U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) awarded Kikkan the 2010 CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD. The website, skiracing.com, states:
Kikkan Randall had an impressive season, with dramatic improvement in her distance racing as she scored World Cup points in four distance events. She also took four top 10's in the sprints on the World Cup, including a second place podium finish in Oslo, Norway. She also broke her own American mark in taking eighth in the women's Olympic Sprint, notching a record finish in cross country racing for the U.S. at the Games.

For a list of all of the USSA Award Winners from skiracing.com, click here.

Fasterskier.com has named APU's Kikkan Randall, female cross-country skier of the year for the third straight year and APU's Holly Brooks, rookie of the year.

To read the full article in the Anchorage Daily News, published April 30, 2010, click here.