Dale Concannon: If there is a braver athelete in sport than @sophiechristiansen I have yet to meet them

Kathryn Morgan: Literally have goosebumps hearing about these wonderful sports men & women. Incredibly inspiring. The power of sport is phenomenal.

Nathan: OMG I'm crying legit.  

Hold it together, Nathan. We've got a while to go yet...

Another interesting thing to note from Sophie's short film is that producers used a piece of music called 'Spirit of Athene' (Athene is the name of Sophie’s horse).

This was a piece specially commissioned for Sophie to compete too in Rio; its composer is Nick Hooper who has worked on Harry Potter films amongst many other things.He has a daughter with cerebal palsy, and met Sophie through her.

A touching moment for all.

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When the SPOTY producers approached actress Sarah Lancashire to work on their piece for Sophie Christiansen, it was an instant yes.

In fact, Lancashire was delighted - saying she was "privileged" to help tell the story of a Paralympic legend and mathematical genius. In case you didn't know already, Sophie combines her all-conquering equestrian performances with her work as a statistical analyst at Goldman Sachs. Yep, she's pretty cool.

Andy Murray, speaking from Miami: "It's been the best year in my career. Winning Wimbledon for the second time, I would never have expected to finish the year number one but Johanna Konta getting into the top 10, Andy Lapthorne winning the quads, Gordon Reid the wheelchair doubles, and my brother getting to doubles number one. It's been a great year for British tennis and I am so proud to have been part of that." 

On becoming a father:

"I have loved it. It was a challenge obviously and it made me realise tennis isn't the most important thing. Away from the court I am a lot happier now I'm not thinking about tennis all the time as I used to and that's helped me on the court." 

Can you stay number one?

"I will try my best. That is why I am out here training in Miami away from my family and trying to keep getting better. It's taken a lot of hard work to get here but I am getting older now and there are some big talents coming up. I'm going to give it my best shot."

Apparently Big Star was a right diva on this shoot... 

Not really, but the crew did go through at least two packs of mints (extra strong in case you are interested) to get his head out of the stable door. 

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Listen hard and listen well to his Nick Skelton VT. He has an incredible story - from broken necks to gold medals in his late 50s. 

Was 'Whole Lotta History' a chart-topper? And did Andy Murray also miss his cue there?

A point to the first person who names the voiceover on the Andy Murray VT...

Quickly...

It's Scottish actor John Hannah, who has been in films such as The Mummy and Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Did you see that celebrity interview with Hannah in the Telegraph back in September? He told them how he'd love to move to Argentina and work in a coffee shop for a year. Seriously. Check it out here., external

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BBC Sport

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It's got to be an emotional Mark Cavendish pulling on the iconic yellow jersey at the Tour de France for the first time after winning stage one. He had been favourite to do so two years earlier in his mother’s home town of Harrogate when the Tour started in Yorkshire but crashed out. This year, many experts thought he was past his best but he defied them all. A brilliant moment and thoroughly deserved for the best sprinter of his generation.

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BBC Sport

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Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish, Sir Bradley Wiggins, the Kennys: Britain's big names all had a stellar 2016.

On the road, Froome ran up a mountain on his way to a third Tour de France victory while Cavendish's four stage wins in the race took him to second on the all-time list, and earned him a first yellow jersey.

Froome went on to win time trial bronze at the Rio Olympics - a race won by retiring Swiss legend Fabian Cancellara.

Cavendish went one better, claiming silver on the track in the omnium, to win his first Olympic medal. They were two of 12 (six golds) won by Team GB.

Jason Kenny won three titles to quietly join Sir Chris Hoy on top of the British medal table with six golds and one silver, while Wiggins, who won the madison world title earlier in the year with Cavendish, signed off with another team pursuit gold to take his Olympic tally to a GB record eight.

Kenny's then fiance, and now wife, Laura picked up two golds to become the first British woman to win four Olympic titles.

We want to thank all the Unsung Heroes in sport not just those who were nominated but all the volunteers and everyone who supports them.

Here's what Radio 1Xtra's Nick Bright says...

Marcellus Baz arrives to pick up his award accompanied by some Rocky music. Fitting.

Remember there's a SPOTY playlist here.

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Eddie Izzard and Margret Aspinall are presenting this award to boxing club founder Marcellus Baz, who has been named the BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero award winner. 

His own hopes of a pro boxing career ended at 23 when he was stabbed through the hand by a rival gang member. 

Now 41, he provides free classes to hundreds of young people at his Nottingham School of Boxing, with some even dreaming of reaching the Olympics.

"Unsung heroes are the gold dust of sport," says Olympic bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton.

"A big thank you to every unsung hero, without you people like me wouldn't be successful. If I could I'd give every unsung hero the biggest hug."

See who is your local Unsung Hero.

Stuart Rowson
Editor, BBC Sport online

How it feels to be a SPOTY cameraman. Includes a list of who's sitting where and a reminder of what they all look like.. just in case.  

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Wait...Sarah Storey's given us an incredible annecdote. She was on Noel's House Party back in the 1990s!

Jealous.  

Rachel Berry: So far I've cried at every video and wanted everyone to win... whoever triumphs tonight will deserves it for sure

Now, these Paralympians are superheroes. 

Kadeena Cox and Dame Sarah Storey aren't content winning medals in one sport. Oh no. They've both got golds in multiple events.

Storey turned to cycling after persistent ear infections forced her out of swimming.

Cox, meanwhile, made the podium in both cycling and athletics in Rio. 

All the sports stars who walked down the red carpet earlier got the chance to thank those who help make sport happen - and Young Sports Personality of the Year Ellie Robinson chose to give a #BigThankYou to her coach.

Paralympic swimmer Ellie Robinson was crowned 2016 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year on The One Show earlier this week. Here, the teenager explains how it's the "icing on the cake" after a life-changing year.