Maia and Alex Shibutani, still on a high from the post-Olympic glow of two bronze medals, are one of seven finalists for the Sullivan Award.
The award goes each year to the amateur athlete who best exemplifies qualities of leadership, character and sportsmanship. They are known as the Oscars of sports awards, according to the Sullivan website.
The ice dancing pair advanced from the semi-finals from a group of 28 nominees.
Big news! Incredibly honored that @AlexShibutani and I are FINALISTS for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award! Keep voting and tweeting/RTing #Shibutani4Sullivan to help us finish strong! Voting is open now through March 29th.
?: @MaddieMMeyer pic.twitter.com/wihsmBxd8a— Maia Shibutani (@MaiaShibutani) March 24, 2018
We are FINALISTS for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award! Thank you to everyone who voted and tweeted/RT’d #Shibutani4Sullivan to get us to the final round! Let’s keep it going! ? https://t.co/kp99Q4ghRS
— ShibSibs (@ShibSibs) March 23, 2018
There are six other nominees who also advanced to the finals. They are NCAA championship wrestler Kyle Snyder, NCAA volleyball player and co-most outstanding player at the NCAA Volleyball Championship Kelly Hunter, North Carolina Tar Heel basketball star Joel Berry II, NCAA distance runner Erin Finn, NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship team member Annika Albrecht, and para equestrian Angela Peavy.
Fans can vote up to one time per day through March 29.
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