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发帖数: 18174 | 1 Missy Franklin was the sensation of Barcelona, becoming the first woman in
history to win six gold medals at a single World Championships – three
individual and three relay - at the age of just 18. This followed her
performance in the London Olympics where she won four gold medals. She
continues to refuse prize money and endorsements so that she can maintain
her amateur status in college. | d**y
发帖数: 18174 | 2 昨天出的结果。原始链接：http://www.laureus.com/awards2014/
评奖时看来真的考虑了她不go pro
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: Missy Franklin was the sensation of Barcelona, becoming the first woman in
: history to win six gold medals at a single World Championships – three
: individual and three relay - at the age of just 18. This followed her
: performance in the London Olympics where she won four gold medals. She
: continues to refuse prize money and endorsements so that she can maintain
: her amateur status in college.
| d**y
发帖数: 18174 | 3 MISSY Franklin capped off an incredible week by accepting the Laureus World
Sportswoman of the Year award during a star-studded ceremony in Malaysia
tonight.
"Oh my gosh," said the nine-time world champion upon accepting the award. "I
don't know what I'm doing here."
Franklin's appearance at what is dubbed "The Oscars of Sports Awards" comes
just days after making her NCAA championship debut. She won the 200-yard
freestyle in Minneapolis in American record time (1:40.31) while also
placing second in the 500-yard freestyle and third in the 100-yard freestyle
. Franklin received her award from legendary swimmer Mark Spitz.
Franklin's win is the first for an aquatic sports athlete in the Sportswoman
of the Year category. The honor comes after she won six gold medals at last
year's world championships, the most by any female at a world championship
meet. Franklin was also nominated for the award in 2013 after an impressive
Olympic debut, where she won five gold medals.
Franklin had tough competition in her category, nominated alongside soccer
player Nadine Angerer, runner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, pole vaulter Yelena
Isinbayeva, skier Tina Maze and tennis player Serena Williams.
The nominee list for World Sportsperson With a Disability featured three
swimmers -- Sophie Pascoe, Sarah Louise Rung and Olga Sviderska -- but the
award went to French skier Marie Bochet. Bochet could double up on the wins
next year after taking four gold medals recently at the Paralympic Games in
Sochi, Russia.
Other swimmers have won in other Laureus categories in previous years.
Rebecca Adlington won Breakthrough of the Year in 2009 after her double gold
medal performance at the Beijing Olympics. Brazil's Daniel Dias is a two-
time winner, taking the Sportsperson With a Disability award in 2013 and
2009. Natalie du Toit also won that award in 2010.
Though he never won the Sportsman of the Year award, Michael Phelps received
the Exceptional Achievement Award in 2013 after becoming the Greatest
Olympian of All Time with his 22-medal haul over three Olympics.
The Laureus Awards are voted on by an elite panel of judges using a secret
ballot.
Other awards handed out in tonight's gala:
Bayern Munich (football) for Team of the Year;
BMX biker Jamie Bestwick for Action Sportsperson of the Year;
Afghanistan cricket team wins the Spirit of Sport Award;
Tennis player Rafael Nadal for Comeback of the Year (winning his third
Laureus award in eight years)
Race car driver Sebastian Vettel for Sportsman of the Year |
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