Schumacher receives the Beck International Trophy
May 14, 2020·Cross-Country
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.
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.
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.
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