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Review: David Wise wins ESPY award for ‘Best Male Action Sports Athlete’ (Includes first-hand account)

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July 19, 2018

David Wise took home the 2018 ESPY award for “Best Male Action Sports Athlete,” where he bested such nominees as Henrik Harlaut (Skiing), Kelvin Hoefler (Skateboarding) and Marcus Kleveland (Snowboarding).

Wise was also nominated for “Best Male Olympian,” but that award went to fellow American snowboarder Shaun White.

At the Pyeongchang Olympics, Wise was able to defend his gold medal in the men’s halfpipe, which he also earned in 2014 in Sochi.

18-year-old American snowboarder Chloe Kim won in the “Best Female Action Sports Athlete” category, and she was honored as “Best Female Athlete,” and “Best Female Olympian.”

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Aside from his skiing endeavors, Wise is also the author of his children’s book, Very Bear and The Butterfly. It is available in Kindle format on Amazon, and via the publisher’s website.

Read More: David Wise chatted with Digital Journal in March of 2018 about his Olympic gold medal win at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and he spoke about the digital transformation of skiing.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator who has authored over 24,700 original articles over the past 20 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 19-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.