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The champion of Colorado awarded by the US Ski Team with the most prestigious prize in the company of the young cross-country skier Gus Schumacher.
Friday 15 May 2020 2 minutes reading time
Despite not having had the opportunity to sign consecutive poker at the absolute World Cup level, Mikaela Shiffrin has received in recent days an award, the most important as regards the US federation, such as the "Beck International Trophy" that the champion of Eagle brought home for the fourth time.
The three-time junior world champion, Gus Schumacher, keeps her company. “An incredible honor to receive this award - said Mikaela - and it is fabulous to do it alongside a young boy like Gus, whose career development I will follow. I want to thank my team and all the teammates, fundamental with their support and love in an unimaginable moment of my life, "he underlined referring to the disappearance of his father in the early days of last February.
Schumacher, born in 2000 in Alaska, entered the history of winter disciplines for the States, having been the first Under 20 champion in the stars and stripes background: “I realized the importance of all this in the when I realized I had won this award with a champion like Mikaela. It's incredible".
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