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Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted

On February 20, Beijing time, the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards announced the shortlist of major awards, and Chinese Winter Olympic champion Gu Ailing was shortlisted for the Best Extreme Athlete of the Year Award, and she is also the only Chinese athlete shortlisted for this year's eight awards. Messi's Argentine men's team won the World Cup in Qatar, plus the Golden State Warriors, who won the championship after four years, were shortlisted for the Team of the Year award.

Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted

The Lawrence World Sports Awards is an annual awards ceremony, known as the "Oscars" of sport, which recognizes individuals and teams in sports, as well as sporting achievements throughout the year. It was founded in 1999 by Daimler, founding patron of the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation.

Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted

Among them, the Best Male Athlete Award, the Best Female Athlete Award, the Best Sports Team Award, the Best Comeback Athlete Award and the Best Breakthrough Athlete Award, a group composed of world-renowned sports editors, writers and broadcast media, listed six nominees for each award, and the other two awards, the Best Extreme Athlete Award and the Best Disabled Athlete Award, were nominated by their respective expert groups.

Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted

Extreme Athlete of the Year Nominations:

Chloe King, USA

Gu Ailing, China

Filipe Toledo, Brazil

Justin Dupont, France

Leusa Lear, Brazil

Stephanie Gilmour, Australia

Chinese Olympic champion Gu Ailing became the only Chinese athlete nominated for the eight Laureus Awards.

Gu Ailing is the first FIS freestyle skiing women's halfpipe Grand Slam winner and the first Chinese athlete to win the X Games. Gu Ailing won two golds and one silver at the Beijing Winter Olympics, winning the women's big air and freestyle skiing women's halfpipe gold medals, and also won the silver medal in slopestyle in the slopestyle of Yushu, becoming the first athlete to win multiple gold medals in her Olympic debut.

Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted

Team of the Year Nominations:

Argentina men's football team, Argentina

England Women's Football Team, England

French men's rugby team, France

Real Madrid Football Club, Spain

Oracle Red Bull Racing, Austria

Golden State Warriors, USA

Among the 6 finalist teams nominated for Team of the Year, the Argentine men's football team led by Messi performed well in the World Cup in Qatar, especially the final narrowly defeated the defending champion France men's team, successfully winning the World Cup, which also made Messi's dream of finally reaching the top of the World Cup. As for the Golden State Warriors led by Curry, they won the NBA championship again last year after 4 years.

Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted
Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted

Male Athlete of the Year Award Nominations:

Mbappé, France

Messi, Argentina

Max Verstappen, Netherlands

Mondo du Plandis, Sweden

Nadal, Spain

Curry, USA

Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted

Female Athlete of the Year Nominees:

Putlas (football): Barça women's player Putlas was nominated for the second year in a row.

Swiatek (Tennis)

Ledecky (swimming)

Shiffrin (downhill skiing)

Fraser Price (Athletics)

McLaughlin (Athletics)

Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted

Comeback Award of the Year Award Nominations:

Vanville Lawton (bicycle)

Erikson (Soccer)

Banjaya (Moto)

Inger Brigson (Athletics)

Klay Thompson (basketball)

Tiger Woods (Golf)

Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted

Breakthrough Award of the Year Nominations:

Alcaraz (Tennis)

Lebakina (Tennis)

Morocco men's football team

Chen Wei (Figure skating)

Scottie Schaeffler (Golf)

Toby Amusan (Athletics)

Lawrence Award official announcement shortlist: Gu Ailing became China's only seedling, Messi + Argentina men's football team shortlisted

Disabled Athlete of the Year Award Nominations:

Cameron Leslie, New Zealand, Para swimmer and wheelchair rugby player

Catherine de Brune, Switzerland, para-track athlete

Declan Farmer, USA, Para ice hockey player

Didd de Groot, Netherlands, wheelchair tennis player

Jesper Saltvik Pedelsen, Norway, para-alpine skier

Oxana Masters, USA, para-cross-country skier and cross-country cyclist

(Text/Drunken Lying Float)

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