National & International Sports Awards

[thepharoah 2,287]

really predictable choice 

[NMQ 222]

9 hours ago, NaBUru38 said:

Argentina's Premios Olimpia will be given tonight.

 

Here's the nominees:

 

https://cpd.com.ar/2022/12/12/conoce-a-todos-los-nominados-de-los-premios-olimpia-2022/

 

 

Messi won the golden award for best athlete of the year, obviously. Only his third one, though.

[Jinzha 529]

 NOS|NOC-NSF Sports persons of the year:

 

Woman: Irene Schouten

 

Man: Max Verstappen

 

Team: 4x400m relay team (Bol, Klaver, De Witte, Saalberg)

 

Paralympic athlete: Diede de Groot

 

Coach: Jeroen Otter (shorttrack national team)

 

Talent: Joanne van Lieshout (judu)

 

Career prize: Jan Janssen (former Tour, Vuelta and world championship winner)

[Dragon 1,700]

21 hours ago, Dragon said:

The BBC sports personality of the year awards

 

1st Beth Mead (football)

 

2nd Ben Stokes (cricket)

 

3rd Eve Muirhead (curling)

 

Youth award Jessica Gadirova (gymnastics)

 

Other awards

Young Sports Personality of the Year: Jessica Gadirova  Gymnastucs
Lifetime Achievement Award  Usain Bolt Athletics
Helen Rollason Award “for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity”  Rob Burrow  Rugby League for campaigning for charity despite being weakened by  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_neuron_diseases
Special Award: Kevin Sinfield for  rugby league for doing all  he could for  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_neuron_diseases

World Sport Star Award: Argentina Lionel Messi for Argentina's victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Team of the Year: England women's national football team

Coach of the Year: Sarina Wiegman, coach of the English soccer team

[hckošice 13,246]

On 12/19/2022 at 8:43 PM, hckošice said:

Petra Vlhová - Alpine Skiing.

W Slalom Olympic Champion in Beijing, is for the 4th consecutive time the   Athlete of the Year

 

 

Athlete of the Year 2022

 

1.	Petra Vlhová	Alpine Skiing	1136
2.	Juraj Slafkovský	Ice Hockey	944
3.	Ján Volko	Athletics	552
4.	Milan Škriniar	Football	398
5.	Zuzana Rehák Štefečeková	Shooting - Trap	352
6.	Marek Hamšík	Football	315
7.	Alexander Slafkovský	Canoeing Slalom	302
8.	Erik Černák	Ice Hockey	274
9.	Henrieta Farkašová	Para-Alpine Skiing	257
10.	Tajmuraz Mairbekovich Salkazanov	Wrestling Freestyle	202

 

 

Team of the Year 2022

 

Mens Ice Hockey National Team  337 points

 

 

Slovak Mens Ice Hockey National Team

Mainly thanks to the Historic Bronze medal in Beijing WOG, became for the 6th time the Team of the Year

 

and Athlete of the Year is for the 2nd time Ester Ledecká

 

 

 

Athlete of the Year 2022

1.	Ester Ledecká	Alpine Skiing/Snowboarding	1593
2.	Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková	Tennis	1315
3.	David Pastrňák	Ice Hockey	1078
4.	Jakub Vadlejch	Athletics	1015
5.	Martina Sáblíková	Speed Skating	1004
6.	Markéta Davidová	Biathlon	922
7.	Adam Ondra	Sport Climbing	915
8.	Vít Přindiš	Canoeing Slalom	886
9.	Barbora Špotáková	Athletics	760
10.	Jiří Procházka	MMA	727

 

Team of the Year 2022

 

1.	Mens Ice Hockey National Team	Ice Hockey	414
2.	Womens Ice Hockey National Team	Ice Hockey	393
3.	Mens Floorball National Team	Floorball	305

Just like in Slovakia, The team of the year is the M Ice Hockey NT while SVK won the Olympics Bronze, The CZE one won the World Championships bronze this year.  People still joking around that multiple hockey medals were the reason for the separation of Czechoslovakia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2022 by hckošice

[Makedonas 1,577]

Why were Krejcikova/Siniakova not in the team category?

[NaBUru38 205]

On 12/22/2022 at 12:11 AM, NMQ said:

Messi won the golden award for best athlete of the year, obviously. Only his third one, though.

Here's the full winners: https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2022/12/22/messi-suma-premios-gano-el-olimpia-de-oro-2022/

 

I'm surprised that I know very few of them, unlike a decade ago.

[hckošice 13,246]

26 minutes ago, Makedonas said:

Why were Krejcikova/Siniakova not in the team category?

Pairs are always counted as individuals here. In our former Canoe Slalom C2 triple olympic chanpions Pavol & Peter Hochschorners were Best individual Slovak Athlete of the Year winners as well https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Športovec_roka_(Slovensko)

[Vic Liu 1,592]

On 12/28/2021 at 9:43 PM, Vic Liu said:

Best 10 Athletes of the year selected by Chinese official news agency Xinhua. The order implies the ranking according to Chinese tradition.

 

1. Yang Qian(W, 21, Shooting) - First gold of Tokyo OG

 

2. Su Bingtian(M, 32, Athletics) - 100m Asian record holder of 9.83s set on OG semi-final

 

3. Shi Tingmao(W, 30, Diving) - 4-time OG champion veteran

 

4. Ma Long(M, 33, Table Tennis) - 5-time OG champion veteran

 

5. Gong Lijiao(W, 32, Athletics) - OG champion of shot put and Chinese first OG gold of field events

 

6. Gu Ailing(W, 18, Freestyle Skiing) - Multiple golds on WCH, X games and WC stages

 

7. Lyu Xiaojun(M, 37, Weightlifting) - 2-time OG champion and the oldest Weightlifting OG champion

 

8. Zhang Yufei(W, 23, Swimming) - 2 Golds and 2 Silvers on Tokyo OG

 

9. Wang Shun(M, 27, Swimming) - OG champion of 200m individual medley

 

10. Chen Yufei(W, 23, Badminton) - OG champion of Women's single

 

 

  Best 10 Athletes 2022 by Xinhua news agency

 

1. Gu Ailing(W, 19, Freestyle Skiing) - 2 golds and 3 medals on Beijing WOG, phenomenal skiing icon

 

2. Gao Tingyu(M, 25, Speed Skating) - First Chinese male speed skating WOG champion and 500m WOG record holder

 

3. Su Yiming(M, 18, Snowboarding) - First Chinese snowboarding WOG champion

 

4. Xu Mengtao(W, 32, Freestyle Skiing) - 4-time WOG veteran and finally winning ariel gold at home

 

5. Wang Jianan(M, 26, Athletics) - First Asian long jumping worlds champion

 

6. Sui Wenjing(W, 27, Figure Skating)/Han Cong(M, 30, Figure Skating) - Second Chinese WOG figure skating champion after 12 years waiting

 

7. Yang Hongqiong(W, 33, Para Cross-Country Skiing) - 3 Paralympics golds and flag bearer of Paralympics closing ceremony

 

8. Zheng Qinwen(W, 20, Tennis) - WTA Newcomer of the year

 

9. Zhang Weili(W, 32, MMA) - UFC Women's Strawweight Champion

 

10. Chen Yuxi(W, 17, Diving)/Chen Hongchan(W, 15, Diving) - Diving worlds champion and popular diving athletes in China

Edited December 25, 2022 by Vic Liu

[thepharoah 2,287]

2 hours ago, Vic Liu said:

  Best 10 Athletes 2022 by Xinhua news agency

 

1. Gu Ailing(W, 19, Freestyle Skiing) - 2 golds and 3 medals on Beijing WOG, phenomenal skiing icon

 

2. Gao Tingyu(M, 25, Speed Skating) - First Chinese male speed skating WOG champion and 500m WOG record holder

 

3. Su Yiming(M, 18, Snowboarding) - First Chinese snowboarding WOG champion

 

4. Xu Mengtao(W, 32, Freestyle Skiing) - 4-time WOG veteran and finally winning ariel gold at home

 

5. Wang Jianan(M, 26, Athletics) - First Asian long jumping worlds champion

 

6. Sui Wenjing(W, 27, Figure Skating)/Han Cong(M, 30, Figure Skating) - Second Chinese WOG figure skating champion after 12 years waiting

 

7. Yang Hongqiong(W, 33, Para Cross-Country Skiing) - 3 Paralympics golds and flag bearer of Paralympics closing ceremony

 

8. Zheng Qinwen(W, 20, Tennis) - WTA Newcomer of the year

 

9. Zhang Weili(W, 32, MMA) - UFC Women's Strawweight Champion

 

10. Chen Yuxi(W, 17, Diving)/Chen Hongchan(W, 15, Diving) - Diving worlds champion and popular diving athletes in China

 

Very rich choices indeed