Totallympics Awards 2023

[heywoodu 15,135]

21 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

@heywoodu have both done half marathons in the past if memory serves

Singular

 

If I can manage to double my average speed (I'm not training, so that'd be a challenge), I'd almost be slightly competitive in a national competition  

Edited December 21, 2023 by heywoodu

[vinipereira 3,240]

10 minutes 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  

Maybe it is Karoline Knotten? 

[heywoodu 15,135]

10 minutes ago, vinipereira said:

Maybe it is Karoline Knotten? 

Or Guri Hetland, born Guri Knotten, for her 7th place in the cross-country skiing World Cup in Engelberg in 1999

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guri_Hetland

[intoronto 5,635]

Unfortunately I do not have a lot of time to do research for this. Can I still vote though?

[vinipereira 3,240]

13 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Unfortunately I do not have a lot of time to do research for this. Can I still vote though?

Sure, anybody can vote 

 

If everybody agrees I can extend the deadline until Sunday and reveal the nominees on Monday.

[Josh 10,489]

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:  win over United States in women’s waterpolo at the World Aquatics Championships

#2:  Femke Bol rebounding from a late race fall in the mixed 4x400m to win gold in the women’s 4x400m at the World Athletics Championships! 

#3:  Adriana Diaz and  Bruna Takahashi’s embrace after the gold medal match in women’s singles table tennis at the Pan American Games

#4:  Canada booking their ticket to the Olympics in men’s basketball at the FIBA World Cup for the first time since 2000

#5:  Novak Djokovic winning three grand slam titles this year, while extending his overall total to 24, winning the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and US Open. 
#6:  Connor Bedard and  Trevor Zegras scoring Michigan goals on the same day (December 23)
#7:  Miltiadis Tentoglou winning gold in men’s long jump at the World Athletics Championships with his round six attempt. 

 

But also, Canada qualifying for Paris in men’s volleyball, which marks their third consecutive appearance. Really impressive considering we’ve never really been near the top of the World Rankings.

Edited December 25, 2023 by Josh

[Monzanator 4,495]

I will vote before Sunday if that's still the new deadline. Had a busy month so far

[Siddhartha Talukdar 234]

Here are my votes

 

BEST MALE ATHLETE

for sportsmen in Olympic sports

 

#1: Neeraj Chopra (athletics)
#2:  Noah Lyles (athletics)
#3:  Zaurbek Sidakov (wrestling)
#4:  Novak Djokovic (tennis)
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BEST FEMALE ATHLETE

for sportswomen in Olympic sports

 

#1:  An Se-young (badminton)
#2:  Sun Yingsha (table tennis)
#3: Sifan Hassan (athletics)
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BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE

for athletes in Non-Olympic sports and disciplines

 

#1:  Jyothi Vennam (compound archery)
#2:  Max Verstappen (motorsports)
#3:  Nour El-Sherbini (squash)
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BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE

for athletes with a disability

 

#1:  Sheetal Devi (para archery)
#2:  Diede de Groot (tennis)
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BEST YOUTH ATHLETE

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

 

#1:  Summer McIntosh (swimming)
#2:  Felix Lebrun (table tennis)
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BEST MEN'S TEAM

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

 

#1:  Cricket 
#2:  Baseball
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BEST WOMEN'S TEAM

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

 

#1:  Football
#2:  Cricket
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BEST DOUBLES/PAIR OR MIXED TEAM

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

 

#1:  Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (badminton)
#2:  Chen Yiwen/Chang Yani (Diving) 
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BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

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

 

#1:  Akhmed Tazhudinov (wrestling)
#2:  Kishore Jena (athletics)
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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:  Hsieh Su-wei (tennis)
#3:  Cameron McEvoy (swimming)
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SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR

for any sport moment from 2023

 

#1:  Abhay Singh saving 2 championship points to win Team Squash gold against  in 2022 Asian Games
#2:  An injured Glenn Maxwell scoring 201 runs not out to help his team win against  in 2023 Cricket World Cup
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Edited December 22, 2023 by Siddhartha Talukdar

[Belle 974]

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

[Belle 974]

@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? 

Edited December 22, 2023 by Belle