Utah Sports Commission

Mina Tanaka made an instant impact in her first full season with the Utah Royals, earning team MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, and the Golden Boot. Our Professional Female Athlete of the Year led Japan to its first SheBelieves Cup title with tournament MVP honors.

Well deserved! 👏 Congratulations on being named the @StateofSport Professional Male Athlete of the Year, Kells!

This 4-time NHL All-Star set a career-high 90 pts in 2025, leading the team in goals, assists, and points, captained Team USA to its first world championship since 1933, and followed it with gold at Milano Cortina 2026. Our Professional Male Athlete of the Year is Clayton Keller.

Two-time Deaflympics champion and World Deaf Football Championship gold medalist Sophie Post has represented the U.S. Women’s Deaf National Team for nearly a decade. At the 2025 Deaflympics, our Adaptive Female Athlete of the Year claimed a goal + 3 assists with an injured MCL.

Our Adaptive Male Athlete of the Year turned 2025 into a breakout season on the wall. Para climber Brayden Butler reached the podium at every international event, winning his first World Championship in Seoul and adding a World Cup gold and silver.

REMEMBER THE NAME 🥇 Salt Lake resident Sydney Peterson wins her third gold of the Games, closing out her second Paralympics with seven career medals!

ONE MORE TIME 🥇 Sydney Peterson matches her three medals from Beijing 2022 with gold in the Mixed 4 x 2.5km Relay!

GOLDEN COMEBACK 🥇 Noah Elliott, the King of Banked Slalom, is back on top for the first time since PyeongChang 2018!

FIVE MEDALS STRONG 🥉 Congratulations to Brenna Huckaby on her finish in Banked Slalom, her fifth career Paralympic medal!

DELSON DELIVERS 🥇 Kate Delson becomes a Paralympic champion in Banked Slalom in her first Games!

PETERSON DOES IT AGAIN🥇 Sydney Peterson takes the podium in back-to-back days, becoming a two-time Paralympic champion!

PhDium Finish 🥈 Congrats to Salt Lake resident and Utah PhD student Sydney Peterson on earning her fourth Paralympic medal!

Track sprinter turned bobsleigh pilot Kaysha Love made her Olympic debut just 16 months after starting her bobsled career. Our Olympic Female Athlete of the Year defeated a two-time defending world champion to become just the fourth American pilot in 65 years to claim the title.

Our Olympic Male Athlete of the Year finished on the podium in every World Championship start. In 2025, Quinn Dehlinger earned a back-to-back silver medal in the individual event, while also helping the U.S. become the first country to win consecutive mixed team aerials titles.