Here Are All The 2022 ESPY Award Winners

Eileen Gu

On July 20, the epicenter of Hollywood was not filled with entertainment’s biggest stars, but rather the greatest athletes of the world (though we did get an appearance from Ciara). The 2022 ESPYS converged at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for a night of celebrating sports’ best players and teams. See the full list of winners below.

Best Championship Performance: Cooper Kupp (Los Angeles Rams)

Best Breakthrough Athlete: Eileen Gu (Skiing)

Best Athlete, Women’s Sports: Katie Ledecky

Best Athlete, Men’s Sports: Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels)

Best Record-Breaking Performance: Stephen Curry (most 3-pointers made in NBA history)

Best Play: Megan Rapinoe Scores from the Corner

Best Comeback Athlete: Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors)

Best Team: Golden State Warriors

Pat Tillman Award for Service: Gretchen Evans

Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Dick Vitale

Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Vitali Klitschko

Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award: Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals)

Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award: Noor Abukaram, Kendall Dudley, Sydney Moore, Alicia Serratos, Lucy Westlake

Best NWSL Player: Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit)

Best MLS Player: Carlos Vela (LAFC)

Best Athlete with a Disability, Men’s Sports: Brad Snyder (Paratriathlon)

Best Athlete with a Disability, Women’s Sports: Jessica Long (Swimming)

Best Athlete, Men’s Action Sports: Eli Tomac (Supercross)

Best Athlete, Women’s Action Sports: Eileen Gu (Skiing)

Best College Athlete, Men’s Sports: Bryce Young (Alabama Football)

Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports: Jocelyn Alo (Oklahoma Softball)

Best International Athlete, Men’s Soccer: Kylian Mbappé (PSG)

Best International Athlete, Women’s Soccer: Sam Kerr (Chelsea)

Best MLB Player: Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels)

Best MMA Fighter: Charles Oliveira

Best NBA Player: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)

Best WNBA Player: Candace Parker (Chicago Sky)

Best NFL Player: Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers)

Best NHL Player: Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)

Best Athlete, Men’s Golf: Justin Thomas

Best Athlete, Women’s Golf: Nelly Korda

Best Athlete, Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal

Best Athlete, Women’s Tennis: Emma Raducanu

Best Bowler: Kyle Troup

See also: Where To Stream Every Emmy-Nominated Show

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