vinipereira

Will postpone the nominations for Monday, those who still wish can vote today.

Because of the low number of votes some categories may be cancelled (under the rule that at least two people should vote for a nominee). I may give a few more days for voting but I guess there's just no interest this year

For those interested, today is the last day to vote for the first stage

Pushed back the schedule for a week so maybe more people can vote. For those who already voted, you can edit your votes if you want.

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Mayra Aguiar (Judo), 3-time Olympic bronze medalist, 3-time world champion.

Since I didn't follow the Games that closely, two categories I'm having trouble finding candidates for are Comeback of the Year and the Olympic Spirit Award (the Paris 2024 award for individuals who exemplify the spirit of sportsmanship at the Games or have shown great determination in overcoming obstacles). If you guys have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it. Comeback of the Year Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (Alpine Skiing) Pavlos Kontides (Sailing) Adam Peaty (Swimming) Helen Glover (Rowing) Tom Daley (Diving) Kristof Milak (Swimming) Lisa Vittozzi (Biathlon) Matteo Berrettini (Tennis) Therese Johaug (Cross-Country Skiing) Paula Badosa (Tennis) Steve Guerdat (Equestrian) Caeleb Dressel (Swimming) Lindsey Vonn (Alpine Skiing) Simone Manuel (Swimming) Sunisa Lee (Artistic Gymnastics) Olympic Spirt Award Fariba Hashimi (Road Cycling) Flavia Saraiva (Artistic Gymnastics) Ellie Black (Artistic Gymnastics) Csanad Gemsi (Fencing) Silina Pha Aphay (Athletics) Palesha Goverdhan (Para Taekwondo) Sander Skotheim (Athletics) Arshad Nadeem (Athletics) Cindy Ngamba (Boxing) Manizha Talash (Breaking) Guillaume Atangana (Para Athletics) Zakia Khudadadi (Para Taekwondo)

List of 2024 Olympics champions eligible for Best Doubles/Pair or Mixed Team (+ some additional names)

List of 2024 Olympics individual medalists eligible for Best Youth Athlete.

As usual, I will leave some suggestions for the Best Paralympic Athlete category. Didn't include individuals from winter sports due to the lack of World Championships this year. Feel free to add names to the list.

Don't know if there's any interest in this award this year, but I thought I would open the thread anyway. For those who don't know or don't remember, here's a link for the previous editions: 2022 and 2023.

SECOND STAGE OF VOTING

FIRST STAGE OF VOTING All Totallympics members can vote, but voters must follow some rules: In all categories, votes must be written in order of preference; Votes are required, at least, for the Best Female and Best Male Athlete categories; You don't have to vote in every category, but at least 3 choices are required in the categories you vote in; You can vote for athletes and teams from your own nation, but only one vote is allowed in each category. Voters must copy the design below, fill in the categories they want to vote, and send it to @vinipereira via DM. Voters have until Sunday, January 5th to vote. Voting Design

Hi, Totallympics' members! Welcome to the Totallympics Awards, a celebration of the year in sports. Once again, we invite you to take part in the voting process that will elect the best in sports from 2024 in several categories. In the third edition of the awards, we hope to count with voters from as many nations as possible. If you want to participate, please follow the instructions here. In this thread, you are allowed to make comments and suggestions regarding your personal preferences. Below, we explain the categories and voting process in detail. Categories Best Male Athlete Best Female Athlete Best Non-Olympic Athlete Best Paralympic Athlete Best Youth Athlete Best Men's Team Best Women's Team Best Doubles/Pair or Mixed Team Breakthrough of the Year Comeback of the Year Sport Moment of the Year Olympic Spirit Award Special Awards Totallympics' Stars Award Lifetime Achievement Award The 2024 Awards will consist of 12 categories (each with 6 nominees) and two special awards. The top categories are Best Male Athlete and Best Female Athlete, in which voters will recognize the best athletes of the year in Olympic sports only (Summer or Winter). Such restriction applies only to these categories. Athletes who participate in sports that are not part of the Olympic Games or who are most prominent in disciplines that are not included in the Olympic programme will compete for the Non-Olympic Athlete award, a category that combines male and female athletes. The Best Paralympic Athlete category will acknowledge the outstanding athletes with a disability that highlighted the Paralympic movement in 2024. Younger athletes will be up for Best Youth Athlete, a category for talents up to 18 years old – to be eligible, an athlete must have been born after 1 January 2006. The Breakthrough of the Year is a category for the most improved athlete/team of the year and applies for athletes aged 19 or over – athletes or teams previously nominated for this award are not eligible this time. Although athletes from team sports can be nominated for all individual awards, they will also be in the running for two other categories: Best Men's Team and Best Women's Team. As the name suggests, national teams or groups can be nominated, in both Olympic and Non-Olympic sports, Paralympic sports included. Sportspeople competing in 2-athlete events or mixed events will be up for Best Doubles/Pair or Mixed Team award. The Comeback of the Year award will honour the athletes or teams who made a comeback performance in 2024, while the Sport Moment of the Year will bring moments that thrilled us this year. The Olympic Spirit Award is a category for people related to the 2024 Summer Olympics or Paralympics and will be given to the individuals who exemplify the spirit of sportsmanship in the Games or showed great determination in overcoming obstacles. As for the special categories, the Totallympics' Stars award will celebrate members of our forum, while the Lifetime Achievement will recognize retired sport personalities that have made a contribution to sports world. Voting System FIRST STAGE OF VOTING The first stage of voting will happen from Friday, December 20th to Sunday, January 5th. Voters will choose, in order of preference, a minimum of 3 athletes or teams and a maximum of 6 for each category in which they decide to vote. With the exception of Best Male Athlete and Best Female Athlete (votes are required for both), voters can decide whether to vote in other categories or not. Voters are also allowed to choose athletes and teams from their own nation, however, out of the 6 possible choices, voters can only vote for one (1) athlete or team from their own nation per category. In each category, votes (in order of preference) will be converted into points, following the system explained below: After the points are counted, the top 6 with most points in each category will advance for the second stage. A tiebreaker will be used when there's a tie in points for the 6th spot, prevailing the total number of votes, and then the number of #1 votes. If the tie persists, a random draw will be conducted to determine the final nominee. The list of nominees for the Totallympics Awards will be announced on Monday, January 6th, 2025. SECOND STAGE OF VOTING The second stage of voting will happen from Monday, January 6th to Saturday, January 11th. Here, voters will rank a maximum of 3 favourite nominees in each category, but they also can make a single choice per category. With the exception of Best Male Athlete and Best Female Athlete, for which voting is required in order to participate, members can vote in any categories they want. Just like in the first stage, votes will be converted into points, this time in a slightly different way, as can be seen below: After the voting process ends, the nominees with the most points in each category will be the winners of 2024 Totallympics Awards. As in the first stage, a tiebreaker is necessary when two or more nominees obtain the same number of points, prevailing the total number of votes, and then the number of #1 votes. If the tie persists, results of first stage will be considered. Along with the Totallympics' Stars and Lifetime Achievement awards, all winners will be announced in a live ceremony Sunday, January 12th, which will bring together Totallympics members in a celebration of the year in sports.

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Official Schedule (UTC+0) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20TH 22:00 First Stage Voting Opens SUNDAY, JANUARY 5th 00:00 First Stage Voting Deadline MONDAY, JANUARY 6TH 20:00 Totallympics Awards Nominations 22:00 Second Stage Voting Opens SATURDAY, JANUARY 11TH 22:00 Second Stage Voting Deadline SUNDAY, JANUARY 12TH 18:00 Totallympics Awards Ceremony

Prêmio Brasil Olímpico Rebeca wins for the 4th year in a row.

João Lucas Reis (Tennis) has become the first active male pro player to come out publicly.

Maybe we should just agree that this discussion isn't going anywhere, which is fine by me.

Most brazilians in the olympic community don't support Wild including some members here (that I know of). Some even mention the abuse allegations when reporting his results. I, for one, couldn't care less about him (don't even know his results at the Olympics).

It's your point of view and that's fine, probably nothing will ever change it. But I really can't think of Brandie as a "class act". In Brazil we would say she's "debochada" (which in english would loosely translate as a "mocker").

But it's not illegal, even though maybe it should be? We see this play time and time again nowadays.

Well, she got suspended for one more match now and will only play in the medal match...

A medal of any color would be beyond expectations. But I think Brazil will be 4th again just like 2016.