Amy Palmiero-Winters at the ESPY Awards

Amy Palmiero-Winters, accompanied by Erik Schaffer, C.P. attended the 2006 ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) awards on July 11. Although Amy did not win the award for best female athlete with a disability, she enjoyed the experience of being in Hollywood, meeting the athletes and other big stars.

Amy said attending the ESPYs was quite an experience. She encountered a lot of big names. “We saw Ben Roethlisberger in the lobby of the hotel we were staying at,” she said. “We hung out with Samuel L. Jackson. Carmen Electra was in front of us on the red carpet. Lance Armstrong was, like, six seats in front of me.”

Amy said that she was not disappointed in not winning the award. She had stated all along that being up for the award was the important part. Being nominated for the award was the latest achievement. “It was cool to walk the red carpet and get that royal treatment,” she said. “But the best thing about it is, I came home and there were two kids happy to see me.

Amy is back in her new home in New York adjusting to a life of full time training during this busy triathlon and road racing season.

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