From snowcapped mountains in California to Hawaiian beaches, the world’s biggest sports stars bared all for the 2017 ESPN the Magazine Body Issue. Check out their sexy covers and behind the scenes photo shoots for the special issue, which is themed “Every Body Has a Story.”
Chicago Cubs second baseman and World Series champion Javier Baez
Javier Báez photographed by photographer Dylan Coulter at the Coolidge Municipal Airport in Coolidge, Arizona on Friday, March 24, 2017.
Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas
Isaiah Thomas photographed at the Charlestown Club, in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott
Ezekiel Elliott photographed at STUDIOS 1019 in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday
Tennis star Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is photographed at Spiderwood Studios in Utley, Texas
MMA fighter Michelle Waterson
Michelle Waterson photographed at the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area (Bisti Badlands) in Farmington, New Mexico
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman
Julian Edelman photographed at the Willow Studios in Los Angeles, California
San Jose Sharks players Joe Thornton and Brent Burn
Joe Thornton and Brent Burns photographed in Los Gatos, California
Sprinter and four-time Olympic medalist Novlene Williams-Mills (the first breast cancer survivor to appear in the issue) photographed at Orange Studio in Orlando, Florida
2016 WNBA most valuable player Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks
Nneka Ogwumike photographed at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, California
Sgt. Kirstie Ennis (the first veteran featured in the BODY Issue)
Sprinter and four-time Olympic medalist Novlene Williams-Mills (the first breast cancer survivor to appear in the issue)
Kirstie Ennis photographed Joshua Tree National Park, California
Pro softball player A.J. Andrews, the first woman to win a Gold Glove, photographed at the Harper Dry Lake in Hinkley, California
Figure skater Ashley Wagner photographed at The Rinks Anaheim ICE in Anaheim, California on Wednesday
New Zealand All Blacks center Malakai Fekitoa photographed on the Hawaii Island, Hawaii on Thursday
Olympic freestyle skiing silver medalist Gus Kenworthy photographed at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in Mammoth Lakes, California
