A third Olympic gold medal, a sixth career overall title, a record-breaking ninth discipline title, nine wins this season on the World Cup, and now, Mikaela Shiffrin will be honored at the biggest sports award show in the United States, the ESPYs.
What a year it’s been for the GOAT of ski racing.
Shiffrin was nominated for Best Athlete, Women’s Sports, the same award she won in 2023 after breaking Ingemar Stenmark’s record for the most World Cup wins.
Team USA hockey player Hilary Knight, golfer Nelly Korda, and Las Vegas Aces Center A’ja Wilson were also nominated for the award.
The 2026 ESPYs will take place on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. We’ll certainly be pulling for Mikaela!
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Shiffrin wasn’t the only Team USA skier to receive an ESPY nomination.
Oksana Masters, one of the most decorated Paralympians of all-time, was nominated for Best Athlete with a Disability, as was Jake Adicoff, who competes in the visually impaired classification in Para cross country.
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