Mikaela Shiffrin competes at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup on Dec. 1, 2019 in Killington, Vt.
For Team USA athletes there is no offseason. They are never slowing down. Whether it's winning world cup medals or qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Games, these athletes are always on top of their game. This week, Mikaela Shiffrin earned her 62nd world cup win, Allyson Felix shared adorable photos of her daughter for her first birthday, and Oksana Masters made a big announcement about her upcoming season.
See You In Tokyo!
1. Watch out world! Surfers Caroline Marks and Carissa Moore have clinched their spots at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, where surfing will make its Olympic debut.
3. Joining Condie on the U.S. Olympic Climbing Team will be Nathaniel Coleman, who became the first U.S. man to qualify in climbing. Climbing will also make its Olympic debut at the Games in 2020.
Winter World Cups
4. Mikaela Shiffrin owns the slopes. After an incredible performance at the Killington World Cup, Shiffrin secured her 62nd world cup victory.
SHE DID IT AGAIN‼️ 2.29 SECONDS?!@MikaelaShiffrin WINS, grabbing the 4-peat on home snow at @KillingtonMtn AND joins Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Pröll, tied for fourth on the all-time win list with 62 career victories!! 🇺🇸👏🥳⚡️#beast365 pic.twitter.com/5ihoIlrync
— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) December 1, 2019
5. Dominating the luge track in Lake Placid this weekend were Emily Sweeney and Tucker West. Sweeney took home the silver, which was her best international result in a singles race in three years. Tucker West was also a dominant force on the ice. West won silver in men’s singles and even set a track record in his first heat of 50.607 seconds.
.@TuckerWest1 on his silver medal run 👇@USA_Luge x #luge pic.twitter.com/vFCyFVEa97
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) December 1, 2019
6. Welcome to the podium, Kristen Santos. The short track speedskater earned the first individual world cup medal of her career at the ISU World Cup event in Japan.
7. New name, same Sadie. Sadie Maubet Bjornsen kicked off the cross-country skiing season with a bronze medal and sporting a new name after getting married this past July.
8. Oksana Masters is back on the snow and announced she would be competing in the Nordic skiing world cup season while training for the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. She really can do it all!
Did I mention I’ll be racing the full Nordic season while training for #Tokyo2020.?......why did I ever think this was a good idea🤔🤣. Season starts in 2️⃣ weeks🙈. #justdoit pic.twitter.com/zqyBjNIPNO
— Oksana Masters (@OksanaMasters) December 1, 2019
We Can’t Stop Watching…
9. On land and at sea Simone Biles is still just as amazing.
10. Is it just us or is this video of Sunisa Lee mesmerizing?
i think i might be starting to like bars;) pic.twitter.com/UKH3hhPaRC
— Sunisa lee (@sunii567) November 26, 2019
Wedding Bells
11. Softball star Monica Abbott announced her engagement to now-fiancé Jeff Bower, and the video is just too cute!
12. Swimmer Caeleb Dressel proposed to his longtime girlfriend Meghan Haila, and we can’t get enough of this couple.
Feeling Thankful
13. Noah Lyles is freaking out and so are we. See what your favorite Team USA athletes are thankful for this holiday season.
Omg I’m on the 😱#MacysThanksgivingDayParade pic.twitter.com/ryoZzahTgz
— Noah Lyles (@LylesNoah) November 28, 2019
What Olympians are thankful for this Thanksgiving...#MacysThanksgivingDayParade #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/RgAWnagPpy
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) November 28, 2019
14. Cuteness overload. Allyson Felix shared the sweetest photos of her daughter Cammy for her first birthday!