2014 Kids' Choice Sports

2014 Kids' Choice Sports
Date	July 17, 2014 (2014-07-17)
Location	UCLA Pauley Pavilion, Westwood, Los Angeles
Hosted by	Michael Strahan
Preshow host(s)	Carlos PenaVega Kira Kosarin
Television/radio coverage
Network	Nickelodeon
Runtime	90 minutes
Produced by	Production company: Done and Dusted Nickelodeon Productions Executive Producers: Jay Schmalholz Shelly Sumpter Gillyard Constance Schwartz Michael Strahan
Directed by	Hamish Hamilton
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The 1st Annual Kids' Choice Sports was held on July 17, 2014, at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Hall of Fame Athlete/Talk Show host Michael Strahan hosted the ceremony to celebrate kids’ favorites in the sports world.^[1] The show aired on Nickelodeon from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET/PT, tape delayed for West Coast in the United States and Canada. When this award show aired, Nickelodeon took their other channels off the air with a message telling people to go watch the awards show on the main channel.

Sports Council[edit]

A Kids' Choice Sports Council was formed to "lend their expertise and experience to help inform the awards show, consult on the nominee process and give feedback on categories."^[1] Committee members are:

• Baron Davis (former New York Knicks and two-time NBA All-Star)
• Ken Griffey Jr. (former baseball outfielder and 13-time All-Star)
• Lisa Leslie (former WNBA MVP and four-time Olympic gold medal winner)
• Cal Ripken Jr. (former shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles and 19-time All-Star)
• Deion Sanders (NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer)
• Misty May-Treanor (three-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist)
• Andy Elkin (Agent, Creative Artists Agency)
• Tracy Perlman (VP Entertainment Marketing and Promotions, NFL)
• Jeff Schwartz (President and Founder, Excel Sports Management)
• Jill Smoller (SVP, William Morris Endeavor)
• Leah Wilcox (VP, Talent Relations, NBA)
• Alan Zucker (SVP, IMG Clients Group)
• Michael Phelps (most decorated Olympian of all time)
• Tony Hawk (professional skateboarder)
• Zane Stoddard (VP, Entertainment Marketing and Content Development, NASCAR)

Presenters, performers, and stunts[edit]

Host[edit]

• Michael Strahan
• Carlos PenaVega and Kira Kosarin (Orange Carpet)

Musical performers[edit]

• Florida Georgia Line - "Cruise" and "This Is How We Roll"
• Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

Presenters[edit]

Slime stunt[edit]

• Power Dunk Challenge – Larry Fitzgerald (winner) dunked Earl Thomas III into a giant tank of slime, then got dropped himself into a vat.

Gold Slime[edit]

• After David Beckham accepted the Legend Award, he and his two sons got slimed. The slime was a metallic gold color for the first time.

Legend Award[edit]

• David Beckham (winner)

Winners and nominees[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Nick.com's Official Kids' Choice Sports website