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The U.S. Olympic Committee announced the names of the Olympic and Paralympic athletes who have been nominated by fans as the best American sports in the latest edition of the Olympic Games.
Friday 4 April 2014 4 minutes reading time
As usual there were seven categories to be awarded: best female athlete, best male athlete, best team, time to remember, best paralympic athlete male, best female athlete and best Paralympic paralympic team.
In the area of ​​women's luger Erin Hamlin who triumphed in Sochi got the bronze medal in the women's luge medalist became the first stars and stripes in the history of this discipline. "I'm very surprised and very happy with this result. It ' truly an honor to receive this award since the sled is not one of the sports most followed in America. "Hamlin's victory in this category is really surprising given that one of the main suspects for the success was the young star of alpine skiing Mikaela Shiffrin neo-Olympic champion in slalom.
Among men claim for freestylers Sage Kotsenburg, first gold medal with stars and stripes in Sochi 2014. Kotsenburg has won the Olympic title in the novice snowboard slopestyle completing the decisive run in the beautiful "Holy Crail."
In the category "Team" victory for the pair Meryl Davis and Charlie White. The association of American dance won a historic gold medal in figure skating discipline in which the United States had never won before. Davis-White also were awarded the bronze medal also in the newly formed team trials making a significant contribution to the team with stars and stripes.
A Noelle Pikus-Pace however, is been reserved for the recognition which time more beautiful of the Olympics. The scene of race Noelle toward the stands cheering with final embrace with her husband and two children has filled the hearts of American fans. The beautiful thirty-one on his third attempt in five circles is managed to win the silver in the skeleton, the only medal that was missing in his prestigious honors.
Among the Paralympic athletes win in the men's category for Mark Bathum twice medalist in alpine skiing reserved for the blind, in the category of women who also claim to Stephanie Jallen twice medalist in alpine skiing standing. Finally, the Paralympic men's hockey team has won the award for the best team in the Paralimpidi thanks to the success achieved for 1 to 0 in the final for first place against the hosts of Russia.
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