Members of the Olympic and Paralympic family – including an esteemed panel of Olympic and Paralympic journalists – accounted for the other 50 percent. The six athlete and team award winners were determined by online fan voting at /Awards, where nearly 600,000 fan votes determined 50 percent of the final tally. The awards show – which featured NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico as host – will be televised as a 90-minute feature for the first time ever, and will run from 6-7:30 p.m.
The awards were presented during a live recording of the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Games ceremony, held tonight at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. Paralympic Coach of the Games – Gary Colliander, Nordic skiing.Paralympic Team of the Games, presented by Dow – U.S.Male Paralympic Athlete of the Games – Dan Cnossen, Nordic skiing.Female Paralympic Athlete of the Games – Oksana Masters, Nordic skiing.Olympic Coach of the Games – Jason Cork, cross-country skiing.Olympic Team of the Games, presented by Dow – U.S.Male Olympic Athlete of the Games – Shaun White, snowboarding.Female Olympic Athlete of the Games, presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods – Chloe Kim, snowboarding.WASHINGTON – The United States Olympic Committee today announced the 2018 winners for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Games, recognizing Team USA’s outstanding performances and awe-inspiring achievements from the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 in the following eight categories: