Shiffrin Nominated for Team USA Awards - November

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced finalists for the Team USA Awards, Best of November, which recognize the outstanding achievements of Team USA athletes from last month. Mikaela Shiffrin (Avon, Colo.) has been nominated. Fans are invited to vote for their favorite athletes and teams at TeamUSA.org/Awards through midnight Monday, Dec. 9.

Mikeala earned her 41st victory at the world cup slalom opener, breaking a 33-year-old record held by Swedish legend Ingemar Stenmar and became the first skier to win four world cup races in Levi, breaking a tie with German Maria Hofl-Riesch and Austrian Marcel Hirscher.

Eight sports – including climbing, curling, cycling, fencing, ice skating, para track and field, sitting volleyball and skiing – are represented among the 13 finalists across men’s, women’s and team categories. The finalists’ collective accomplishments tell the inspiring story of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes year-round.

Fans can vote for Shiffrin through midnight on Monday, Dec. 9 at TeamUSA.org/Awards.