The honour is handed out each season to a USSA athlete to recognise performance in international competition.

The 22-year-old Shiffrin won the overall International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Cup title after a superb campaign which saw her record 11 race victories.

She also won the slalom World Cup title, the discipline which saw her crowned as an Olympic champion at Sochi 2014.

The 2016-2017 season also saw Shiffrin win slalom gold and giant slalom silver at the FIS World Championships in St Moritz in Switzerland.

She was formally recognised at the USSA's Chairman's Awards Dinner in Park City in Utah and has now won the prize twice, after first winning it in 2014 after her Olympic gold.

"It is an honour to receive the Beck International Award, but even more than that, I want to say thank you to all of the volunteers, coaches, athletes, parents, course workers, race organisers, everyone who is involved in making this sport happen in the United States," said Shiffrin.

"This award is as much for them as it is for me. 

"We had an unprecedented number of races in the US this season, at Killington, Squaw Valley and Aspen. 

"Those events left the Europeans amazed by how we do ski racing in the US. 

"I'm so proud of all the work everyone put into these events and I'm so thankful to share my World Cup racing in my home country with the world."

As well as the Beck International Award, Shiffrin was also named as Alpine athlete of the year.