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Annual ESPN special release magazine
The Body Issue Frequency Yearly First issue October 19, 2009 Final issue September 6, 2019 Company ESPN Country United States Language English Website ESPN The Magazine
The Body Issue ESPN The Magazine Swimsuit Issue from Sports Illustrated [1]
The 2009 edition had six alternative covers featuring Serena Williams (tennis), Carl Edwards (NASCAR), Adrian Peterson (NFL), Dwight Howard (NBA), Gina Carano (mixed martial arts) and Sarah Reinertsen (triathlons).[2] [3] [3]
The edition included the regular sports coverage. In the bodies section athletes were featured on and off the field. Even a picture during a knee surgery was included. The "Bodies We Want" section was a feature of the best bodies in the world of sports all posed nude but with strategic coverage of private parts.[4] Laird Hamilton 's cracked heel and Torry Holt 's crooked middle finger .[5] Major League Soccer 's D.C. United simulating a free kick defensive wall while covering their genitalia.[6]
The 2019 issue was announced as also being the final print edition of the magazine.[7]
2009
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Some of the 2009 covers were revealed on shows such Monday Night Football Good Morning America [4]
Baseball: Joba Chamberlain , Nelson Cruz , Iván Rodríguez
Basketball: Dwight Howard , Cappie Pondexter
Beach volleyball: Carol Hamilton, Greg Hunter, Noah Kaiser, Eddie Matz, Michele Rauter, Tim Struby[8]
Boxing: Manny Pacquiao
Figure skating: Johnny Weir
Football: Casey Hampton , Torry Holt , Adrian Peterson
Golf: Sandra Gal , Anna Grzebien, Christina Kim
Gymnastics: Shawn Johnson
Horse racing: Alex Solis
Ice hockey: Zdeno Chára , Bill Guerin , Chris Higgins , Mike Komisarek , Sheldon Souray
Mixed martial arts: Gina Carano , Randy Couture
Rock climbing: Steph Davis
Rowing: Susan Francia
Short-track speed skating: Allison Baver
Skiing: Kristi Leskinen , Julia Mancuso
Soccer: Natasha Kai , Bryan Namoff , Oguchi Onyewu , Chris Pontius , Clyde Simms
Softball: Jessica Mendoza
Stock car racing: Carl Edwards , Mark Martin
Sumo wrestling: Byambajav Ulambayaryn
Surfing: Claire Bevilacqua , Laird Hamilton
Swimming: Ryan Lochte
Table tennis: Biljana "Biba" Golić
Tennis: James Blake , Serena Williams
Track and field: Michelle Carter , Lolo Jones , Sarah Reinertsen
Weightlifting: Cheryl Haworth
2010
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The 2010 edition included the following:
2011
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The 2011 edition included the following:
2012
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The 2012 issue featured the following athletes:[10]
2013
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The 2013 issue featured the following athletes:
2014
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The 2014 issue featured the following athletes:[11]
2015
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The 2015 issue featured the following athletes:[12]
2016
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The 2016 issue featured the following athletes:[13]
2017
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The 2017 issue featured the following athletes:[14]
Baseball: Javier Baez
Basketball: Isaiah Thomas , Nneka Ogwumike
Figure skating: Ashley Wagner
Football: Julian Edelman , Ezekiel Elliott , Zach Ertz
Hockey: Brent Burns , Joe Thornton , US Women's National Ice Hockey Team (Brianna Decker , Kacey Bellamy , Meghan Duggan , Jocelyne Lamoureux , Monique Lamoureux , Alex Rigsby )
Mixed martial arts: Michelle Waterson
Rugby: Malakai Fekitoa
Skiing: Gus Kenworthy
Snowboarding: Kirstie Ennis
Soccer: Julie Ertz
Softball: AJ Andrews
Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki
Track and field: Novlene Williams-Mills
2018
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The 2018 issue featured the following athletes:[15]
Bird and Rapinoe, who were photographed together, became the first same-sex couple to appear on the cover of the magazine.[16]
2019
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The 2019 issue released on September 4, 2019 and was the final printed issue of the ESPN Magazine. It featured the following athletes:[17]
Notes
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^ La Monica, Mark (2009-10-09). "ESPN 'The Body Issue' magazine covers" . Newsday . Retrieved 2009-12-02 .
^ a b Rovell, Darren (2009-11-30). "ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue: A Financial Success" . CNBC . Retrieved 2009-12-02 .
^ a b McCarthy, Michael (2009-09-30). "First look: In ESPN's magazine, showing skin is no issue" . USA Today . Retrieved 2009-12-02 .
^ Clifford, Stephanie (2009-10-12). "Special Issues a Bright Spot for Magazines" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2009-12-03 .
^ Steinberg, Dan (2009-10-08). "United's Nude Awakening" . The Washington Post Company . Retrieved 2009-12-03 .
^ Morris, Chris (2019-04-30). "ESPN Is Shutting Down Its Magazine" . Fortune.com . Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ Matz, Eddie (6 October 2009). "No shirts, no shorts ... lots of service!" . ESPN. Retrieved 30 July 2014 .
^ "Galleries / The Body Issue / October 17, 2011 Hope Solo" . ESPN the Magazine . Retrieved 2011-10-05 .
^ "ESPN The Magazine Body Issue – ESPN" . Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17 .
^ Chiari, Mike (8 July 2014). "ESPN Body Issue 2014: Official Photos Revealed for Featured Athletes" . Bleacher Report .
^ Chiari, Mike (6 July 2015). "ESPN Body Issue 2015: Official Photos Revealed for Featured Athletes" . Bleacher Report .
^ Chiari, Mike (June 21, 2016). "ESPN Body Issue 2016: Release Date and List of Athletes Revealed" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved 7 July 2016 .
^ "Ezekiel Elliott, Julian Edelman among 23 athletes featured in Body Issue" . ESPN. June 25, 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017 .
^ Goldberg, Rob (25 June 2018). "ESPN Body Issue 2018: Official Photos Revealed for Featured Athletes" . Bleacher Report
^ Flynn, Meagan (26 June 2018). "Seattle sports stars Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are first same-sex couple on cover of ESPN's Body Issue" . Washington Post Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023 .
^ Chiari, Mike (4 September 2019). "ESPN Body Issue 2019: Official Photos Revealed for Featured Athletes" . Bleacher Report .
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