Prime Highlights
- Simone Biles dominated the 2025 ESPYs with a couple of runaway victories, writing her own name in sports history.
- Rugby athlete Ilona Maher won the Best Breakthrough Athlete award and stole the red carpet on her first-ever red carpet walk.
Key Facts
- The 2025 ESPY Awards were held at Los Angeles’s Dolby Theatre in an evening hosted by comedian Shane Gillis.
- The evening recognized sports legends alongside emerging stars across sports.
Key Background
The TV sports record wait night, the 2025 ESPY Awards, shone at the Los Angeles Dolby Theatre. Comedian Shane Gillis hosted the award show honoring athleticism, grit, and game-altering plays of the year shone with an unforgettable night of heat, energy, and emotion. From tearful triumph to high-energy performances, flash was balanced with sincere tribute of sports legends and champs all night.
Simone Biles was without a doubt the queen of the night. The gymnastics legend swept Best Athlete – Women’s Sports and Best Championship Performance, the latter for her remarkable all-around gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Those wins are a testament to Biles’ impenetrable grip and miracle return to the world stage. Her tearful acceptance speech and bouncy red carpet strut oozed grittiness and greatness.
Stolen from her first-ever stage moment ever, American Rugby legend Ilona Maher took home Best Breakthrough Athlete at the ESPY Awards. Maher, a whirlwind and force to be dealt with on and off the field, took the opportunity to celebrate women entering sport. Her unapologetic sense of style—a black, form-fitting sheath—raised more than an eyebrow on the red carpet, not only introducing her as an athlete, but as a cultural icon.
Other top honorees who came out winners included NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and gymnast Suni Lee. Local sports legends as well as heroes were also given honorary awards. The Arthur Ashe Award for Courage was awarded to Oscar Robertson, and Katie Schumacher-Cawley was given the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. David Walters and Erin Regan were both recipients of the Pat Tillman Award for Service for showing bravery in California wildfires. WNBA great Diana Taurasi and soccer great Alex Morgan were Icon Award winners for enduring legacy.
At the harmony level of celebration and restraint, the 2025 ESPYs again became the reason the show is one of the greatest shows for athletes of any sport.
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