BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
for sportswomen in Olympic sports
#1: Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands, cycling)
#2: Marte Olsbu Røiseland (Norway, biathlon)
#3: Tobi Amusan (Nigeria, athletics)
#4: Therese Johaug (Norway, cross-country skiing)
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BEST MALE ATHLETE
for sportsmen in Olympic sports
#1: Remco Evenepoel (Belgium, cycling)
#2: Alexander Bolshunov (Russia, cross-country skiing)
#3: Nils van der Poel (Sweden, speed skating)
#4: Armand Duplantis (Sweden, athletics)
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BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE
for athletes in Paralympic sports
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BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE
for athletes in Non-Olympic sports
#1: Max Verstappen (Netherlands, Formula 1)
#2: Francesco Bagnaia (Italy, MotoGP)
#3: Peter Hickman (UK, road racing)
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BEST YOUTH ATHLETE
for any athlete up to 18 years old (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
#1: David Popovici (Romania, swimming)
#2: Izan Guevara (Spain, Moto3)
#3: Erriyon Knighton (USA, athletics)
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BEST MEN'S TEAM
for men's teams or groups (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
#1: Germany bobsleigh four
#2: Finland men's ice hockey team
#3: Morocco men's football team
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BEST WOMEN'S TEAM
for women's teams or groups (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
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BEST DOUBLES OR PAIR
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BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
for the most improved athlete or team (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
#1: Johannes Strolz (Austria, alpine skiing)
#2: Hannah Neise (Germany, skeleton)
#3: Ursa Bogataj (Slovenia, ski jumping)
#4: Kimberly Garcia (Peru, athletics)
#5: Morocco men (football)
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SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR
for any sport moment from 2022 (including Olympic, Paralympic and Non-Olympic sports)
#1: Biniam Girmay winning the cycling classic Gent-Wevelgem, the first real major win in history for an African cyclist
#2: Lindsey Jacobellis' snowboard cross gold, after years and years of both bad luck and own mistakes costing her medals
#3: Nils van der Poel winning the Olympic 10k in an insane world record
#4: Dylan van Baarle winning a fantastic edition of Paris-Roubaix
#5: The heptathlon finish at the athletics world championships
#6: France tying the FIFA World Cup final from 0-2 within one and a half minute
OLYMPIC SPIRIT AWARD
for any athlete or team that took part in the 2022 Winter Olympics or Paralympics
#1: Bruna Moura (Brazil, cross-country skiing, qualified for the Olympics despite a run-up full of, say, non-ideal situations, but missed them due to a (for the driver) fatal car accident, resulting in several fractures, a full year of recovering yet an immediate "2026 is next" on day one)
#2: Simen Hegstad Krüger (Norway, cross-country skiing, medal after missing most of the Olympics due to COVID)
#3: Ireen Wüst (Netherlands, speed skating, history by winning five individual gold medals at five different Olympics)
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