Pandemic payments, support to athletes offered through the Jeff Shiffrin Fund | News

Each athlete named to the 2020-21 nationwide crew will obtain a one-time COVID-19 hardship fee of $1,300, U.S. Ski & Snowboard introduced Friday, on the eve of the opening of the 2021 U.S. Alpine Championships at Aspen Highlands.

The success of the Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund, plus assist from the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund, allowed for the monetary help to the athletes. As of Sunday, the fund had raised $3.75 million, by means of a dollar-for-dollar match of its donations. That’s effectively above its preliminary $3 million projection.

“The JSARF was created to honor Jeff Shiffrin’s life and legacy in collaboration with the Shiffrin household and a gaggle of beneficiant donors (six households),” in line with the press launch. It famous that the fund has contributed to U.S. Ski and Snowboard whose funding sources have been impacted due to COVID-19, and that the monetary help would permit camps to run as deliberate and athletes retain their aggressive edge.

“This has translated into some of the profitable seasons in historical past, with 103 podiums, together with 27 victories, throughout all sports activities, which is a direct results of the constant funding,” in line with the discharge.

Donations have arrived from 39 completely different states (Colorado and New York led the best way) and 19 completely different international locations.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard CEO Tiger Shaw stated in a ready assertion, “We’re thrilled to have the ability to award athletes this one-time ­fee. A lot of our athletes have confronted a private lack of revenue and an impeded incomes energy as a consequence of a discount in occasions and different alternatives this season. We all know this fee might not make up for each missed alternative, however we hope it might probably alleviate among the monetary hardship.”

Jeff Shiffrin, father of two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin, handed away Feb. 2, 2020 in an accident. For extra details about the Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund, go to keeptheflamealive.org.