MauiSails team rider Kevin Pritchard has been nominated for the Laureus  World Action Sportsman of the year award. The Laureus Sports awards  are global awards that recognize the achievements of today’s sports  heroes.

Pritchard has some tough challengers with Kelly Slater who won his  8th World Surfing Title and Travis Pastrana who took home the Gold  Medal at the Summer X Games. Pritchard can put up a good fight with  his World Champion Wave World Title along with a 2nd in the Super X  discipline and a 3rd in the Racing division for the Professional  Windsurfing Association’s World Tour.

The Laureus World Sports Awards is the annual celebration of  achievement, when athletes from across the sporting spectrum are  judged by the worlds media and the legends of the Laureus World  Sports Academy and the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation  is showcased.

A glittering collection of the worlds greatest sports stars has been  nominated for this years awards. The Ballod closed on January 31,  with a total of 1,068 memebers of the Laureus World Sports Awards  Media Selection Panel form 128 countries casting there votes.

The 2006 Awards Ceremony, held in the presence of His Majesty The  King of Spain in Barcelona, was attended by global figures from  sport, entertainment, business and fashion. Hollywood celebrities  Teri Hatcher and Cuba Gooding Jr hosted the Awards Ceremony. Guests  from the world of entertainment included Oscar-winning actor Morgan  Freeman. Among the winners present in Barcelona in 2006 to receive  Laureus Awards were Roger Federer, Janica Kostelic, Renault’s Flavio  Briatore, Rafael Nadal, Johan Cruyff, Valentino Rossi and Ernst van Dyk.