Mikaela Shiffrin

Created in 2012, the prize is awarded to the best young male and female athlete taking part in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup.

A boisterous crowd greeted finishers at the base of Squaw Valley in advance of the U.S. National Championships.

Shiffrin sat in fourth after the first run, but costly mistakes dropped her back to 12th on the day.

Stefan Abplanalp will replace Chip White who announced his departure after 18 years with the U.S. national team earlier this week.

Pre-race favorite Mikaela Shiffrin produces gold medal performance to become youngest Olympic slalom champion in history.

Slovenia's Tina Maze adds a second gold to her collection; American Mikaela Shiffrin skis to fifth in Olympic debut.

Medal contender arrives in Sochi for her first Olympic Games.

There are possibilities looming for these Games, some hidden gems among the roster of the U.S. alpine squad.

Rugged East Coast conditions felt just like home for Shiffrin, who extended her lead in the slalom standings with a win in Bormio.

There are a lot of misconceptions about the role of results in achieving ski racing goals.

Lara Gut and Maria Pietilae-Holmner round out the podium in Val d'Isere.

Canada's "Mitch" Gagnon eighth and Mikaela Shiffrin 12th at the slalom in France.

A high number of athletes in the top seed failing to finish first run leaves the door open in the St. Moritz giant slalom race.

Slalom star Mikaela Shiffrin picks up her career first podium in giant slalom on home snow.

The first run was characterized by unusually tight results, purportedly due to wind, which enabled several ladies from the back of the pack to make flip.

Lara Gut with the win, Zettel with the record, and Shiffrin with the surprise in Soelden.

In the days leading up the women's World Cup opener in Soelden, the racers are all asking themselves the same thing.

Bode Miller makes his return in Soelden while Vonn opts to sit out until Beaver Creek.