next to a photo that shows Shiffrin sitting in the snow after her failure and burying her head in her arms. “Many of you look at it and say, 'She lost', 'She couldn't handle the pressure' or 'What happened?' Stuff like that frustrates me. All I see is a top athlete doing what a top athlete does. It’s part of the game, something like that can happen.” And further: “The pressure that we put on individual athletes in sport is enormous. So let's all give back the same support. It's all a question of balance and we're just normal people. I love you Kaela.” Strong words from Kilde that will hopefully comfort Shiffrin a little. However, these games will probably take their toll on the US superstar for some time to come.

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“Love you, Kaela”: Kilde comforts devastated Shiffrin

Mikaela Shiffrin is experiencing a real nightmare at the Beijing Olympics. Now her boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has spoken out - and caused a stir with a heartbreaking message of love.

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