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The year in sports brought us a lot of joy, tears and excitement, not only for the athletes competing, but for Totallympics members around the world. As we say goodbye to the returning edition of our annual awards, here's hope that 2023 can also be a memorable year for all sports fans. For now, we'll remember the moments that united us in 2022, presenting the theme song for this edition: TISC winner "Superheroes", by Irish band The Script.
 
 

 
Thank you all! Have a great year and until the next Totallympics Awards!
 

As we've reached the end of the competitive categories, now it's time for the Totallympics' Stars Award, which celebrates our own members. Voted by their peers, these users made some important contributions, having a strong presence in our forum. Here, they are nominated for many different reasons, such as: organization of prediction contests, work on results section, writing for Totallympics News, TISC hosting duties, and discussions or sports info in our threads. All members are valuable for making Totallympics the best sports forum on the internet. We salute you all, including those not listed. This year, the Totallympics' Stars Award honorees are:
 
 

 
@dcro @Hipooo @phelps @Dragon @MHSN @rafalgorka @frantic13poland @Mkbw50 @Vektor @hckošice @Olympian1010 @Vojthas @heywoodu @OlympicIRL @Wumo  

I did videos for the old editions too, but sadly now they're gone. So this will be the first of (hopefully) many more

The year in sports brought us a lot of joy, tears and excitement, not only for the athletes competing, but for Totallympics members around the world. As we say goodbye to the returning edition of our annual awards, here's hope that 2023 can also be a memorable year for all sports fans. For now, we'll remember the moments that united us in 2022, presenting the theme song for this edition: TISC winner "Superheroes", by Irish band The Script.
 
 

 
Thank you all! Have a great year and until the next Totallympics Awards!
 

FINAL MEDAL TABLE
1  ITALY 1 1 1 3 1  NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 3 3  ROMANIA 1 1 0 2 4  ARGENTINA 1 0 1 2 4  UNITED STATES 1 0 1 2 6  CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 6  NORWAY 1 0 0 1 6  SERBIA 1 0 0 1 6  SPAIN 1 0 0 1 6  SWEDEN 1 0 0 1 11  CANADA 0 2 1 3 12  FINLAND 0 2 0 2 13  ENGLAND 0 1 1 2 14  DENMARK 0 1 0 1 14  POLAND 0 1 0 1 16  EGYPT 0 0 1 1 16  FRANCE 0 0 1 1 16  NIGERIA 0 0 1 1 16  SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 1  
SPECIAL AWARDS TABLE
1  POLAND 3 1  UNITED STATES 3 3  GREAT BRITAIN 2 3  NETHERLANDS 2 5  CANADA 1 5  CROATIA 1 5  CZECH REPUBLIC 1 5  DENMARK 1 5  GERMANY 1 5  HUNGARY 1 5  IRAN 1 5  IRELAND 1 5  ITALY 1 5  SLOVAKIA 1 5  SWITZERLAND 1  

As we've reached the end of the competitive categories, now it's time for the Totallympics' Stars Award, which celebrates our own members. Voted by their peers, these users made some important contributions, having a strong presence in our forum. Here, they are nominated for many different reasons, such as: organization of prediction contests, work on results section, writing for Totallympics News, TISC hosting duties, and discussions or sports info in our threads. All members are valuable for making Totallympics the best sports forum on the internet. We salute you all, including those not listed. This year, the Totallympics' Stars Award honorees are:
 
 

 
@dcro @Hipooo @phelps @Dragon @MHSN @rafalgorka @frantic13poland @Mkbw50 @Vektor @hckošice @Olympian1010 @Vojthas @heywoodu @OlympicIRL @Wumo  

Football Men's World Cup
ARGENTINA WINS TITLE IN THRILLING FINAL
 
Athletics World Championships
ARMAND DUPLANTIS POLE VAULT WORLD RECORD
 
Aquatics European Championships
DAVID POPOVICI 100M FREESTYLE WORLD RECORD
 

Brian McKeever
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
 
Sebastian Vettel
AUTO RACING
 
Ireen Wüst
SPEED SKATING
 
Roger Federer
TENNIS
 
Serena Williams
TENNIS
 
Shaun White
SNOWBOARD
 

Roger Federer
TENNIS
To say that Federer is one of the most successful players of all time is a understatement. Making his ATP debut in 1998, he went to win his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003 at age 21, and since then his dominance has been undeniable. He was ranked the number one player in the world for 310 weeks, which includes a record 237 consecutive weeks, winning 103 ATP singles tournaments (the second most of all time) and 20 Grand Slam titles. A four-time Olympian, he won a gold medal in doubles (2008) and a silver in singles (2012), being the flagbearer for Switzerland in Athens and Beijing Games. Having struggled with a knee injury for the past years, Federer played his final professional-level tournament in 2022. The match (his 1750th on the tour) marked the end of an era – one that made sports history.
@vinipereira
 

Armand Duplantis
ATHLETICS
 
David Popovici
SWIMMING
 
Lionel Messi
FOOTBALL
 

Sydney McLaughlin
ATHLETICS
 
Iga Świątek
TENNIS
 
Annemiek van Vleuten
ROAD CYCLING
 

People don't care about the nations league, as many teams don't send their best.
 
No shade, but it's funny that Canada win so many medals here but not gold - and also had a 4th place. Seems familiar

Serena Williams
TENNIS
Often referred to as the greatest women's tennis player ever, Serena Williams' "evolving away from tennis" announcement made her career and overall contributions to sport a particularly standout story in 2022 despite a lack of on-court success. Having debuted on the WTA Tour in 1995, Williams reached the world number 1 ranking in the summer of 2002, a position she occupied a remarkable 317 times overall. Williams' 23 career Grand Slam singles titles is second all-time, and she has 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, to boot. As an Olympian, Williams certainly made her mark, earning four gold medals across four Summer Games, and tying her sister Venus with the most Olympic tennis gold in history. William's mark has been felt off-the-field as well, as a fashion icon, mother, and business woman who has moved onto society and financial pages, remaining a role model for how to crossover successfully beyond sports.
@Games and Rings
 

Serbia
VOLLEYBALL
 
Canada
ICE HOCKEY
 
England
FOOTBALL
 

Argentina
FOOTBALL
 
Finland
ICE HOCKEY
 
Italy
VOLLEYBALL
 

Shaun White
SNOWBOARD
Shaun White is, undoubtedly, one of the world's most prolific snowboarders. Between 2003-2013, he won 13 Winter X Games titles in Snowboarding slopestyle and superpipe (Olympic half-pipe), which included achieving a perfect 100 in 2012. Additionally, White became the first athlete to medal at both Summer and Winter X Games, as he also won titles in 2007 and 2011 in vert Skateboarding. He competed across five Winter Olympics (2006-2022), where he became the first snowboarder to win three Olympic gold medals. He accomplished this feat in the men's half-pipe in 2006, 2010 and 2018. Retired after a fourth-place finish in Beijing 2022, White has left a legacy for a whole new generation of snowboarders, earning a place at the Totallympics Hall of Fame.
@JoshMartini007
 

Carlos Alcaraz
TENNIS
 
Jonas Vingegaard
ROAD CYCLING
 
Tobi Amusan
ATHLETICS
 

Barbora Krejčíková • Kateřina Siniaková
TENNIS
 
Stefania Constantini • Amos Mosaner
CURLING
 
Gabriella Papadakis • Guillaume Cizeron
FIGURE SKATING
 

Jesper Pedersen
ALPINE SKIING
 
Diede de Groot
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
 
Brian McKeever
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
 

Brian McKeever
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
As far as the Paralympic competitions go, isn't that unusual to see an athlete completely dominating their field, but to keep the level of excellence for two decades is for very few. Canadian cross-country legend Brian McKeever certainly will be remembered among the most dominant names ever to compete at the Winter Paralympics. Starting in Salt Lake 2002 (where he also competed in Biathlon), McKeever went on to win 16 gold medals in his career (20 total), sweeping the three events for visually impaired in four consecutive Paralympics (2010-2022). With his results, he tied the all-time record for most victories by a male at the Winter Games. His achievements, especially at the 2010 home Games, raised the profile of the Winter Paralympics in Canada, proving that his legacy will live on for generations to come.
@vinipereira
 

David Popovici
SWIMMING
 
Summer McIntosh
SWIMMING
 
Juraj Slafkovský
ICE HOCKEY
 

Sofia Goggia
ALPINE SKIING
 
Iivo Niskanen
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
 
Lindsey Jacobellis
SNOWBOARD
 

Ireen Wüst
SPEED SKATING
Regarded as the most successful speed skater ever, Ireen Wüst first achieved a spot in the Dutch Olympic team in 2006. In Turin, she became the youngest Dutch gold medalist at the Winter Games, starting a sequence of results that would made history. Winning at least one gold medal in each of her Winter Olympic appearances, she is the only athlete to win an individual gold medal in five consecutive Olympics, Summer or Winter. Not only she is the most successful athlete from the Netherlands at the Olympics, in Beijing she also became the oldest Speed Skating gold medalist in the history of the Winter Games. "Words can't describe her class", said fellow competitor Brittany Bowe after the 1500m event at the 2022 Olympics; "she is the greatest of all-time, as her performance shows". Indeed, Wüst's career more than earned her a place in our Hall of Fame.
@vinipereira
 

Welcome to the 2022 edition of the Totallympics Awards, a celebration of the year in sports!
 
From the Winter Olympics in Beijing to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, 2022 gave amazing moments for sports fans across the world, which, of course, includes our esteemed Totallympics members. Throughout this next hour, we'll unveil the winners for the 11 competitive categories as voted by our users, as well as a special award for those who make Totallympics the best sports forum on the internet. Thanks to their lifetime achievements, we'll be also celebrating sports personalities who retired this year, which will enter the prestigious Totallympics Hall of Fame. Hope you all enjoy!
 

Football Men's World Cup
ARGENTINA WINS TITLE IN THRILLING FINAL
 
Athletics World Championships
ARMAND DUPLANTIS POLE VAULT WORLD RECORD
 
Aquatics European Championships
DAVID POPOVICI 100M FREESTYLE WORLD RECORD