The Year’s Best Athletes, According to ESPN

 

The eight ESPY nominees for Best Male and Female Athlete span the world of sports from the field to the slope. On Instagram, they’re just as varied a group, with follower counts ranging from well over seven million to under 40,000. Yet who will take home tonight’s grand prizes is still anyone’s guess. Tune in tonight to find out!

One more to go....#grindmode # letsgetit

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A million emotions. That’s what I felt this Olympics, and I walked away not knowing exactly which emotion I felt the most. Was I sad to leave? Was I happy to leave with two medals? Was I looking forward to the rest of the season? Or did I just want to go home? I remember sitting on the plane heading back to Europe for the final stretch of the World Cup season contemplating these emotions...then I realized that not every experience needs to have a “final consensus”. The Olympics were a test that didn’t need to be graded, and I was so relieved at that thought that I was finally able to feel the one thing that had eluded me during those two weeks- grateful. Just.. so flipping grateful that I get to be on this journey and that I am in the drivers seat. Thank you so much for tagging along with me ❤️#OlympicDay #reflections

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Ready for some spring boardin

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⚾️=❤️

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My MVP 🐐 #MVP #FEARtheBEARD

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