Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award

Last updated

Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award
Awarded forbest male action sports athlete
LocationVarious
Presented by ESPN
First awarded2004
Currently held by Eli Tomac (USA)
Website www.espn.co.uk/espys/

The Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of a male athlete from the world of action sports. [1] It was first awarded as part of the ESPY Awards in 2004 after the non-gender-specific Best Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award was presented the previous two years (with American snowboarder Shaun White receiving the 2003 award). [2] The Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award trophy, created by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, [3] is presented to the male adjudged to be the best action sports athlete in a given calendar year. Balloting for the award is undertaken by fans over the Internet from between three and five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee, which is composed of a panel of experts. [1] It is conferred in July to reflect performance and achievement over the preceding twelve months. [4]

Contents

The inaugural winner of the Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award at the 2004 awards was freestyle BMX rider Ryan Nyquist. [5] During 1997 and 2003, Nyquist won eleven out of eighteen available freestyle BMX medals at the X Games. [6] He became the first freestyle BMX rider to be nominated for, and thus the first to win, an ESPY Award. [5] The 2006 winner of the Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award was Shaun White. [7] He was nominated a further five consecutive times between the 2008 and 2012 ceremonies, all of which he won, making him the athlete with the most victories with six. [8] The two other athletes to have earned successive awards are street skateboarder Nyjah Huston and motocross rider Ryan Dungey. [9] [10] Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris became the first non-American to win the accolade in 2017 by earning three medals at that year's X Games in Minneapolis. [11] Snowboarders are the most successful sportspeople with seven awards, followed by motocross riders, with four, and street skateboarders, with three. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] The most recent winner of the award was American Motocross and Supercross racer Eli Tomac in 2022. [13]

Winners and nominees

Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award winners and nominees
YearImageAthleteNationalitySport(s) regularly contestedNomineesRefs
2004 Ryan Nyquist Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Freestyle BMX (park and dirt jumping) Brian Deegan (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Freestyle motocross
Bucky Lasek (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Skateboarding
Chad Reed (Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS) – Motocross/Supercross
[2] [5]
2005 Dave Mirra 2010-08-21 001.jpg Dave Mirra Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Freestyle BMX (street, park, and vert) Ricky Carmichael (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Motocross
Andy Irons (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Surfing
Bucky Lasek (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Skateboarding
[14] [15]
2006 Shaun White 2008.jpg Shaun White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Snowboarding (half-pipe) Jamie Bestwick (Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR) – BMX
Ricky Carmichael (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Motocross
Kelly Slater (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Surfing
Jeremy Stenberg (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Freestyle motocross
[7] [16]
2007 Travispastrana1009.JPG Travis Pastrana Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Motocross/rallying Ricky Carmichael (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Motocross
Kelly Slater (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Surfing
Danny Way (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Skateboarding
Andreas Wiig (Flag of Norway.svg  NOR) – Snowboarding
[17] [18]
2008 Shaun White.jpg Shaun White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Snowboarding (half-pipe, slopestyle),
Skateboarding (vert)
Kevin Pearce (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Snowboarding
Chad Reed (Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS) – Supercross
Kevin Robinson (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – BMX
[19] [20]
2009 Shawn White cropped and centered.JPG Shaun White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Snowboarding (half-pipe, slopestyle),
Skateboarding (vert)
Ryan Sheckler (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Skateboarding
Kelly Slater (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Surfing
James Stewart Jr. (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Motocross
[21] [22]
2010 Shaun White in 2018 181222-D-PB383-014 (46423162561) (cropped).jpg Shaun White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Snowboarding (half-pipe, slopestyle),
Skateboarding (vert)
Bobby Brown (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Freeriding
Ryan Dungey (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Motocross
Mick Fanning (Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS) – Surfing
Garrett Reynolds (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Freestyle BMX
[23] [24]
2011 Shaunsito lindo.jpg Shaun White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Snowboarding (half-pipe, slopestyle),
Skateboarding (vert)
Tucker Hibbert (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Snowmobiling
Travis Pastrana (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Motocross
Kevin Rolland (Flag of France.svg  FRA) – Freestyle skiing
Kelly Slater (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Surfing
[25] [26]
2012 Shaun White 27913015 (cropped).jpg Shaun White Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Snowboarding (half-pipe, slopestyle),
Skateboarding (vert)
Travis Rice (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Snowboarding
Kelly Slater (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Surfing
Ryan Villopoto (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Motocross
[8] [27]
2013 Nyjah Huston, KDC 2015 street (cropped).jpg Nyjah Huston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Street skateboarding Pedro Barros (Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA) – Skateboarding
Mark McMorris (Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN) – Snowboarding
Ryan Villopoto (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Motocross
[28] [29]
2014 Nyjah Huston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Street skateboarding Grant Baker (Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA) – Surfing
Tucker Hibbert (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Snowmobiling
Ryan Villopoto (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Motocross
David Wise (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Freestyle skiing
[9] [30]
2015 Ryan Dungey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Motocross Tucker Hibbert (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Snowmobiling
Nyjah Huston (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Street skateboarding
Mark McMorris (Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN) – Snowboarding
Josh Sheehan (Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS) – Freestyle motocross
[31] [32]
2016 Ryan Dungey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Motocross Pedro Barros (Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA) – Skateboarding
Nyjah Huston (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Skateboarding
Gus Kenworthy (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Freestyle skiing
Mark McMorris (Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN) – Snowboarding
[10] [33]
2017 Mark McMorris at Dew Tour.jpg Mark McMorris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Snowboarding Øystein Bråten (Flag of Norway.svg  NOR) – Freestyle skiing
John John Florence (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Surfing
Nyjah Huston (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Skateboarding
[11] [34]
2018 David Wise Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Freestyle skier Henrik Harlaut (Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE) – Freestyle skiing
Kelvin Hoefler (Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA) – Skateboarding
Marcus Kleveland (Flag of Norway.svg  NOR) – Snowboarding
[35] [36]
2019 Nyjah Huston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Street skateboarding Scotty James (Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS) – Snowboarding
Gabriel Medina (Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA) – Surfing
Tom Pagès (Flag of France.svg  FRA) – Freestyle motocross
[37] [38]
2020 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic [12]
2021 Gabriel Medina 2.jpg Gabriel Medina Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Surfing Marcus Kleveland (Flag of Norway.svg  NOR) – Snowboarding
Yūto Totsuka (Flag of Japan.svg  JPN) – Snowboarding
Cooper Webb (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Motocross/Supercross
[39] [40]
2022 Tomac2.jpg Eli Tomac Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Motocross/Supercross Alex Hall (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Skiing
Yuto Horigome (Flag of Japan.svg  JPN) – Skateboarding
Ayumu Hirano (Flag of Japan.svg  JPN) – Snowboarding
[13] [41]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">X Games</span> Extreme sports tournament

The X Games are a series of action sports events founded by ESPN Inc.. In late 2022, ESPN sold the long-running property to MSP Sports Capital, a private equity firm co-founded by Jahm Najafi and Jeff Moorad. As of early 2024, MSP Sports Capital has overseen four major X Games events as well as other related activations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shaun White</span> American snowboarder and skateboarder (born 1986)

Shaun Roger White is an American former professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He holds the world record for the most X Games gold medals and most Olympic gold medals by a snowboarder. He has also won 10 ESPY Awards throughout his career in various categories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dave Mirra</span> American BMX rider (1974–2016)

David Michael Mirra was an American BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games and earned at least one BMX medal at the event in all but one year from the competition's inception in 1995 until 2009. He also competed for several years with the Subaru Rally Team USA as a rallycross driver. Mirra rode for and was fully sponsored by Haro Bikes from the mid-1990s until he started his own bike company. He was a member of the team which won the 2014 Race Across America four-person male category. Mirra died by suicide on February 4, 2016. He was inducted into the BMX Hall of Fame on June 11, 2016.

Ryan Nyquist is an American professional BMX rider with 16 X Games medals, 39 X Games competition starts and 60 Dew Tour finals appearances. Nyquist is considered one of the greatest and diversely skilled BMX riders ever. Nyquist has won numerous gold medals in the X Games Dirt Jumping & Bike Park events. Recently Nyquist has had an interest in freeride mountain biking and has been training in mountain biking as well as BMX. He currently rides for Haro Bikes, Vans Shoes, Rockstar Energy Drink, and The Jiffy Market of Los Gatos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hannah Teter</span> American snowboarder

Hannah Teter is an American snowboarder. She is an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in the halfpipe at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. She has also won bronze at the 2005 FIS World Championships at Whistler, British Columbia, and has a total of six World Cup victories in her career. In January 2010, Teter was named to the US Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won the silver medal in women's halfpipe at the Vancouver Games. Teter came in fourth at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

The Best Male Athlete ESPY Award, known alternatively as the Outstanding Male Athlete ESPY Award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of individual men from the world of sports. It has been presented annually at the ESPY Awards since 1993 to the male voted irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to be the best athlete in a given calendar year. The Best Male Athlete ESPY Award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, is presented to the recipient at an annual ceremony in Los Angeles. Since 2004, the winner has been chosen by online balloting through three to five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. Before that, determination of the winners was made by an panel of experts. Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in July and reflect performance from the June previous.

The ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Men's Sports, known before 2021 as the Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of a male individual from the world of collegiate sports. It was first presented as part of the ESPY Awards in 2002, following the subsumption of the Best College Football Player and Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Awards, each of which had been presented annually between 1993 and 2001, inclusive. The award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, is awarded to the sportsman adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year of those contesting collegiate sport in the United States through the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

The ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Women's Sports, known before 2021 as the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of a female individual from the world of collegiate sports. It was first presented as part of the ESPY Awards in 2002, following the subsumption of the Best Female College Basketball Player ESPY Award, which was presented annually between the 1993 and 2001 ceremonies, inclusive. The award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, is awarded to the sportswoman adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year of those contesting collegiate sport in the United States through the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since the 2004 awards, the winner has been chosen by online voting through three to five nominees selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. Before that, determination of the winners was made by an panel of experts. Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in July and reflect performance from the June previous.

The Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award, known alternatively as the Breakthrough Athlete of the Year ESPY Award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual in the world of sports. It was first awarded as part of the ESPY Awards in 1993. The Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award trophy, created by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, is awarded to the sportsperson adjudged to have made the greatest breakthrough in a major international individual sport or North American professional team sport. The award is typically given to a sportsperson in his or her rookie season at a given level but may be won by any athlete who in a given year improves his or her performance dramatically or otherwise becomes well-recognized. Since 2004, the winner has been chosen by online voting through choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. Before that, determination of the winners was made by an panel of experts. Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in July and reflect performance from the June previous.

The Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of a female individual from the community of disabled sports. Established with the aid of disability advocate and former United States Paralympic soccer player Eli Wolff, the accolade's trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, is presented to the disabled sportswomen adjudged to be the best at the annual ESPY Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award was first bestowed as part of the ESPY Awards in 2005 after the non-gender specific Best Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award was presented the previous three years. Balloting for the award is undertaken by fans over the Internet from between three and five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee, which is composed of a panel of experts. It is conferred in July to reflect performance and achievement over the preceding twelve months.

The Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of a male individual from the world of disabled sports. Established with the aid of disability advocate and former United States Paralympic soccer player Eli Wolff, the accolade's trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, is presented to the disabled sportsman adjudged to be the best at the annual ESPY Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award was first bestowed as part of the ESPY Awards in 2005 after the non-gender specific Best Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award was presented the previous three years. Balloting for the award is undertaken by fans over the Internet from between three and five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee, which is composed of a panel of experts. It is conferred in July to reflect performance and achievement over the preceding twelve months.

The Best Female Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of a female athlete from the world of action sports. It was first awarded as part of the ESPY Awards in 2004 after the non-gender-specific Best Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award was presented the previous two years. It is given to the female, irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to be the best action sports athlete in a given calendar year. Balloting for the award is undertaken by fans over the Internet from between three and five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee, which is composed of a panel of experts. It is conferred in July to reflect performance and achievement over the preceding twelve months.

The Best Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award was an annual award honoring the achievements of an athlete from the world of action sports. It was first awarded as part of the ESPY Awards in the 2002 ceremony. The Best Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award trophy, created by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, was presented to the action sports athlete adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year. Balloting for the award was undertaken by a panel of experts who composed the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in July and reflect performance from the June previous.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Dungey</span> American motorcycle racer

Ryan Dungey is an American retired professional motocross and supercross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 2006 to 2017 and again in 2022. He is a four-time 450cc AMA Supercross Champion, a three-time 450cc AMA Motocross Champion, a one-time 250cc AMA Supercross West & 250cc AMA Motocross Champion.

The 2013 ESPY Awards were announced from the Nokia Theatre on the 17th of July 2013, and were live on ESPN. ESPY Award is an abbreviation for Excellence in Sports Performance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chloe Kim</span> American snowboarder (born 2000)

Chloe Kim is an American snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal when she won gold in the women's snowboard halfpipe at 17 years old.

Jamie Bestwick is a British BMX rider. He won 13 gold medals in the BMX Vert event at the X Games, and one gold medal for Vert Best Trick.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Minor (snowboarder)</span> American Paralympic snowboarder (born 1990)

Mike Minor is an American athlete, World Champion snowboarder, and a Paralympian who competed for the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He won gold in Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's banked slalom and bronze in Men's snowboard cross division SB-UL. During his childhood, Minor was given a prosthetic part for his right arm. He started skiing at the age of two and snowboarding at the age of seven. He was nominated for the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award in 2017.

Janna Meyen-Weatherby is a retired American slopestyle snowboarder. Meyen won gold at the Winter X Games from 2003 to 2006 and became the first athlete to win gold four times in a row at Winter X. She was nominated for the Best Female Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award in 2005 and 2006 and retired from competition in 2012.

Mike Shea is a retired American para-snowboarder. He won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in the inaugural Snowboard cross event. At the World Para Snowboard Championships in the LL2 division, Shea won gold in the 2015 banked slalom event and bronze in the 2017 snowboard cross event. In 2014 and 2015, Shea was nominated for the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award. Shea retired from snowboarding in 2020.

References

  1. 1 2 Nelson, Murry R. (2013). American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols and Ideas. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. pp. 399–401. ISBN   978-0-313-39753-0. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018 via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Friday Selected As An Espy Award Finalist". Orlando Sentinel . June 25, 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. Avard, Christian (August 2, 2013). "Sculptor commissioned to complete Joe Frazier statue has died". Barre Montpelier Times Argus . Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  4. "New categories unveiled for The 2002 ESPY Awards" (Press release). ESPN. 2002. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Ryan Nyquist Can't Be Beat: Claims His Latest Title Of Best Action Sports Athlete at the 2004 ESPYs". Ride BMX. July 15, 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  6. "Ryan Nyquist". X Games. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "2006 ESPY Awards Winners; Steelers earn best team kudo". Variety . July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Glass, Jonathan (July 12, 2012). "Shaun White & Jamie Anderson win ESPY for 2012 Best Action Sport Athlete". Snowboard Magazine . Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Rogge, Mike (July 17, 2014). "Kotsenburg, Anderson, Huston win ESPYS". X Games. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  10. 1 2 The Wire (July 15, 2016). "AMAMX: Ryan Dungey Wins Second-Consecutive ESPY Award". Cycle World (Press release). Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Mark McMorris wins ESPY Award for best male action sport athlete". The Globe and Mail . The Canadian Press. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  12. 1 2 Messer, Lesley (June 19, 2020). "7 ways the 2020 ESPYS will be different amid the pandemic". Good Morning America. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  13. 1 2 "2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners". ESPN.com. July 20, 2022. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  14. "Dave Mirra Takes Home ESPY for Best Male Action Sports Athlete of the Year". Ride BMX. July 13, 2005. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  15. "Perry hosts ESPY Awards on ESPN". The News-Press . July 17, 2005. p. 191. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Shaun White and Hannah Teter Win Espy Award(s)". Transworld Snowboarding . July 18, 2006. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  17. "Awards: ESPY Awards List". The Honolulu Advertiser . July 11, 2007. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  18. "ESPN X Games Athletes Nominated for 15th Annual ESPYs". Racer X Illustrated. July 11, 2007. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  19. Barton, Ashley (July 17, 2008). "Giants, Woods Top ESPY Take". Multichannel News . Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  20. D'Aniello, Chris (July 1, 2008). "2008 ESPY Awards: The Nominees". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  21. Anderson, Tracy (July 17, 2009). "White Takes Home ESPY". X Games. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  22. "X Games Athletes Nominated for 17th Annual ESPYs". Racer X Illustrated. July 9, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  23. Francklyn, Sally (July 15, 2010). "Lindsey Vonn Wins ESPY Awards". SKI Magazine. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  24. Willoughby, Scott (June 28, 2010). "Brown, Hudak nominees for ESPY Awards". The Denver Post . Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  25. "2011 ESPY Awards: Where was Shaun White". The Ski Channel. July 14, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  26. Hendricks, Heather (June 28, 2011). "X Games Athletes nominated for 2011 ESPY Awards". Adventure Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  27. Bane, Colin (June 27, 2012). "ESPY nominees announced". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  28. Bum, Surf (July 20, 2013). "Nyjah Huston Wins Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award". USA Today . Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  29. "ESPYs Action: Regina snowboarder Mark McMorris up for Award". The StarPhoenix . July 18, 2013. p. A1. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018 via PressReader.
  30. "Goodridge, Minn., native Tucker Hibbert finalist for an ESPY award". Grand Forks Herald . June 29, 2014. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  31. Sims, Sam (July 17, 2015). "ESPY Awards 2015 Best Action Sports Athlete – Ryan Dungey!". Ultimate Motorcycling. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  32. Hare, Emily (June 25, 2015). "Tucker Hibbert Nominated for ESPY Award". American Snowmobiler. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  33. Hiroshi, Marcos (July 7, 2016). "Pedro Barros talks ESPY nominations and Floripa". Red Bull. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  34. Higa, Brandi (June 21, 2017). "Hawaii's John John Florence Nominated for ESPY Award". KITV. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  35. Murray, Chris (July 19, 2018). "Reno's David Wise win first career ESPY award". Reno Gazette-Journal . Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  36. Stone, Ethan (June 21, 2018). "Henrik Harlaut and David Wise are up for ESPY Awards". Downdays. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  37. "Top Dew Tour Competitors Nyjah Huston and Chloe Kim Received ESPY Awards for Best Action Sports Athlete". Dew Tour. July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  38. "Scotty James ESPY Nomination". Victorian Institute of Sport. June 24, 2019. Archived from the original on April 5, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  39. Howard, Jake (July 12, 2021). "Medina Wins 2021 ESPY For Best Men's Action Sports Athlete". World Surf League. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  40. Longworth, Nick (June 24, 2021). "Monster Energy Supercross Champion Cooper Webb nominated for 'Best Athlete, Men's Action Sports' ESPY Award". PowerSports Business. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  41. "The 2022 ESPYS Nominees". espnpressroom.com. June 28, 2022. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.