A review of the winners of the 2006 Arby's Action Sports Awards
The Arby's Action Sports Awards aired Sunday, December 12, 2006 (the ceremony was held earlier). If you missed it, you can catch it again on Fuel TV throughout December. Nominations were announced in October and winners were determined by both online voting and a panel of executives. Some of the usual, celebrity presenters were there (e.g. Paris Hilton and Pam Anderson).
Here is a list of winners:
- Motocross Rider of the Year: Ricky Carmichael
- BMX Rider of the Year: Ryan Guettler
- Skateboarder of the Year: Ryan Sheckler (male); Lyn-Z Hawkins
- Surfer of the Year: Kelly Slater
- Wakeboarder of the Year: Danny Harf (male); Dallas Friday (female)
- Snowboarder of the Year: Shaun White (male); Gretchen Bleiler (female)
- Rookie of the Year: Nyjah Houston
- Skier of the Year: Tanner Hall (male); Kristi Leskinen (female)
- Best Slam: Jeremy Stenberg
- New Pollution: Elena Hight
- The Marines Comeback of the Year: Brian Deegan
- Maverick of the Year: Travis Pastrana
- Rider of the Year: Ryan Sheckler
