Totallympics Awards 2023

[Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo 115]

8 hours ago, Josh said:

Here’s my votes:

 

I’m still thinking, so this will probably get edited soon, just not right now. 
 

BEST MALE ATHLETE

for sportsmen in Olympic sports

 

#1:  Johannes Høsflot Klaebo (cross-country skiing)
#2:  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (athletics)
#3:  Leon Marchand (swimming)
#4:  Novak Djokovic (tennis)
#5:  Luka Doncic (basketball)
#6:  Mondo Duplantis (athletics)

 

Marco Odermatt (alpine skiing), Johannes Tinges Bo (biathlon), Taiga Hasegawa (snowboarding), Eliud Kipchoge (athletics), Noah Lyles (athletics), and Marcus Kleveland (snowboarding) all miss out. 

 

 

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE

for sportswomen in Olympic sports

 

#1:  Sandra Naeslund (freestyle skiing)
#2:  Faith Kipyegon (athletics)
#3:  Melissa Vargas (volleyball)
#4:  Ariarne Titmus (swimming)
#5:  Mikaela Shiffrin (alpine skiing)
#6:  Janja Garnbret (sport climbing)

 

Katie Ledecky (swimming), Lotte Kopecky (track/road cycling), and Femke Bol (athletics) all miss out. 

 

BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE

for athletes in Non-Olympic sports and disciplines

 

#1: Max Verstappen (formula 1)
#2:  Ali Farag (squash)
#3:  Nour El Sherbini (squash)
#4:  Emily Harrop (ski mountaineering)
#5:  Rhiannan Iffland (high diving)
#6:  Apor Gyorgydeak (teqball)

 

Jyothi Vennam (compound archery) and Veronika Windisch (ice cross) miss out. 

 

 

BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE

for athletes with a disability

 

#1:  Marcel Hug (athletics)
#2:  Stefano Raimondi (swimming)
#3:  Jesper Pedersen (alpine skiing)
#4:  Morteza Mehrzadselakjani (sitting volleyball) 
#5:  Ebba Arsjo (alpine skiing)
#6:  Markus Rehm (athletics)

 

Karen Palomeque (athletics) and Victoria Feige (surfing) would be my next two picks. 

 

 

BEST YOUTH ATHLETE

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

 

#1:  Connor Bedard (ice hockey)
#2:  Darja Varfolomeev (rhythmic gymnastics) 
#3:  Quan Hongchan (diving)
#4:  Dominika Banevič (“breaking”)
#5:  Rayssa Leal (skateboarding)
#6:  Kaylia Nemour (artistic gymnastics)

 

Summer McIntosh (swimming) would be on here at #2, but I can only nominate one Canadian. 

 

 

BEST MEN'S TEAM

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

 

#1:  4x7.5km relay (biathlon)
#2:  volleyball team
#3:  show jumping team
#4:  3x3 basketball team
#5:  rugby sevens team
#6:  Team Edin (curling)

 

 

BEST WOMEN'S TEAM

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

 

#1:  field hockey team
#2:  freestyle relays (swimming)
#3:  rugby sevens team
#4:  Team Tirinzoni (curling)
#5:  volleyball team
#6:  3x3 basketball team

 

Spain’s football team, and United States’s ice hockey team would be my next picks. 

 

 

BEST DOUBLES/PAIR OR MIXED TEAM

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

 

#1:  Chen Yuxi/Quan Hongchan (diving)
#2:  Duda/Ana Patricia (beach volleyball)
#3:  Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti (sailing)
#4:  Lim Si-Hyeon/Kim Woo-Jin (archery)
#5:  Sam Schroeder/Niels Vink (wheelchair tennis)
#6:  Mol/Sørum (beach volleyball)

 

 

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

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

 

#1:  Qin Haiyang (swimming)
#2:  Xandra Velzeboer (short-track speed skating)
#3:  Emma Finucane (track cycling)
#4:  Jordan Stolz (speed skating)
#5:  Ethan Katzberg (athletics)
#6:  Anna Hall (athletics)

 

If it was including teams, Kloth/Nuss (beach volleyball) would be up there. 

 

 

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 (gymnastics)
#2:  Ruta Meilutyte (swimming)
#3:  Katerina Johnson-Thompson (athletics)
#4:  Cam McEvoy (swimming)
#5:  Elina Svitolina (tennis)
#6:  Jamal Murray (basketball)

 

 

SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR

for any sport moment from 2023

 

#1:
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

Good nominations, in a non olympic year is not so easy to choose

[Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo 115]

@vinipereiraif is possible, i would complete here my choices. I sent you a mail but i need more time for all categories. I edit each time. 

 

BEST MALE ATHLETE

for sportsmen in Olympic sports

 

#1: Novak DJOKOVIC
#2: Noah LYLES
#3: Nikola JOKIC
#4: Leon MARCHAND
#5: Qin HAYANG
#6: Mathieu VAN DER POEL  

 

 

BEST FEMALE ATHLETE

for sportswomen in Olympic sports

 

#1: Michaela SHIFFRIN
#2: Katie LEDECKY   
#3: Elena MICHELI  
#4: Iga SWIATEK  
#5: Mollie O'CALLAGHAN  
#6: Kaori SAKAMOTO  

 

 

BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE

for athletes in Non-Olympic sports and disciplines

 

#1: Pieter DU TOIT  
#2: Steven DA COSTA  
#3: Shohhoei ONTANI  
#4: Bauden BARRETT  
#5: Bart SWINGS  
#6: Mike SHLOSSERS  

 

 

BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE

for athletes with a disability

 

#1:
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

 

 

BEST YOUTH ATHLETE

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

 

#1: Max MAEDER  
#2: Daria VARTOLOMEEV  
#3: Kayla NEMUR  
#4: Felix LeBRUN  
#5: Summer McINTOSH  
#6: Dota ARAI  

 

 

BEST MEN'S TEAM

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

 

#1: Germany, basketball  
#2: South Africa, rugby  
#3: Italy, fencing epee  
#4: Hungary, waterpolo  
#5: Netherlands, track cycling, team sprint  
#6: USA, athletics, 4x100 relay  

 

 

BEST WOMEN'S TEAM

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

 

#1: Netherlands, 4x400 relay  
#2: Australia, 4x100 freestyle relay  
#3: France, handball  
#4: Turkye, volleyball  
#5: New Zealand, rugby7  
#6: Netherlands, water polo  

 

 

BEST DOUBLES/PAIR OR MIXED TEAM

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

 

#1: AnaPatricia/Duda  
#2: Tita/BAnti  
#3: Sweden equestrian jumping team  
#4:  McCarthy/O'Donovan  
#5: Chen/Quan  
#6: Bodnar/Radis  

 

 

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

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

 

#1:
#2:
#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
#2: Cameron McEVOY
#3: Ruta Meilyute  
#4: Katarina JOHNSON-THOMPSON  
#5: Antonella PALMISANO  
#6: Justine BRAISAZ  

 

 

SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR

for any sport moment from 2023

 

#1:
#2:
#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:

Edited December 24, 2023 by Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo

[vinipereira 3,054]

51 minutes ago, Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo said:

@vinipereiraif is possible, i would complete here my choices. I sent you a mail but i need more time for all categories. I edit each time.

No problem, you can edit them 

[vinipereira 3,054]

3 hours ago, Belle said:

@vinipereiracan I post my votes in my own way? I don’t know what Size and Font the other members used. 

Any format is fine

[vinipereira 3,054]

3 hours ago, Belle said:

@vinipereiraI think it’s need to be clearer where the Swedish show jumping team should be put. Now they are both in men’s category and the mixed category. Where should I put this fabulous team? 

If there's a woman (or more) on the team, it should go in the "Doubles/Pair or Mixed Team" category.

[vinipereira 3,054]

The last day of voting was scheduled for today, but we extended the deadline until Sunday. For those interested, follow the instructions in this post.

 

Would love to see more members from Latin America, Africa and Asia voting, as well as people who didn't participate last year.

[phelps 6,883]

17 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Guri who?

 

I mean, I watch every World Cup, most of the IBU Cups and check all the results up to Junior Cup and even Alpen Cups, but I don't think I've ever heard of Guri Knotten  

I meant Karoline, of course 

 

I don't know how I came up with the name Guri...most likely, I was "under influence"  you know, this almost Holiday period, you always have to see people you normally don't see very often, friends, relatives...there's always a chance to party 

[phelps 6,883]

16 hours ago, vinipereira said:

Maybe it is Karoline Knotten? 

yes, of course...

 

I already fixed that in the PM I sent you a few days ago, now I'm gonna do it also in this public thread 

[phelps 6,883]

On 12/21/2023 at 1:55 PM, Josh said:

@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)

yeah, you're right...she might not have been a perfect fit in that category, so I changed my choice (I don't know how I could leave Pieterse out of my initial list )

 

to me, Katzberg is still in the category of the one-hit wonders rather in the established, consistent newcomers in the elite of the discipline

 

actually, if there was a category named "upset/surprise of the Year", he'd be very high in that ranking

[phelps 6,883]

5 hours ago, Belle said:

@vinipereiraI think it’s need to be clearer where the Swedish show jumping team should be put. Now they are both in men’s category and the mixed category. Where should I put this fabulous team? 

I decided to put them in the pair/mixed teams category (since there was also a woman in the team that won the European Champs)