ISU Skating Awards

[karne]

This is going to be a toxic trainwreck. I for one am not going to enjoy the Chen-fans and Hanyu-fans screaming blue murder if their guy doesn't win, etc, etc.

 

[Seven Sisters]

Let’s assume Yuzuru is the top vote getter for this event, as seems quite likely. Would he want to participate in this extravaganza, do we think? To me he doesn’t seem like the sort of person who would enjoy walking the red carpet and doing all that Hollywood stuff.

And if he declined to participate, what would the ISU do? Surely it couldn’t require him to appear.

 

[oatmella]

I’m sure the invited skaters will be required to participate.

The gala is always a highlight and this new event seems so unnecessary!

 

[anonymoose_au]

I do hope this works out... Apparently, Ari Zakarian has been working for ages to get this off the ground so it'd be a shame if it goes wrong.

Also Plushy for lifetime achievement award! Even my godmother who I'm pretty sure isn't a mad fan of skating knows who he is and we live in Australia.

 

[Harriet]

I do hope this works out... Apparently, Ari Zakarian has been working for ages to get this off the ground so it'd be a shame if it goes wrong.

I'm sure it will be an omnishambles of the highest order.

 

[Mathman]

Deleted. Not worth trying to share information with closed-minded cynics.

Information is always welcome. But if people are cynical, the ISU brought it on themselves by all the doublespeak in the official pronouncements. To me the bottom line is, we will do as we please and promise to "take into account" what the people want. If that is not the impression that they wanted to give, they should state the rules in a more straightforward fashion.

 

[NanaPat]

This is going to be a toxic trainwreck. I for one am not going to enjoy the Chen-fans and Hanyu-fans screaming blue murder if their guy doesn't win, etc, etc.

But you should definitely vote. If they weigh votes according to the total number of votes from your country, and not many Australians vote, your vote could be worth a lot!

 

[icybear]

I hope fans arent going to take this too seriously. Lol there's probably couple hundreds of fangirls creating a thousand accounts per minute to vote for their beloved idol. The whole thing is just stupid. It seems like the whole thing will just cater to harassing and abusive fans attacking said undeserved winner for winning over their beloved idol who they spend their whole week creating 1000 accounts to vote for.

 

[TallyT]

Just kidding, Yuzu for MVP, Best Costume and Best prograaam!

Seriously - not - I would love him to get Best Costume, both because it would annoy everyone who snarks at his sparkliness (sweetness and light, that's me) and also because it might prompt him to actually get a formal suit that fits for the occasion....

The newcomer will surely be one of the 3A no matter how they restrict the homeland votes, my money's on Trusova.

 

[Mathman]

I hope fans arent going to take this too seriously. Lol there's probably couple hundreds of fangirls creating a thousand accounts per minute to vote for their beloved idol.

On the other hand, it's the serious fangirls and fanboys that keep figure skating alive as a spectator sport. Where would we be without them?

 

[katymay]

On the other hand, it's the serious fangirls and fanboys that keep figure skating alive as a spectator sport. Where would we be without them?

Hanyu sells out arenas. I don't mind seeing him get credit for that. I can see a situation where the voting comes down to whoever has the most powerful agency behind them. I hope not though.

 

[icybear]

On the other hand, it's the serious fangirls and fanboys that keep figure skating alive as a spectator sport. Where would we be without them?

As long as they dont start harassing other skaters for winning over their beloved idol because all their hard work came to waste. Supportive is fine but obsessive is not.

 

[Pandicorn]

Samarin´s und Shulepov´s FS-costumes are in the selection for best costume. :shocked:

 

[Gourlie]

Nominations open for a public voting are:

Best Newcomer
Alena KOSTORNAIA RUS
Alexandra TRUSOVA RUS
Anastasia MISHINA / Aleksandr GALLIAMOV RUS
Anna SHCHERBAKOVA RUS
Makar IGNATOV RUS
Young YOU KOR

Most Valuable Skater
Aleksandra BOIKOVA / Dmitrii KOZLOVSKII RUS
Alena KOSTORNAIA RUS
Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN RUS
Alina ZAGITOVA RUS
Boyang JIN CHN
Chen PENG / Yang JIN CHN
Evgenia MEDVEDEVA RUS
Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV RUS
Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA
Keegan MESSING CAN
Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Michael MARINARO CAN
Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES USA
Mariah BELL USA
Nathan CHEN USA
Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN
Rika KIHIRA JPN
Shoma UNO JPN
Victoria SINITSINA / Nikita KATSALAPOV RUS
Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN CHN
Yuzuru HANYU JPN

Best Costume
Aleksandra BOIKOVA / Dmitrii KOZLOVSKII RUS (FS)
Alena KOSTORNAIA RUS (SP)
Alexander SAMARIN RUS (FS)
Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN RUS (FD)
Alexandra TRUSOVA RUS (SP)
Alexia PAGANINI SUI (FS)
Alina ZAGITOVA RUS (FS)
Anna SHCHERBAKOVA RUS (FS)
Anton SHULEPOV RUS (FS)
Ashley CAIN-GRIBBLE / Timothy LEDUC USA (FS)
Betina POPOVA / Sergey MOZGOV RUS (RD)
Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABRI ITA (FD)
Cheng PENG / Yan JIN (SP)
Daniel SAMOHIN ISR (SP)
Dennis VASILJEVS LAT (FS)
Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA RUS (SP)
Eunsoo LIM KOR (SP)
Evgenia MEDVEDEVA RUS (FS)
Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV RUS (SP)
Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA (FD)
Jason BROWN USA (FS)
Jessica CALALANG / Brian JOHNSON USA (SP)
Kailani CRANE AUS (FS)
Kaori SAKAMOTO JPN (FS)
Kazuki TOMONO JPN (FS)
Keiji TANAKA JPN (FS)
Kevin AYMOZ FRA (SP)
Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Michael MARINARO CAN (SP)
Ksenia STOLBOVA / Andrei NOVOSELOV RUS (SP)
Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN CAN (RD)
Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON GBR (FD)
Liubov ILYUSHECHKINA / Charlie BILODEAU CAN (FS)
Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES USA (FD)
Mariah BELL USA (SP)
Matteo RIZZO ITA (FS)
Nam NGUYEN CAN (SP)
Nathan CHEN USA (FS)
Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE ITA (FS)
Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN (RD)
Rika KIHIRA JPN (FS)
Roman SADOVSKY CAN (FS)
Roman SAVOSIN RUS (FS)
Sara HURTADO / Kirill KHALIAVIN ESP (FD)
Satoko MIYAHARA JPN (FS)
Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU CHN (RD)
Shoma UNO JPN (SP)
Sofia SHEVCHENKO / Igor EREMENKO RUS (RD)
Stanislava KONSTANTINOVA RUS (SP)
Starr ANDREWS USA (SP)
Tae Ok RYOM / Ju Sik KIM PRK (SP)
Victoria SINITSINA / Nikita KATSALAPOV RUS (RD)
Yuzuru HANYU JPN (FS)

Most Entertaining Program
Aleksandra BOIKOVA / Dmitrii KOZLOVSKII RUS (FS)
Alena KOSTORNAIA RUS (SP)
Alexander SAMARIN RUS (FS)
Alexandra STEPANOVA / Ivan BUKIN RUS (FD)
Alexandra TRUSOVA RUS (FS)
Alina ZAGITOVA RUS (FS)
Anastaisa MISHINA / Aleksandr GALLIAMOV RUS (FS)
Anna SHCHERBAKOVA RUS (FS)
Ashley CAIN-GRIBBLE / Timothy LEDUC USA (FS)
Betina POPOVA / Sergey MOZGOV RUS (RD)
Boyang JIN CHN (FS)
Bradie TENNELL USA (FS)
Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI ITA (FD)
Cheng PENG / Yan JIN (SP)
Dennis VASILJEVS LAT (FS)
Dmitri ALIEV RUS (FS)
Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA RUS (FS)
Evgenia MEDVEDEVA RUS (FS)
Evgenia TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV RUS (FS)
Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA (RD)
Gabrielle DALEMAN CAN (FS)
Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER USA (FS)
Jason BROWN USA (FS)
Julian ZHI JIE YEE MAS (FS)
Kaori SAKAMOTO JPN (FS)
Kazuki TOMONO JPN (SP)
Keegan MESSING CAN (FS)
Keiji TANAKA JPN (FS)
Kevin AYMOZ FRA (SP)
Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Michael MARINARO CAN (FS)
Ksenia STOLBOVA / Andrei NOVOSELOV RUS (SP)
Lilah FEAR / Lewis GIBSON GBR (FD)
Liubov ILYUSHECHKINA / Charlie BILODEAU CAN (FS)
Madison CHOCK / Evan BATES USA (FD)
Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE USA (RD)
Mariah BELL USA (SP)
Marin HONDA JPN (SP)
Matteo RIZZO ITA (FS)
Nam NGUYEN CAN (FS)
Nathan CHEN USA (FS)
Nicole SCHOTT GER (FS)
Olivia SMART / Adrian DIAZ ESP (RD)
Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER CAN (FS)
Rika KIHIRA JPN (FS)
Sara HURTADO / Kirill KHALIAVIN ESP (FD)
Satoko MIYAHARA JPN (SP)
Shiyue WANG / Xinyu LIU CHN (RD)
Shoma UNO JPN (SP)
Victoria SINITSINA / Nikita KATSALAPOV RUS (RD)
Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN CHN (SP)
Young YOU KOR (FS)
Yuzuru HANYU JPN (FS)

Do you miss someone? Who are your favourites?

 

[DenissVFan]

Samarin´s und Shulepov´s FS-costumes are in the selection for best costume. :shocked:

At least Samarin's is just bizarre so I understand it could appeal to somebody but Shulepov's is simply inappropriate.

 

[lariko]

Voted from the available choices, Trusova, Hanyu, Scherbakova, B/K — my favourite costume is actually Sakomoto’s Matrix dress but I haven’t seen it on the list

 

[Lamente Ariane]

The gala is always a highlight and this new event seems so unnecessary!

Unnecessary is definitely the word that springs to mind. I'd rather they let us vote for non-medalist skaters to skate in the gala than all this stuff.

 

[Seven Sisters]

Who chose the nominees, does anyone know? Was it the ISU itself, or the “star-studded panel” that is choosing the ultimate winners? I read the announcement at the top of the thread, but I don’t see the answer there.

 

[Leelee425]

I don’t understand the weighting votes from other countries thing...how can they know for sure where voters live? What’s to stop people from using VPNs to vote? How would they know votes from random countries for Hanyu aren’t really coming from Japan? Why say the country thing in the first place if you know you can’t really control that? It seems like that would just upset people from Russia, Japan, and other countries where Skating is popular. And since this is basically a popularity contest, you don’t want to upset fans in countries where you have a bigger base by telling them the opinions of a nation without skaters count more.

 

[jenm]

Agree that it is unnecessary but my real beef is Satoko's FS not included on the entertaining category.