2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist [18th Dec 18:40pm]

[James]

They've increased the shortlist to 16 this time. 14 of them competed in Rio.


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Sixteen contenders have been shortlisted for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

They will go forward to a vote on the night of the live show in Birmingham on Sunday, 18 December. The nominees are:

Nicola Adams - Boxing,
Gareth Bale - Football,
Alistair Brownlee - Triathlon,
Sophie Christiansen - Equestrian,
Kadeena Cox - Athletics/Cycling,
Mo Farah - Athletics,
Jason Kenny - Cycling,
Laura Kenny - Cycling.
Andy Murray - Tennis,
Adam Peaty - Swimming,
Kate Richardson-Walsh - Hockey,
Nick Skelton - Equestrian,
Dame Sarah Storey - Cycling,
Jamie Vardy - Football,
Max Whitlock - Gymnastics,
Danny Willett - Golf.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/38128821

[Babayaro.]

Murray surely has it won

[Alf]

Andy Murray wins.

But Mo Farrah should be the winner, his achievements are far more historic.

[Alf]

Leicester City will win the team of the year, beating the Olympic teams and Wales football team.

And I'd imagine Claudio Ranieri will win the coach of the year.

I don't know who will take the overseas personality of the year, but I'd say Usain Bolt will be in with a chance of that.

[Denver]

Leicester City will win the team of the year, beating the Olympic teams and Wales football team.

And I'd imagine Claudio Ranieri will win the coach of the year.

I don't know who will take the overseas personality of the year, but I'd say Usain Bolt will be in with a chance of that.

no the Olympics team made worldwide history they have won it

[Brother Leon]

Leicester deserves Team Of The Year. That's the greatest achievement in Sport that I have ever witnessed.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Its all about Leicester for me

[Jack_]

Boring that Andy has this wrapped up already, especially in an Olympic year

The hockey girls should win Team of the Year but they won't

[Ross.]

I can't decide I like too many of them

[Black Dagger]

Top 3 will be Murray obviously winning, Brownlee because the VT will have huge focus on him helping out Jonny and the sibling love arc will get the casual viewer going 'nawww what a lovely lad' and help him get top 3 and then any of Laura, Vardy, Mo or Jason.

Although I wouldn't rule out Nick Skelton top 3 placing for finally achieving his dream, similar to Jo Pavey getting top 3 in 2014.

[Ross.]

King Max needs a top 3 spot

[Amy Jade]

Laura Kenny is my winner or the Female Hockey Team

[James]

I would definitely give the team award to Leicester. The Olympic team is not a proper sporting team, as I understand it - just a collection of people competing in different sports. It's a cop-out to give the team award to them. It should go to a proper team-sport team.

[Shaun]

I'd vote for Brownlee or Trott tbh.

Is there a separate award for disabled athletes? Edit: guess not, Kadeena, Sarah and Sophie are there.

[Brother Leon]

How is Anthony Joshua not nominated? He done more in boxing than Nicola Adams for example.

[EspeonBB]

Max or Mo should win but it will obviously be Andy

[Headie]

Kadeena Cox should win - 2 Gold medals in 2 different Paralympic sports is amazing.

Boring @ how Andy always wins

[Alf]

The big Scottish vote wins it for Muzza.

[Nicky91]

go Laura Kenny and Leicester City :)

[James]

The show is on now, on BBC 1.

[Brother Leon]

Looks like Leicester have been robbed of Team Of The Year.

[Black Dagger]

Good.

[James]

I thought they'd just won it, but it was Claudio Ranieri winning coach of the year? Wasn't paying attention.

[Brother Leon]

:idc:Good.

Don't be silly :idc:
Their Achievement>>>Anything in our lifetime..never mind this year.

[Jack_]

Why the **** hasn't Murray been on yet?! They should've had him on first, he's already at a huge advantage without stacking it further by opening the vote at the end

The lines should open from the start

[Black Dagger]

:idc:

Don't be silly :idc:
Their Achievement>>>Anything in our lifetime..never mind this year.

I don't do underdog stories. Vardy is a knob

[Jack_]

Love that Phelps is there too :love:

[Niamh.]

Conor McGregor just won RTEs Sports personality of tbe year :hee:

[mooo]

Alistair Brownlee to win

[Amy Jade]

I'd love Kate or Laura to win but it's between Mo Farah and Andy Murray isn't it?

I mean they would deserve it but they get so much attention anyway

[Headie]

Hopefully Mo wins since for some reason he never does well in SPOTY and he deserves it at least once in his career

Kadeena Cox should be the winner tho, how many people can say they've won individual Gold medals in two different sports

[Brother Leon]

Yes,Lads!

Well deserved.

[Jack_]

Michael :love:

[James]

Why the **** hasn't Murray been on yet?! They should've had him on first, he's already at a huge advantage without stacking it further by opening the vote at the end

The lines should open from the start

That would give the nominees shown at the start an advantage.

[Ross.]

Michael :love:

my heart

[Jack_]

Let's get the Andy Murray Show wrapped up then :sleep:

[Ross.]

Jess :clap1: :clap1:

[Headie]

Yawn

Put Apprentice on pls

[Pete.]

King

[Ross.]

not here for the Andy shade

[EspeonBB]

Andy won?

How shocking

[Brother Leon]

Gets creamed in Fance,Australia and USA and still wins :joker:

[Jack_]

That would give the nominees shown at the start an advantage.

I know it's not the best comparison but people said that when they started doing it on X Factor and it didn't, it actually reversed the advantage that the pimp slot used to hold.

In theory it levels the vote out because as someone's VT is played, they'll get a bunch of votes thrown their way. Rather than the last few people shown being fresh in people's memories

[Amy Jade]

Nice event but not a good winner imo

[Denver]

He has done nothing remarkable unlike others on the list

[Pete.]

He has done nothing remarkable unlike others on the list
World #1?

[karl100589]

He has done nothing remarkable unlike others on the list

Wins Wimbledon
Olympic Gold Medal
Britain's first ever world number one.

[Denver]

When you have the oldest gold medalist finishing 3 or phenomal athletes like Brown Lee who puts his body on the line but gets no exposure because it's not a mainstream sport someone else deserved a chance

[Brother Leon]

World #1?

Tennis rankings are a joke though really. He won won Grand Slam all year.

[Black Dagger]

Gets creamed in Fance,Australia and USA and still wins :joker:

He made the final of Australia and France though, ofc he was going to win it on Wimbledon, Olympics and becoming #1 success.

It was an inevitable win and the whole 'BLEH WHAT PERSONALITY' jibes are tedious.

Poor Danny only getting 2000 votes </3