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As we reach the end of the competitive categories, it's time for the Totallympics Stars Award, which honor our own members. Voted by their peers, these users have had a strong presence in our forum this year. Here, they are nominated for a variety of reasons, such as: organization of prediction contests, TISC hosting duties, discussions or sports info in our forum, and contributions to all Olympics qualification threads. As already stated, all members are valuable in making Totallympics the best sports forum on the internet. We salute you all, including those who are not listed. This year's Totallympics Stars Award honorees are: @Laraja @Wumo @heywoodu @intoronto @Benolympique @rafalgorka @Josh @OlympicIRL @hckošice @JoshMartini007 @Gianlu33 @Cobi @Topicmaster1010 @phelps @Olympian1010

VOTING BREAKDOWN 32/34 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 355 26 12 ATHLETICS WORLDS (BOL) 185 20 4 AQUATICS WORLDS 180 17 3 ATHLETICS WORLDS (TENTOGLOU) 140 13 4 FOOTBALL WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 140 10 5 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC 115 9 4 TENNIS DAVIS CUP

Athletics World Championships FEMKE BOL REDEMPTION IN WOMEN'S 4x400M RELAY Aquatics World Championships MOLLIE O'CALLAGHAN 200M FREESTYLE WORLD RECORD Athletics World Championships MILTIADIS TENTOGLOU WINS LONG JUMP GOLD ON FINAL ATTEMPT

Christine Sinclair FOOTBALL Natalie Geisenberger LUGE Jason Smyth ATHLETICS Shingo Kunieda WHEELCHAIR TENNIS Annemiek van Vleuten ROAD CYCLING Tom Brady AMERICAN FOOTBALL

Annemiek van Vleuten ROAD CYCLING Considered one of the greatest Dutch athletes of all time, Annemiek van Vleuten first started cycling at the age of 23 to recover from a football injury. Oficially beginning her career at 25 after joining an amateur team in 2007, van Vleuten has enjoyed tremendous success as a professional cyclist, winning all three of the women's cycling Grand Tours equivalents and four gold medals at the World Championships – becoming, in 2022, the first woman to achieve the Triple Crown of Cycling. At the Olympic Games, van Vleuten was bound to win the title in 2016, but had a horrific crash while leading the race. Her long-waited gold medal moment came with a time trial victory at the Tokyo Olympics, a crowning achievement in an already brilliant career. After her retirement, she said she hoped to have inspired others. Her cycling years, certainly, are a testament to the power of resilience and human strength.

VOTING BREAKDOWN 33/34 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 250 20 7 LÉON MARCHAND 235 22 6 NOAH LYLES 215 16 7 NOVAK DJOKOVIC 175 13 7 MATHIEU VAN DER POEL 170 18 3 JOHANNES THINGNES BØ 95 8 3 MARCO ODERMATT

Léon Marchand SWIMMING Noah Lyles ATHLETICS Novak Djokovic TENNIS

VOTING BREAKDOWN 31/34 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 390 27 15 FAITH KIPYEGON 215 20 6 FEMKE BOL 145 14 3 KAYLEE MCKEOWN 140 12 4 MOLLIE O'CALLAGHAN 90 10 1 MIKAELA SHIFFRIN 90 8 2 SIMONE BILES

Faith Kipyegon ATHLETICS Femke Bol ATHLETICS Kaylee McKeown SWIMMING

Natalie Geisenberger LUGE "Greatest of all time" may be an overused phrase these days, but for some athletes this title is truly deserved. This is the case of Luge extraordinaire Natalie Geisenberger, who has enjoyed unprecedented success since her first senior competitions in 2007. During her career, the German luger won 16 medals at the World Championships (where she is a nine-time champion), 14 medals at the European Championship and 74 World Cup races. Most importantly, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, she became the only female luger to win three individual Olympic gold medals. She also ranks first among Luge athletes (male or female) with the most Olympic medals – being the only woman in any sport to enter at least seven Winter Olympic events and win a medal in all of them. These achievements, combined with her commitment to fair play, made her a true ambassador for the sport.

VOTING BREAKDOWN 33/34 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 315 23 12 SPAIN (FOOTBALL) 215 17 7 AUSTRALIA (SWIMMING 4x100M FR) 205 21 4 FRANCE (HANDBALL) 175 14 5 TÜRKIYE (VOLLEYBALL) 135 13 3 NETHERLANDS (WATER POLO) 95 9 2 AUSTRALIA (SWIMMING 4x200M FR)

Spain FOOTBALL Australia SWIMMING (4x100M FREESTYLE RELAY) France HANDBALL

VOTING BREAKDOWN 33/34 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 250 21 7 SOUTH AFRICA (RUGBY) 245 20 7 DENMARK (HANDBALL) 225 19 8 GERMANY (BASKETBALL) 185 15 6 POLAND (VOLLEYBALL) 150 12 5 JAPAN (BASEBALL) 80 11 - HUNGARY (WATER POLO)

South Africa RUGBY Denmark HANDBALL Germany BASKETBALL

Tom Brady AMERICAN FOOTBALL A name that is synonymous with success, Tom Brady is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time and one of the best players in NFL history. These titles are not an exaggeration when we consider his achievements during his 23 seasons as a player, 20 of which he spent with the New England Patriots. Brady led the team to 17 division titles, 9 Super Bowl appearances and 6 titles total, all records for a player and franchise. After joining the Buccaneers during his final seasons, Brady went on to win the Super Bowl LV, extending his individual records – which also include most games started. A five-time Super Bowl MVP (a record), Brady was instrumental for the sport's growing popularity in many countries, inspiring a legion of fans around the world and being considered NFL's first true global superstar.

VOTING BREAKDOWN 32/34 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 450 26 20 MAX VERSTAPPEN 260 21 9 SHOHEI OHTANI 100 10 2 PIETER-STEPH DU TOIT 90 12 1 FRANCESCO BAGNAIA 80 11 - NOUR EL SHERBINI 80 9 - CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY

Max Verstappen AUTO RACING Shohei Ohtani BASEBALL Pieter-Steph du Toit RUGBY

VOTING BREAKDOWN 26/34 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 240 19 7 MARCEL HUG 200 15 6 DIEDE DE GROOT 150 9 5 JESPER PEDERSEN 115 12 3 ALINE ROCHA 105 13 1 STEFANO RAIMONDI 100 7 4 TANGUY DE LA FOREST

Marcel Hug ATHLETICS Diede de Groot WHEELCHAIR TENNIS Jesper Pedersen ALPINE SKIING

Shingo Kunieda WHEELCHAIR TENNIS Since the introduction of the Wheelchair Tennis Tour in 1992, there has been no more prominent name than the great Shingo Kunieda, by far the most decorated male player in the history of the sport. Following his first Australian Open victory in 2007, Kunieda went on to win a total of 28 Grand Slam titles in singles and 22 in doubles throughout his career, completely dominating the field for nearly two decades and finishing as the No. 1 player of the year a total of 10 times. At the Paralympic Games, Kunieda is the only one to secure a medal in five consecutive times, winning four gold medals in total, including the 2020 men's singles title in his home country. These achievements alone ensure that his legacy will live on not only among future generations of Japanese players, but also through the Paralympic movement as a whole.

VOTING BREAKDOWN 31/34 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 475 28 21 SUMMER MCINTOSH 140 14 3 DARJA VARFOLOMEEV 130 14 2 KAYLIA NEMOUR 115 9 4 MAX MAEDER 100 12 1 FÉLIX LEBRUN 95 13 - RAYSSA LEAL

Summer McIntosh SWIMMING Darja Varfolomeev RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS Kaylia Nemour ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

VOTING BREAKDOWN 28/34 MEMBERS VOTED POINTS # #1 245 20 8 RAMOS/LISBOA 235 19 6 MIXED EQUESTRIAN JUMPING TEAM 175 16 5 TITA/BANTI 130 10 4 PERUŠIČ/SCHWEINER 105 11 2 CHEN/JIA 90 8 3 BODNAR/RADIȘ

Ana Patrícia Ramos • Eduarda Lisboa BEACH VOLLEYBALL Sweden Mixed Team EQUESTRIAN JUMPING Ruggero Tita • Caterina Banti SAILING

Jason Smyth ATHLETICS Once described as the fastest para-athlete of all time, Jason Smyth will be remembered as the man who never lost a competitive para athletics event in his entire career, winning every 100m and 200m race he entered since the European Championships in 2005. In addition to his 8 gold medals at the World Championships, the Irish sprinter is a 6-time Paralympic champion, winning gold medals in four consecutive Games. He made history in 2010 as the first Paralympian to compete in an open European Championships, and also represented Northern Ireland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Competing in the T13 classification for the blind, he retires as the current Paralympic Champion in a event that he helped to redefine – currently also holding the world record in the 200m. Given his outstanding career, it is clear that Smyth's undeniable legacy will live on.