Which Olympians Won a 2022 ESPY?

The Annual ESPY Awards Honored Olympians

The annual ESPYS always make me cringe a little: what determines "the best athlete" across different sports and skills in a purely self-promotive event for ESPN is particularly curious. But, it exists, athletes attend, folks watch, and it's a definite thing now since its inception in 1993.

The awards officially recognize "the best players, teams and moments in the world of sports", and this year's award shows took place in Los Angeles tonight.

Check out screenshot images below for the Olympians on hand who took home an award (or two). And, further below is a list of all the Olympian winners and nominees.

All the night's winners are recapped at espn.com.

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Imprisoned in Russia, Brittney Griner was acknowledged with a presentation by fellow basketball-ers, including Olympian Sklar Diggins-Smith. (ABC screenshot)

Eileen Gu, Best Breakthrough Athlete and Best Athlete, Women's Action Sports (ABC screenshot)

Katie Ledecky, Best Athlete, Women's Sports and Best Olympian, Women's Sports (ABC screenshot)

Megan Rapinoe, Best Play (ABC screenshot)

Klay Thompson, Best Comeback Athlete (ABC screenshot)

The complete list of nominees were announced last month.

(Bold indicates won)

Best Athlete, Women's Sports

• Katie Ledecky (Swimming)
• Sunisa Lee (Gymnastics)
• Candace Parker (Basketball)

Best Breakthrough Athlete

• Eileen Gu (Freestyle Skiing)

Best Record-Breaking Perfomance

• Allyson Felix (Track & Field, 11 career Olympic medals)

Best Comeback Athlete

• Klay Thompson (Basketball)

Best Play

• "Unbelievable Corner Kick Goal' by Megan Rapinoe (soccer)

Best Olympian, Women's Sports

• Allyson Felix (Track & Field)
• Katie Ledecky (Swimming)
• Sunisa Lee (Gymnastics)

Best Olympian, Men's Sports

• Nathan Chen (Figure Skating)
• Caeleb Dressel (Swimming)

Best International Athlete, Men's Soccer

• Sadio Mané

Best International Athlete, Women's Soccer

• Sam Kerr
• Vivianne Miedema

Best NHL Player

• Roman Josi
• Igor Shesterkin

Best NBA Player

• Nikola Jokić
• Luka Dončić

Best WNBA Player

• Skylar Diggins-Smith
• Sylvia Fowles
• Candace Parker

Best Boxer

• Katie Taylor

Best MMA Fighter

• Kayla Harrison

Best Athlete, Men's Golf

• Cameron Smith
• Justin Thomas

Best Athlete, Women's Golf

• Ko Jin-young
• Lydia Ko
• Nelly Korda
• Minjee Lee

Best Athlete, Men's Tennis

• Felix Auger-Aliassime
• Rafael Nadal

Best Athlete, Women's Tennis

• Ashleigh Barty
• Leylah Fernandez
• Iga Swiatek

Best Athlete, Men's Action Sports

• Alex Hall (Freestyle Skiing)
• Ayumu Hirano (Snowboarding)
• Yuto Horigome (Skateboarding)

Best Athlete, Women's Action Sports

• Eileen Gu (Freestyle Skiing)
• Chloe Kim (Snowboarding)
• Raysa Leal (Skateboarding)
• Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Snowboarding)

Best WWE Moment

• Ronda Rousey's Royal Rumble win four months after giving birth