The ESPY Awards showered kudos on female athletes during Wednesday’s glitzy ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Fortunately, the honorees delivered enough inspiration and muscular prowess — see: rugby star Ilona Maher,

The athlete, 40, walked the red carpet for the event in a strapless eggplant-colored Elisabetta Franchi gown from the designer's fall/winter 2025 collection. The dress had a daring hip-bone-grazing slit that allowed Vonn to show off her toned legs, as well as her black G-string.

Comedian Shane Gillis delivered the opening monologue as the ESPY Awards host last night, filled with edgy, controversial jokes. Here's what he said.

Mechanicsburg, PA native Shane Gillis, who was hosting the ESPYs and is a big Eagles fan, showed some love to his favorite team: Saquon Barkley unsurprisingly won “Best NFL Player” (man, he really should’ve been MVP) and “Best Play” for his reverse hurdle.

The top athletes from the last year in sports will be honored Wednesday from The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles when Shane Gillis hosts the 2025 ESPY Awards.

ESPY Awards honored Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as Best Male Athlete, Simone Biles as Best Female Athlete, Liona Maher as Best Breakthrough Athlete, and Suni Lee as Comeback Athlete of the Year, celebrating their perseverance and determination in their respective sports.

Some, such as Simone Biles and Andraya Carter, muted their makeup to let their hair do most of the talking. Others, instead, poured their personality into their visage, paring down the theatrics of their hair to highlight their heavy blush,