vinipereira 3,072 Posted December 9, 2023 Author #21 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Speaking of Gymnastics (Simone Biles comes to mind), what you guys think about adding the "Comeback of the Year" category? Do we have enough athletes/national teams that have made a comeback performance this year? Jinzha, maestro and Olympian1010 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted December 9, 2023 #22 Share Posted December 9, 2023 35 minutes ago, vinipereira said: Yeah, I thought about her too because that's really incredible, but I didn't think others would notice (i.e. non-brazilians). If I remember correctly, we set our alarms to watch Aline's races in those championships Irrelevant yet fun fact: next month we'll be keeping some of her equipment safe in our garage while they're off to compete in Slovenia, so they don't need to haul everything everywhere Josh, maestro and vinipereira 1 2 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted December 9, 2023 #23 Share Posted December 9, 2023 50 minutes ago, vinipereira said: Speaking of Gymnastics (Simone Biles comes to mind), what you guys think about adding the "Comeback of the Year" category? Do we have enough athletes/national teams that have made a comeback performance this year? Probably, although I might be a bit biased because I always find comebacks cool and inspiring and in some cases the essence of sports maestro 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh 6,186 Posted December 9, 2023 #24 Share Posted December 9, 2023 4 hours ago, vinipereira said: Some suggestions for the Best Paralympic Athlete category: Aline Rocha (Cross-Country Skiing) - 3 medals at WCs, first Latin American to win gold in winter Worlds Elizabeth Rodrigues (Athletics) - 2 gold medals at WCs, WR in Discus, Javelin and Shot Put Maria Carolina Santiago (Swimming) - 8 medals (5 gold) at WCs Mark Arendz (Biathlon/Cross-Country Skiing) - 4 medals (3 gold) at WCs Natalie Wilkie (Biathlon/Cross-Country Skiing) - 5 medals (3 gold) at WCs Wu Chunyan (Archery) - 3 gold medals at WCs Karen Palomeque (Athletics) - 3 gold medals at WCs, WR in 100m and 200m Omara Durand (Athletics) - 3 gold medals at WCs Alexandre Léauté (Cycling) - 6 medals (5 gold) at WCs Arthur Bauchet (Alpine Skiing) - 4 medals (3 gold) at WCs Kévin Le Cunff (Cycling) - 4 gold medals at WCs Tanguy De La Forest (Shooting) - 6 medals (5 gold) at WCs, 3 WR Anna-Lena Forster (Alpine Skiing) - 5 medals (4 gold) at WCs Linn Kazmaier (Biathlon/Cross-Country Skiing) - 6 medals (4 gold) at WCs Alfie Hewett (Wheelchair Tennis) - World #1, won 2 Grand Slam titles Frances Brown (Cycling) - 4 medals (3 gold) at WCs Hannah Cockroft (Athletics) - 2 gold medals at WCs, WR in 200m, 400m and 800m Jaco van Gass (Cycling) - 5 medals (3 gold) at WCs Luca Ekler (Athletics) - 4 medals (3 gold) at WCs, WR in 200m and 400m Chiara Mazzel (Alpine Skiing) - 4 gold medals at WCs Simone Barlaam (Swimming) - 6 gold medals at WCs Stefano Raimondi (Swimming) - 7 medals (5 gold) at WCs Tokito Oda (Wheelchair Tennis) - World #2, won 2 Grand Slam titles (youngest GS winner ever) Diede de Groot (Wheelchair Tennis) - World #1, won all 4 Grand Slam titles Lisa Bunschoten (Snowboard) - 2 gold medals at WCs Tristan Bangma (Cycling) - 3 gold medals at WCs Jesper Pedersen (Alpine Skiing) - 5 medals (4 gold) at WCs Monika Kotzian (Snowboard) - 3 medals (2 gold) at WCs Ricardo Ten Argilés (Cycling) - 5 medals (3 gold) at WCs Ebba Årsjö (Alpine Skiing) - 4 gold medals at WCs Catherine Debrunner (Athletics) - 5 medals (4 gold) at WCs, WR in 100m, 400m, 800m and 1500m, won 3/6 of the World Marathon Majors Marcel Hug (Athletics) - 3 gold medals at WCs, WR in 800m, 1500m and 5000m, won all 6 World Marathon Majors Chaiwat Rattana (Athletics) - 2 gold medals at WCs, WR in 400m and 800m Oleksandr Kazik (Biathlon/Cross-Country Skiing) - 5 medals (3 gold) at WCs Ezra Frech (Athletics) - Gold medal at WCs, WR in High Jump Kendall Gretsch (Biathlon/Cross-Country Skiing) - 7 medals (6 gold) at WCs Eligible for Best Men's Team: Argentina (Blind Football) United States (Ice Hockey) Good list, I’d add Markus Rehm (athletics- men’s T64 long jump), Morteza Mehrzadselakjani (men’s sitting volleyball), and Veronika Aigner (women’s visually impaired alpine skiing) vinipereira, heywoodu and maestro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,541 Posted December 9, 2023 #25 Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 hour ago, vinipereira said: Same here, but I probably don't watch as much stuff as you do. I mostly remember some moments from Gymnastics and the Pan American Games, none of which will have a chance to actually be nominated I only watch major championships and multi-sports games, so my votes might be off the beaten path a bit as well. “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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted December 9, 2023 #26 Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: I only watch major championships and multi-sports games, so my votes might be off the beaten path a bit as well. Isn't that what makes things like this fun though? Like TISC, it's fun to realize tons of people actually experience music (or sports, in this case) in many entirely different ways than we do ourselves. Edited December 9, 2023 by heywoodu Olympian1010, Josh and maestro 3 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,072 Posted December 13, 2023 Author #27 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Just a few updates. I accepted @OlympicIRL suggestion and now we will have the Best Doubles/Pair or Mixed Team category. If we have more mixed events in the future, perhaps we can create a separate category. We'll be also moving forward with the Comeback of the Year category, and I would deeply appreciate any suggestions for this award. OlympicIRL, Josh, Gianlu33 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,541 Posted December 13, 2023 #28 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Femke Bol maybe? For winning a world title after her fall in the relay. It’s the only thing that pops into my head without reading any old threads or looking at results. “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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh 6,186 Posted December 13, 2023 #29 Share Posted December 13, 2023 7 hours ago, vinipereira said: Just a few updates. I accepted @OlympicIRL suggestion and now we will have the Best Doubles/Pair or Mixed Team category. If we have more mixed events in the future, perhaps we can create a separate category. We'll be also moving forward with the Comeback of the Year category, and I would deeply appreciate any suggestions for this award. Elina Svitolina (tennis) maybe? vinipereira 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,072 Posted December 14, 2023 Author #30 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) Compiling a list of contenders for Best Youth Athlete (born after January 1, 2005). Included world medalists and a few others, but I'm sure there are many more (didn't even searched in non-Olympic sports/events). Kaylia Nemour (Artistic Gymnastics) Chloe Covell (Skateboarding) Valentino Guseli (Snowboard) João Fonseca (Tennis) Rayssa Leal (Skateboarding) Summer McIntosh (Swimming) Chen Yuxi (Diving) Quan Hongchan (Diving) Qiu Qiyuan (Artistic Gymnastics) Wang Zisai (Trampoline Gymnastics) Yu Yiting (Swimming) Zhou Yaqin (Artistic Gymnastics) Felix Lebrun (Table Tennis) Sya Dembélé [Syssy] (Breaking) Warren Zaïre-Emery (Football) Darja Varfolomeev (Rhythmic Gymnastics) Mia Brookes (Snowboard) Sky Brown (Skateboarding) Luana Márton (Taekwondo) Matin Rezaei (Taekwondo) Daria Atamanov (Rhythmic Gymnastics) Benedetta Pilato (Swimming) Ginwoo Onodera (Skateboarding) Hinano Kusaki (Skateboarding) Kokona Hiraki (Skateboarding) Momiji Nishiya (Skateboarding) Ruka Okamoto (Taekwondo) Taiga Hasegawa (Snowboard) Dominika Banevič [B-Girl Nicka] (Breaking) Niels Laros (Athletics) Alina Korneeva (Tennis) Mirra Andreeva (Tennis) Maximilian Maeder (Sailing) Kim Chae-yeon (Figure Skating) Lee Chae-un (Snowboard) Lee Hae-in (Figure Skating) Banlung Tubtimdang (Taekwondo) Kirill Boliukh (Diving) Oleksiy Sereda (Diving) Gavin Bottger (Skateboarding) Isabeau Levito (Figure Skating) Minna Stess (Skateboarding) Tate Carew (Skateboarding) Alex Saffy (Para Swimming) Angus Hincksman (Para Athletics) Barbara Aigner (Para Alpine Skiing) Johannes Aigner (Para Alpine Skiing) Vinicius Marques (Para Athletics) Sara Vargas Blanco (Para Swimming) Hector Denayer (Para Swimming) Linn Kazmaier (Para Biathlon/Cross-Country Skiing) Poppy Maskill (Para Swimming) Rhys Darbey (Para Swimming) Sam Downie (Para Swimming) Ng Cheuk Yan (Para Swimming) Evelin Száraz (Para Swimming) Rudransh Khandelwal (Shooting Para Sport) Sheetal Devi (Para Archery) Róisín Ní Ríain (Para Swimming) Alexandra Rexová (Para Alpine Skiing) Simoné Kruger (Para Athletics) Anastasiya Dmytriv (Para Swimming) Judith Tortosa Vila (Para Athletics) Ivan Tetiukhin (Para Athletics) Ezra Frech (Para Athletics) Samantha Heyison (Para Athletics) Edited December 21, 2023 by vinipereira maestro, Gianlu33 and Josh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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