Mikaela Shiffrin, Jamal Murray nominated for 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards
Two Colorado athletes were nominated for 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards, Laureus Sports announced Monday on social platform X.
Vail’s own US Ski Team and ski racing queen Mikaela Shiffrin, and Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray are Colorado’s nominees for 2024.
2023 was an exceptional year for @MikaelaShiffrin.
The #Laureus24 World Sportswoman of the Year Nominee passed all-time mark of 86 World Cup wins set by Ingemar Stenmark, and the American also won her seventh World Championship gold in giant slalom. pic.twitter.com/c3yVqjeLd7
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) February 26, 2024
Shiffrin is nominated for the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award, the seventh time she has been nominated. The previous six times were in 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023.
Mikaela Shiffrin
“There is nothing like the Laureus Awards when it comes to bringing athletes together to celebrate not just what we’ve all achieved, but the impact sport has globally. Laureus gives us a unique platform to interact with each other and make a difference,” Shiffrin said of the honor.
Shiffrin also won an ESPY in 2023 for “Best Athlete: Women’s Sports.”
🏀 #Laureus24 World Comeback of the Year Award Nominee @BeMore27 missed the entire 2021/22 @NBA season due to a torn ACL and did not play for 18 months.
Upon his return to court, he got back to his very best and was integral to the @Nuggets‘ first ever @NBA Championship title. pic.twitter.com/MwUFaJtKhN
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) February 26, 2024
Murray is nominated for the Laureus Comeback of the Year Award, his first nomination.
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, front, takes off after gathering in the ball, while New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones pursues during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Murray was nominated after he returned to the court from an 18-month rehabilitation of a torn ACL sustained in April 2021. With help from Murray’s play, Denver won its first NBA championship. He excelled in the NBA Finals, becoming the fourth player in history to average over 20 points and 10 assists in the series.
Murray also won an ESPY in 2023 for “Best Comeback Athlete.”
The 25th Laureus World Sports Awards will take place in Madrid, Spain, at the Palacio de Cibeles on April 22.
(Contact Denver Gazette digital producer Jonathan Ingraham at jonathan.ingraham@denvergazettedev.gazette.com or on X at @Skingraham.)
