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Schumacher receives the Beck International Trophy

May 14, 2020·Cross-Country
Image by @Flyingpoint

The Beck International Trophy is the highest athlete honor from U.S. Ski & Snowboard, recognizing the top athletes in international competition for the year. It’s also the organization’s oldest, dating back to 1931. The 68 recipients over nearly a century represent a remarkable cross section of the greatest U.S. Olympic ski and snowboard champions of all time. For only the second time in history, two athletes tied for the penultimate honor - Mikaela Shiffrin, whose World Cup tally is now at 66, and Cross-Country junior world champion Gus Schumacher.

"Wow, I didn’t know how big it was until I realized Mikaela was the other recipient."Gus Schumacher

Beck International Trophy

**Cross-Country Athlete of the Year

Gus Schumacher
(Anchorage/Alaska Winter Stars)**

At just 19, Alaskan Gus Schumacher (Anchorage/Alaska Winter Stars) is rewriting the Cross-Country skiing history book in America! He becomes the first junior skier to win the Beck International Trophy since Cross-Country skier Bill Koch won in 1975. At the Junior World Championships, Schumacher took the first individual gold by an American junior in the 10k classic. To top it off, he anchored the USA men to their second straight relay gold and third straight medal performance in the team event. A product of the Alaska Winter Stars program, Schumacher has been a catalyst on a junior team that has been winning Junior Worlds medals over a three-year span.

“Wow, I didn’t know how big it was [to win the Beck International Trophy] until I realized Mikaela was the other recipient. After that call, I realized it was a super big deal. It was cool because she’s just a regular person - she was so nice and seemed genuinely interested in my skiing. I’m honored to be sharing the Beck Award with her.”— @gus.schumacher, on winning the Beck International Trophy alongside Olympic champion and @landroverusa ambassador @MikaelaShiffrin. Scroll ➡️ to check out the awards Gus and Mikaela took home. Link to full story in bio.

Congratulations Gus from the FIS Cross-Country family! We are looking forward having you fighting on the race track along with the worlds best Cross-Country skiers.

Click here to read the full article by U.S. Ski and Snowboard.

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