One subway stop away from The Odyssey press tour, the biggest names in sports were having their own style epic in New York. First, athletes like Alysa Liu, Lindsey Vonn, and Eileen Gu attended the 2026 ESPY Awards. A day later, on July 16, fashion's favorite Olympians reunited at the 2026 TIME100 Sports Gala.
Four months after the TIME100 Gala (which welcomed Hailey Bieber in a Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy-coded Calvin Klein dress), the magazine rolled out the red carpet again to honor the inaugural TIME100 Sports list. To celebrate being named the "Most Influential People in Sports," Liu, Vonn, and Gu outdid themselves in designer dresses that showcased their personal styles outside of the sports arena.
