This gallery is a small tribute to the beautiful women of sports, be they professional athletes, cheerleaders or fans, who shone in the spotlight over the past year or more. Browse it and enjoy!
Member of BK UNIKS cheerleader teem.
Dina Averina (L) and Arina Averina - Russian rhythmic gymnasts 2017 World All-around silver medalist and champion respectively.
Elena Isinbaeva, former Russian pole vaulter and current record holder in the event.
Девушка держит табличку с номером места гонщика на трассе перед гонкой на российском этапе чемпионата мира по кольцевым автогонкам в классе "Формула-1".
Ukraine's Yuliya Levchenko celebrates after clearing the bar in the women's high jump final at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade on March 4, 2017.
US skier Lindsey Vonn (TOP) attends a press conference with her dog Lucy in St. Moritz on December 10, 2017, after she was appointed ski ambassador for the forthcoming Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games.
A participant of the mountain ski carnival BoogelWoogel at a skiing resort near Sochi.
Gabrielle Daleman, Canadian figure skater.
Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva.
Russian long jumper Darya Klishina.
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Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Russian competitive swimmer Yulia Yefimova.
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep.
Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Dorothea Wierer, Italian biathlete.
Oakland Riders cheerleaders perform during the 2016 NFL week 11 regular season football game against the Houston Texans on November 21, 2016 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.
Former Russian rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva.
Russian artistic gymnast Maria Paseka.
Spanish athlete Fatima Diame.
Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Alexandra Patskevich, Russian competitors in synchronized swimming.
Members of BK UNIKS cheerleader teem.
Gabriela Koukalova, Chech biathlete.
Member of the Russian national curling team Anna Sidorova.
Houston Texans Cheerleaders perform for fans as they arrive for Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons at NGR Stadium in Houston, Texas February 5, 2017.
Norwegian cross country skier Therese Johaug is pictured before the start of a hearing in her doping case in Oslo, January 25, 2017.
Ring girl and model Arianny Celeste arrives for the premiere of the film "Thor: Ragnarok" in Hollywood, California on October 10, 2017.
Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Russian competitor in synchronized swimming.
A participant of the mountain ski carnival BoogelWoogel at a skiing resort near Sochi.
Grid girls arrive for the pit lane walk ahead of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza on September 3, 2017.
Margarita Mamun, former rhythmic gymnast and 2016 Olympic All-around Champion.
Russian ice hockey fan.
Team Mexico football fan.
Grid girls arrive for the pit lane walk ahead of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza on September 3, 2017.
