Totallympics Awards 2023

[vinipereira 3,513]

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?

[heywoodu 16,459]

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  

[heywoodu 16,459]

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  

[Josh 13,435]

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)

[Olympian1010 8,297]

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.

[heywoodu 16,459]

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

[vinipereira 3,513]

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.

[Olympian1010 8,297]

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.

[Josh 13,435]

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 3,513]

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