Eileen Gu of China celebrates after winning gold in the women’s halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February last year. On Monday, Gu was announced as a nominee for the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards. Photo: VCG

Rayssa Leal of Brazil competes in the Women’s Street Semifinal during the Sharjah Skateboarding Street and Park World Championships in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 4. She has been nominated for the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award. Photo: Francois Nel/VCG

The current world No. 2 surfer, Filipe Toledo from Brazil is also on the list to compete for the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award. Photo: IC Photo

Stephanie Gilmore made it on the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award nomination list as the Australian surfer won her eighth world title last year, becoming the first woman to win eight titles at the World Surf League finals. Photo: VCG

Swedish Olympic champion and world record holder Armand Mondo Duplantis was nominated for Sportsman of the Year in this year’s Laureus World Sports Awards. Photo: Jonathan Nackstarnd/VCG

Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain will compete for the Sportsman of the Year. Photo: Baptiste Fernandez/VCG

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, the seventh player in NBA history to win four NBA titles and two MVP awards, is on the Sportsman of the Year nomination list. Photo: AAron Ontiveroz/VCG

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica secured her fifth world title in the 100-meter last year at age 35, earning her a spot on the list of nominees for the Sportswoman of the Year. Photo: IC Photo

Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona is in the running for the Sportswoman of the Year award at this year’s Laureus World Sports Awards after lifting her second straight women’s Ballon d’Or last year. Photo: Marc Graupera Aloma/VCG

Nathan Chen of the U.S. has been selected as one of the nominees for the Breakthrough of the Year award. Chen won gold at the 2022 Olympics during the Men’s singles figure skating event. Photo: Jean Catuffe/VCG

Tiger Woods catches a ball from his caddie during the first round of the Genesis Invitational in California on Thursday. The golf legend has been nominated for the Comeback of the Year award. Woods returned to competitive golf in April last year after a 14-month absence due to a leg injury. Photo: Brian Rothmuller/VCG

Diede de Groot of The Netherlands, the current World No. 1 in singles and doubles, has been nominated as Sportsperson of the Year With a Disability. Photo: Tim Clayton/VCG

2021 and 2022 Formula One world winner Max Verstappen and his team Red Bull Racing are on the shortlist for the Sportsman of the Year and Team of the Year awards. Photo: Jakub Porzycki/VCG

The England women’s national football team is on the shortlist for the 2023 Laureus World Team of the Year award after winning the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 trophy. Photo: VCG

The Argentinian men's soccer team has been selected as one of the nominees for the Team of the Year award after winning the World Cup in Qatar last year. Photo: VCG