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Totallympics Awards 2023


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36 minutes ago, vinipereira said:

"No" won 13-10.

The color swap isn't very helpful on StrawPoll. Definitely something they should fix in an update.

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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Not a fan of some of the categories. Would like to see categories like "best athlete over 40" or "best athlete by continent".

 

Nominations:

Male:

1st choice: Djokovic :SRB

2nd choice: Marchand :FRA

3rd choice: Boe :NOR

4th choice: Odermatt :SUI

5th choice: Stolz :USA

6th choice: Vingegaard :DEN

 

Female:

1st choice: Kipyegon :KEN

2nd choice: O'Callaghan :AUS

3rd choice: Biles :USA

4th choice: Shiffrin :USA

5th coice: Vu :USA

 

Youth:

1st choice: McIntosh :CAN

2nd choice: Lebrun :FRA

3th choice: Zaire-Emery :FRA

4th choice: Lee Chae-un :KOR

5th choice: Brookes :GBR

6th choice: Qiyuan :CHN

 

Breakthrough:

1st choice: Haiyang :CHN

2nd choice: Stolz :USA

3rd choice: Gauff :USA

4th choice: Malinin :USA

5th choice: Loutitt :CAN

6th choice: Tebogo :BOT

 

Comeback:

1st choice: Biles :USA

2nd choice: Meilutyte :LTU

3rd choice: McEvoy :AUS

4th choice: Johnson-Thompson :GBR

 

Men's team:

1st choice: Germany basketball :GER

2nd choice: Denmark handball :DEN

3rd choice: South Africa rugby :RSA

 

Women's team:

1st choice: Spain football :ESP

2nd choice: Australia women's 4 x 100 m free relay :AUS

3rd choice: Australia women's 4 x 200 m free relay :AUS

4th choice: France handball :FRA

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.
 

 

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We should recognize some of the athletic achievements of members during these awards at some point. We've got people chasing Olympic qualification, running half marathons, setting PRs in the pool, etc. It might be fun to have a more inward category/honor at some point (maybe not even voted on, but just some acknowledgment during the ceremony for those bothering to turn off the livestreams and go do something)

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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I must admit it wasn't easy...

 

in some categories I had even too many names/events in mind that I found extremely difficult to choose only 6 (some times 7, thanks to a couple of ex-aequo)

 

meanwhile in a few other categories I had the opposite problem, had to dig deep to find 6 really good options 

 

I also tried not to be so "obvious" when possible, but without being "extravagant"

 

however, this is my effort for this year...

 

BEST MALE ATHLETE

for sportsmen in Olympic sports

 

#1: :FRA Lèon Marchand (Swimming)
#2: :SUI Marco Odermatt (Alpine Skiing)
#3: :USA Noah Lyles (Athletics)
#4: :NOR Johannes Thingnes Boe (Biathlon)
#5: :JPN Hifumi Abe (Judo)
#6: :BUL Karlos May Nasar (Weightlifting)

 

 

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE

for sportswomen in Olympic sports

 

#1: :AUS Molly O'Callaghan (Swimming)
#2: :KEN Faith Kipyegon (Athletics)
#3: :NED Femke Bol (Athletics)
#4: :USA Mikaela Shiffrin (Alpine Skiing)
#5: :BRA Rebeca Andrade (Artistic Gymnastics)
#6: :JPN Yui Susaki (Wrestling) & :JPN Uta Abe (Judo)

 

 

BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE

for athletes in Non-Olympic sports and disciplines

 

#1: :JPN Shohei Ohtani (Baseball)
#2: :USA Christian McCaffrey (American Football)
#3: :JPN Naoya Inoue (Boxing)
#4: :RUS Islam Makhachev (MMA)
#5: :IND Virat Kohli (Cricket)
#6: :BEL Bart Swings (Inline Speedskating)

 

 

BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE

for athletes with a disability

 

#1: :SUI Marcel Hug (Athletics)
#2: :ITA Simone Barlaam (Swimming)
#3: :NOR Jesper Pedersen (Alpine Skiing)
#4: :FRA Alexandre Lèautè (Cycling)
#5: :COL Karen Palomeque (Athletics)
#6: :NED Diede De Groot (Tennis)

 

 

BEST YOUTH ATHLETE

for athletes up to 18 years old (born after January 1st, 2005) (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: :CAN Connor Bedard (Ice Hockey)
#2: :CAN Summer McIntosh (Swimming)
#3: :GER Darja Varfolomeev (Rhythmic Gymnastics)
#4: :CHN Qiu Qiyuan (Artistic Gymanstics)
#5: :HUN Luana Marton (Taekwondo)
#6: :SGP Maximilian Maeder (Sailing, Kitesurfing)

 

 

BEST MEN'S TEAM

for national men's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: :JPN Baseball NT
#2: :GER Basketball NT
#3: :RSA Rugby (Union) NT
#4: :IRL Rugby (Union) NT
#5: :HUN Waterpolo NT
#6: :AUS Cricket NT

 

 

BEST WOMEN'S TEAM

for national women's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: :TUR Volleyball NT
#2: :AUS Swimming Freestyle Relays 4*100m & 4*200m
#3: :NED Waterpolo NT
#4: :ESP Football NT
#5: :ITA Biathlon Relay 4*6km
#6: :FRA Handball NT

 

 

BEST DOUBLES/PAIR OR MIXED TEAM

for doubles and pairs or mixed teams and groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: :ITA Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti (Sailing, Nacra 17 Class)
#2: :BRA Ana Patrícia Ramos & Eduarda Lisboa (women's Beach Volleyball)
#3: :SWE Show Jumping Team (Equestrian Sports)
#4: :CZE Ondřej Perušič & David Schweiner (men's Beach Volleyball)
#5: :NED Melvin Twellaar & Stef Broenink (Rowing)
#6: :GER Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken (Luge)

 

 

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

for the most improved athlete (aged 19 or over) or national team (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: :CHN Qin Haiyang (Swimming)
#2: :BRN Akhmed Tazhudinov (Wrestling)
#3: :AUS Matt Temple (Swimming)
#4: :NOR Karoline Knotten & Juni Arnekleiv (Biathlon)
#5: :NED Puck Pieterse (Mountain bike)
#6: :USA Ilia Malinin (Figure Skating)

 

 

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

for athletes or national teams who made a comeback performance in 2023 (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: :USA Simone Biles (Artistic Gymnastics)
#2: :AUS Cameron McEvoy (Swimming)
#3: :GBR Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Athletics)
#4: :USA Sha'carri Richardson (Athletics)
#5: :FRA Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (Biathlon)
#6: :ITA Antonella Palmisano (Athletics)

 

 

SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR

for any sport moment from 2023

 

#1: :JPN Shohei Ohtani striking out (at that time) club teammate :USA Mike Trout to close the men's Baseball WBC
#2: :AUS Glenn Maxwell scoring 201/not out to lead an amazing comeback by his team vs :AFG at the Cricket World Cup
#3: :EUU Team Europe winning the Ryder Cup in style (Golf) 
#4: :NED Femke Bol losing a Relay Gold already in the pocket after a dramatic fall just before the finish line at the World Champs (Athletics)
#5: :AUS Molly O'Callaghan breaking the women's oldest rubber suit World Record in Swimming (ITA icon Federica Pellegrini's women's 200m Freestyle)
#6: the 4 most important Baseball Leagues all having the most unexpected new champions in the same season (MLB, Texas Rangers, 1st title in history; NPB, Hanshin Tigers, 1st title in 38 years; KBO, LG Twins Seoul, 1st title in 29 years; CPBL, Wei Chuan Dragons, 1st title in 24 years)
[#7: :ITA Italy winning the Davis Cup (Tennis) after a 47-year drought, with Sinner's matches breaking all the TV viewership records] (personal bias I couldn't resist to)

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5 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

We should recognize some of the athletic achievements of members during these awards at some point. We've got people chasing Olympic qualification, running half marathons, setting PRs in the pool, etc. It might be fun to have a more inward category/honor at some point (maybe not even voted on, but just some acknowledgment during the ceremony for those bothering to turn off the livestreams and go do something)

That's a good idea, I didn't know we had athletes here apart from @brunamoura.

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2 minutes ago, vinipereira said:

That's a good idea, I didn't know we had athletes here apart from @brunamoura.

@Swewi is competitive on the Swedish curling circuit. I believe they have played in the Olympic trials before. 
 

@Vojthas (who hasn’t been active for a while :() competes in the Polish club league for curling.

 

@John Foyne won a medal in American Football at The World Games 2017. He’s active in flag football at present (I believe). 

 

@IoNuTzZ is/was a competitive 400m runner I believe (not sure about the level).

 

There may be a few more people active at the national/club level, but I’m not sure. @Agger @heywoodu have both done half marathons in the past if memory serves. @Josh is a swimmer, but I don’t have any idea about the level (I’d assume local/youth). 

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BEST MALE ATHLETE

for sportsmen in Olympic sports

 

#1: Leo Marchand - France - Swimming
#2: Noah Lyles - US - Athletics
#3: Johannes Thingnes Bo - Norway - Biathlon
#4: Matthias Gidsel - Denmark - Handball
#5: Joseph Clarke - Canoe Slalom - UK
#6: Alvaro Martin - athetics - Spain2

 

 

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE

for sportswomen in Olympic sports

 

#1: Kaylee McKeown - Swimming - Australia
#2: Mollie O'Callaghan - Australia - swimming 
#3: Iga Świątek  - Poland - tennis
#4: Hanna Oberg - Sweden - Biathlon
#5: Maria Perez - Spain - Athletics
#6: Lotte Kopecky - Belgium - Cycling

 

BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE

for athletes with a disability

 

#1:  Stefano Raimondi - Italy - Swimming
#2: Catherine Debrunner - Switzerland - Athletics
#3: Alfie Hewett - UK - Tennis
#4: Jesper Pedersen -  Norway
#5: Kendall Gretsch - US - Biathlon/ Cross Country  Skiing
#6: Luca Ekler - Hungary - athetics

 

 

BEST YOUTH ATHLETE

for athletes up to 18 years old (born after January 1st, 2005) (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: Dominika Banevic - Lithuania - breaking
#2: Ezra Freich - Para Athetics - US
#3: Kaylia Nemour - Algieria - Gymnastic
#4: Sommer Mcintosh - Canada - swimming
#5: Daria Varfolomeev - Germany - rhythmic gymnastic
#6: Maximilian Maeder - Sailing - Singapur

 

 

BEST MEN'S TEAM

for national men's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: Denmark - men's  handball
#2: Germany men's basketball
#3: Poland - men's  volleyball
#4: Canada - mens ice hockey
#5: Hungary - men's  waterpolo
#6: UK - men's  eight - rowing

 

 

BEST WOMEN'S TEAM

for national women's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1:  Spain - Football
#2: Italy - Biathlon 4x6
#3: Handball - French
#4: Basketball - Belgium
#5: Netherlands - women's  waterpolo - gold world championships 
#6: Israel - women's  gymnastic rhythmic - gold world championships

 

 

BEST DOUBLES/PAIR OR MIXED TEAM

for doubles and pairs or mixed teams and groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: Perusic/Schneider- Czech - beach voleyball
#2:  Ana Patricia Ramos/ Eduarda Lisboa - Beach voleyball - Brasil
#3: Flores van de Werken / Bart Lambriex - sailing 49er - Netherlands
#4: Ancuta Bodnar / Simona Radis- Romania - Rowing
#5: Fin McCarthy/Paul O'Donovan - Ireland - Rowing
#6: Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung - Korea - badminton

 

 

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

for the most improved athlete (aged 19 or over) or national team (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: Cassino Rousseau - Australia - Diving
#2: Ethan Katzberg -Canada - athetics
#3: ****
#4: ****
#5: ****
#6: ****

 

 

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

for athletes or national teams who made a comeback performance in 2023 (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)

 

#1: Simone Biles - U.S Gymnastic
#2: Ruta Meilutyte - Lithuania - Gymnastic
#3: Katarina Johnson-Thompson - UK - athletics
#4: Danielle Williams - Athetics - Jamaica
#5: Caroline Marin - Badminton - Spain
#6: Nino Salukvadze- shooting - Georgia (winning olympic spot)

 

 

SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR

for any sport moment from 2023

 

#1: Cassiel Rousseau - Australia - Diving - winning gold in Diving at WC
#2:  Belgium winning basketball gold at EC
#3: Spain winning world champs 2023
#4: Femke Bol falling near finish at World Champs
#5: Italy winning gold in Biathlon relay
#6: U.S basketball lost at World Champs 

 

 

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@phelps great picks overall but I’m not sure Camryn Rogers is a great pick in the “most improved” category, she won a bronze medal at Worlds last year and had a PB of 77.67m (now 78.62)

 

Instead, I’d switch her with the other Canadian hammer thrower World Champion Ethan Katzberg, who wasn’t even in the medal conversation before this year (much less gold)

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