FILE - United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin reacts on the podium after winning the women’s slalom at the World Cup Finals, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Champion skier Mikaela Shiffrin joins NWSL Denver’s ownership group
DENVER (AP) 鈥 Olympic gold medal-winning skier Mikaela Shiffrin has joined the ownership group of the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team in Denver, set to launch next year.
FILE - United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin reacts on the podium after winning the women’s slalom at the World Cup Finals, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
DENVER (AP) 鈥 Olympic gold medal-winning skier Mikaela Shiffrin has joined the ownership group of the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team in Denver, set to launch next year.
Shiffrin, an eight-time world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, is the most decorated alpine skier of all time. She is the latest celebrity athlete to invest in an NWSL team. Others run the gamut from NBA star James Harden (Houston Dash) to former NFL quarterback Eli Manning (Gotham FC) to actress Natalie Portman (Angel City).
鈥淚鈥檓 beyond thrilled to join the ownership group of Denver NWSL and support something so meaningful in the community I call home,鈥 Shiffrin said in a statement Tuesday. 鈥淭he sport culture in Colorado is rich and deep, and 鈥 most notably 鈥 the growth of women鈥檚 sports is one of the most exciting movements in our culture today.”
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Denver was awarded the . A club in Boston will join Denver in kicking off next year.
In March, the Denver team’s owners unveiled . The facility will be only the second purpose-built women鈥檚 soccer stadium in the league after the Kansas City Current opened CPKC Stadium last year.
Denver’s owners more recently announced plans for a temporary stadium and training facility in Centennial, Colorado, southeast of Denver.
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