Women Of The Year

As fans flooded the Canyon of Heroes for its Women's World Cup victory parade, the U.S. women's national soccer team showed everyone why women's sports matter. Allison Glock »

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Women Of The Year

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Women Of The Year

As fans flooded the Canyon of Heroes for its Women's World Cup victory parade, the U.S. women's national soccer team showed everyone why women's sports matter. Allison Glock »

More IMPACT25

• 2015 IMPACT25 superheroes: espnW + Marvel »
• What a year it was: Video »
• The Disruptors »

Inspiring Words From Honorees

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Inspiring Words From Honorees

espnW + Marvel = The Ultimate Team

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espnW + Marvel = The Ultimate Team

The 2015 Impact 25

Spotlight: Rousey Down, Not Out

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Spotlight: Rousey Down, Not Out

SIMONE BILES

Gymnastics world champion

TAMIKA CATCHINGS

WNBA playoff record holder

LAUREN CHAMBERLAIN

NCAA home-run record breaker

ELENA DELLE DONNE

ERICA ENDERS

NHRA Pro Stock champion

CHLOE KIM

Youngest X-Games winter gold medalist

LYDIA KO

LPGA Player of the Year

KATIE LEDECKY

Record-breaking freestyle swimmer

CARLI LLOYD

U.S. World Cup hero

OLIVIA QUIGLEY

Special Olympics gold medalist

RONDA ROUSEY

Breakthrough UFC star

BREANNA STEWART

UConn basketball player of the year

SERENA WILLIAMS

Tennis champion

MISTY COPELAND

Barrier-breaking ballerina

LAUREN GREENFIELD

"Like A Girl" documentarian

BECKY HAMMON

NBA assistant coach

LORETTA E. LYNCH

U.S. attorney general investigating FIFA

SIMONE MANUEL

History-making NCAA swimmer

SENATORS KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND & CLAIRE MCCASKILL

Leaders in fighting campus sexual assault

JESSICA MENDOZA

Baseball analyst

DANI RYLAN

National Women's Hockey League founder

DIANA TAURASI

Women's basketball decision-maker

SARAH THOMAS

First female full-time NFL official

U.S. WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM

FIFA World Cup champions

JEN WELTER

Football player and coach