Re: Amelie Nominated for Sportswoman of the Year

看板Mauresmo作者noemie (過美東時差)時間19年前 (2006/10/18 00:34)推噓0(0推 0噓 0→)

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得獎人今天公佈了，不是Mo... 是Melanie Troxel (race car driver) 不認識的美國人@@ 小失望...本來想如果有得獎能替她振奮一下的> < 沒關係，重點是接下來的這一個月^^ 乖，好好打球喔，別演戲了>"< ※ 引述《noemie ()》之銘言： : 從WTA官網來的 http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/newsroom/?ContentID=772 : Amelie Nominated for Sportswoman of the Year : NEW YORK, NY, USA - Every year since 1980, the Women's Sports Foundation, which : was founded by Billie Jean King, has honored excellence in women's sports : through the Sportswoman of the Year Award. This year, the world's top-ranked : female tennis player, Amelie Mauresmo, is one of 10 individual women's sports : standouts nominated to receive the coveted award. : The Sportswoman of the Year Award is presented annually to one individual and : one team athlete whose performances during the preceding 12-month period have : been exceptional. Criteria in the selection process include championships won, : records set, and awards received. The 2006 awards consider achievements in the : period between August 1, 2005, and July 31, 2006. : Among Mauresmo's stellar achievements during the aforementioned 12-month period : are six Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles, the quickest million in women's : tennis history and a return to the world No.1 ranking. : Between November of last year and February of this year, Mauresmo went on an : impressive tear, winning five of the six events she contested, including the : 2005 season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships, her first Grand Slam title at : the Australian Open and a pair of indoor events in Paris and Antwerp. By virtue : of reaching the semis in Antwerp, she became the fastest woman in tennis : history to earn $1 million in a season, beating Justine Henin-Hardenne's 2004 : record by a whole month. On March 20, the Frenchwoman reascended to the No.1 : ranking she had originally held for five weeks late in 2004; she has stayed on : top ever since. : In July, she won her second and perhaps most prestigious major at Wimbledon. : After a semifinal run at the US Open, the Frenchwoman reflected on her season. : "I am very proud of what I did this year. I wouldn't have expected this kind of : season before the beginning of the year so it makes me proud." : Mauresmo's competitors in the individual sports category are speedskating star : Cindy Klassen, alpine skiers Janica Kostelic and Laurie Stephens, swimmer : Jessica Long, gymnast Chellsie Memmel, sprinter Sanya Richards, golf legend : Annika Sorenstam, snowboarding's Hanna Teter, and race car driver Melanie : Troxel. 10 more individuals from team sports also fight for an award. -- "Quant au plus merveilleux, il y en a beaucoup mais j'espere qu'il en reste a venir." - Amelie Mauresmo -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 218.174.133.142