‘The Viking is back on top!’ – Aleksander Aamodt Kilde secures super-G hat-trick at World Cup in Bormio

Updated 29/12/2021 at 17:18 GMT

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde looks unstoppable in the super-G at present, with his flawless start to the season continuing in Italy. A first Olympic medal is surely on the horizon as he produced another stunning run to finish well clear of second-placed Raphael Haaser. Kilde only ended a four-year drought in the super-G last year, but is now firmly on top.

Men's top three in Bormio as Kilde wins super G from Haaser and Kriechmayr

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde blew apart the competition to claim a third straight World Cup super-G victory in Bormio, Italy.

Victories at Beaver Creek and Val Gardena had teed up the hat-trick chance, which the Norwegian took with aplomb as he soared down the course in 1:27.95 – 0.72 seconds clear of Raphael Haaser as Austria’s wait for a win this season went on.

With four super-G victories across the last year, Kilde looks the standout skier heading into the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February, with Eurosport commentator Nick Fellows declaring: "The Viking is back on top!"

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Men's top three in Bormio as Kilde wins super G from Haaser and Kriechmayr

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Kilde leads Matthias Mayer by 70 points in the super-G standings, while he climbed above the Austrian into second in the overall race, albeit still nearly 300 points adrift of Swiss leader Marco Odermatt.

"What an incredible race,” he said.

“I skied according to my plan, I tried to manage the bumpy parts well. I knew how to be good in the key places.”

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