it was awards time in tokyo on wednesday, as the association of national olympic committees honoured in pyeongchang, south korea, back in february. the best male athlete award went to the american snowboarder shaun white. he won gold in the men's half—pipe to claim the title for the third time in his career. the italian short—track speed skater arianna fontana won the award for the best female athlete. she picked up three medals in pyeongchang, including gold in the 500 metres, to being her overall tally to eight. my my advice to young athletes is to find someone whose vision inspires you, and to challenge someone's goal is to be high enough to meet their expectations. never settle for something that seems right. settle for the person who is riding the ragged edge of reality and imagination, because that is where passion lives. thank you again for this amazing award. grazia. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. the atlantic is set to be pretty relentless in terms of throw