Snowboarder Noah Elliott Nominated for An ESPY Award

The ESPY Awards are considered the Oscars of Sports. They are held each summer, and celebrate athletes of all sports, from gymnastics to football and basketball. 

The 2025 ceremony will air live on July 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. It will be shown on ABC. Simone Biles, Josh Allen, Kevin Durant, and Ilona Maher are just some of the nominees this year, alongside Vonn - who already has won four ESPYs - and Elliott.

This year's awards ceremony will be hosted by comedian Shane Gillis. Chloe Kim, Shaun White, and Red Gerard have all been nominated for ESPY awards in the past. 

Those who wish to vote for Elliott can follow this link. The category for "Best Athlete With A Disability" is on page 11.

Elliott grew up in St. Charles, Missouri, and was pursuing a career as a professional skateboarder. When he was 15, he felt leg pain after a contest, and learned shortly after that he was diagnosed with cancer. The discovery resulted in his left leg being amputated above the knee.

While he was recovering in the hospital, Elliott watched the Sochi Paralympics, which he said helped inspire him while he was recovering. He made the switch to a professional snowboarding career after meeting fellow osteosarcoma survivor Brenna Huckaby.

Huckaby herself has won the ESPY for "Best Athlete With A Disability" twice, and has been nominated three times.

Elliott then debuted at the Winter Paralympic Games at PyeongChang, South Korea in 2018 and won two medals. He didn't medal in Beijing in 2022 due to an injury. Outside of snowboarding, Elliott is the father to his 13-year-old daughter, Skylar. Skylar was born just months before he was diagnosed with cancer.