Best U.S. Female Olympian ESPY Award
The Best Olympian, Women's Sports ESPY Award formerly known as the Best U.S. Female Olympian ESPY Award has been presented annually since 2009 to the sportswoman or team affiliated with the United States Olympic Committee and contesting sport internationally adjudged to be the best. The award serves in practice to replace the Best Female Olympic Performance ESPY Award, which was presented in 2005, and the Best U.S. Olympian ESPY Award presented in 2006.
Balloting for the award is undertaken by fans over the Internet from amongst between three and five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee, and the award is conferred in June to reflect performance and achievement over the twelve months previous.
List of winners
[edit]| Year | Athlete | Sport contested | Other nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shawn Johnson | Gymnastics | Natalie Coughlin (Swimming) Dawn Harper (Track and field) Nastia Liukin (Gymnastics) |
| 2010 | Lindsey Vonn[1] | Downhill skiing | Hannah Kearney (Skiing) Julia Mancuso (Skiing) |
| 2011 | No award presented | ||
| 2012 | |||
| 2013 | Missy Franklin | Swimming | Gabby Douglas (Gymnastics) Aly Raisman (Gymnastics) |
| 2014 | Jamie Anderson | Snowboarding | Maddie Bowman (Half-pipe skiing) Meryl Davis (Ice dancing) Kaitlyn Farrington (Snowboarding) Mikaela Shiffrin (Alpine skiing) |
| 2015 | No award presented | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2017 | Simone Biles | Gymnastics | Allyson Felix (Track and field) Katie Ledecky (Swimming) Simone Manuel (Swimming) |
| 2018 | Chloe Kim[2] | Snowboarding | Mikaela Shiffrin (Skiing) Jamie Anderson (Snowboarding) Jocelyne Lamoureux (Ice hockey) |
| 2019 | No award presented | ||
| 2020 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2022 | Katie Ledecky[3] | Swimming | Allyson Felix (Track and field) Sunisa Lee (Gymnastics) Oksana Masters (Cross country skiing) |
See also
[edit]- List of sports awards honoring women
- USOC Athlete of the Year
- United States at the Olympics
- United States Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame
- Best U.S. Male Olympian ESPY Award
References
[edit]- ^ "Brees wins male athlete award, 3 other ESPYS". 15 July 2010.
- ^ Sanchez, Omar (18 July 2018). "ESPY Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners". ESPN.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.