Please read and vote in this fun poll!

Skate Update twice yearly fan survey

Notes:
Write ins are allowed on all categories. Feel free to write in pairs and dance teams.
Best Performance nominations are for free skates. If you wish to write in a short program, put "SP" somewhere in your response.
You do not have to answer all the questions.
Have fun!

Best Breakout Season:
Kevin van der Perren
Song Gao
Yelena Liashenko
Jeff Buttle
Emanuel Sandhu
Yulia Sebestyen
Frederic Dambier
D Zhang/H Zhang

Best New Face
Kevin van der Perren
Beatrisa Liang
Song Gao
Yukina Ota
Daisuke Takahashi
E Putnam/S Wirtz

Best geriatric success story
Aleksandr Abt
Yelena Liashenko
Michael Weiss
Amber Corwin
Min Zhang
Galina Maniachenko
Alisa Drei

Best trademark move
Van der Perren's layback
Sasha's Y spin
Sasha's spirals
Van der Perren's 3-3-3
Plushenko's biellman
Mike's pike
Mike's walley
Buttle's spirals
Sandhu's spirals

Best choreography
Sasha Cohen
Evgeny Plushenko
Elena Liashenko
Shizuka Arakawa
Min Zhang
Brian Joubert
Michael Weiss
Fumie Suguri
Emanuel Sandhu
Yulia Sebestyen
Jeff Buttle

Best costumes
Sasha Cohen
Bebe Liang
Brian Joubert
Shizuka Arakawa
Fumie Suguri
Ann Patrice McDonough
Evgeny Plushenko
Elena Liashenko
X Shen/H Zhao

Best performance of the season, ladies
Jenny Kirk, Skate America
Shizuka Arakawa, Skate Canada
Elena Liashenko, Cup of China
Alisa Drei, Trophy Lalique
Sasha Cohen, Trophy Lalique
Yulia Sebestyen, Trophy Lalique
Fumie Suguri, NHK
Fumie Suguri, GPF

Best performance of the season, men
Kevin Vander Perren, Skate Canada
Evgeny Plushenko, Skate Canada
Frederic Dambier, Cup of Russia
Kevin Vander Perren, Trophy Lalique
Brian Joubert, Trophy Lalique
Jeff Buttle, Skate Canada
Emanuel Sandhu, GPF

Best "complete package" skater
Evgeny Plushenko
Sasha Cohen Fumie Suguri
Brian Joubert
Shizuka Arakawa
X Shen/H Zhao

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan
Elena Liashenko
Sasha Cohen
Fumie Suguri
Elena Sokolova

Fun poll! Thanks for posting it!

Best Breakout Season:
Jeff Buttle

Best New Face
Kevin van der Perren

Best geriatric success story
Min Zhang

Best trademark move
Ann Patrice McDonough's catchfoot layback

Best choreography
Brian Joubert

Best costumes
Brian Joubert

Best performance of the season, ladies
Jenny Kirk, Skate America

Best performance of the season, men
Brian Joubert, Trophy Lalique

Best "complete package" skater
Yukina Ota

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan
Sasha Cohen

Best Breakout Season
Jeff Buttle

Best New Face
Kevin Van Der Perren

Best Geriatric Success Story
Elena Liashenko

Best Trademark Move
Sasha's Forward Scratch Spin with Overhead Arm Positions

Best Choreography
Fumie Suguri

Best Costumes
Brian Joubert

Best Ladies' Performance of the Season (SO FAR!)
Sasha Cohen, 2003 Skate America LP

Best Mens' Performance of the Season (SO FAR!)
Kevin Van Der Perren, 2003 Skate Canada LP

Best "Complete Package" Skater
Shizuka Arakawa

Most Probable Ladies' World Champion, barring Kwan
Sasha Cohen

votes...

Best Breakout Season:
Jeff Buttle

Best New Face
Kevin van der Perren

Best geriatric success story
Yelena Liashenko

Best trademark move
Van der Perren's layback

Best choreography
Shizuka Arakawa

Best costumes
Shizuka Arakawa

Best performance of the season, ladies
Jenny Kirk, Skate America

Best performance of the season, men
Kevin Vander Perren, Skate Canada

Best "complete package" skater
Shizuka Arakawa

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan
Elena Liashenko

You mean I'm supposed to remember??

Btw, I treat the word "best" not all that seriously (unless we say that it's what we liked the best, which is the same thing, anyway)

Best Breakout Season:
Yelena Liashenko

Best New Face:
Yukina Ota (frpm what I've heard; I haven't seen her muself yet)

Best trademark move:
Buttle's inside spread eagle
-- Un-freaking-believable!
Here's a pic (already posted on GS some time ago):
http://www.pbase.com/image/20702041
(the angle of the pic is a little tilted, but really not much)

Best choreography:
Brian Joubert (Matrix program)

Best costumes:
There weren't any this year... :\
Evgeny Plushenko's for FP (it's the costume for his last year's SP, btw)

Best "complete package" skater:
X Shen/H Zhao

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan:
Sasha Cohen (yeah, I'm still hoping )

Best Breakout Season:
Other....Shizuka Arakawa

Best New Face
Yukina Ota

Best geriatric success story
Michael Weiss

Best trademark move
Van der Perren's layback


Best choreography
Emanuel Sandhu


Best costumes
Fumie Suguri

Best performance of the season, ladies
Fumie Suguri, GPF

Best performance of the season, men
Emanuel Sandhu, GPF

Best "complete package" skater
X Shen/H Zhao

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan
Fumie Suguri

Oh how fun! Here are mine:

Best Breakout Season:
I was impressed with them all!

Best New Face
Beatrisa Liang
Yukina Ota (I couldn't pick just one!)

Best trademark move
Sasha's spirals (WOW! Those are amazing!)

Best choreography
Sasha Cohen (I liked Yukina Ota's too!)

Best costumes
Fumie Suguri (she picks great colors)

Best performance of the season, ladies
Jenny Kirk, Skate America
Fumie Suguri, GPF (I was so happy for them!)

Best "complete package" skater
Sasha Cohen

Best Breakout Season:
Jeff Buttle

Best New Face
Yukina Ota


Best geriatric success story
Yelena Liashenko

Best trademark move
Ota's Ina Bauer


Best choreography
Sasha Cohen
Elena Liashenko
Shizuka Arakawa
Fumie Suguri
Emanuel Sandhu
Jeff Buttle (sorry, hard to pick just one.)

Best costumes
Sasha Cohen
Bebe Liang
Fumie Suguri
Elena Liashenko
X Shen/H Zhao (see about comment on choreography)

Best performance of the season, ladies
Jenny Kirk, Skate America
Fumie Suguri, GPF close second

Best performance of the season, men
Kevin Vander Perren, Skate Canada
Frederic Dambier, Cup of Russia close second


Best "complete package" skater
X Shen/H Zhao

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan
Sasha Cohen or Fumie Suguri, bepending on who falters


Andy W.

Best Breakout Season:
Jeff Buttle


Best New Face
Kevin van der Perren


Best trademark move
Mike's walley


Best choreography
I take it we cant choose pros?? LOL
Anabelle Langlois & Patrice Archetto's SP

Best costumes
Anabelle Langlois & Patrice Archetto's SP and LP Costumes!

Best performance of the season, ladies
Jenny Kirk, Skate America


Best performance of the season, men
Kevin Vander Perren, Trophy Lalique


Best "complete package" skater
Jenny Kirk or Angela Nikodinov


Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan
Fumie Suguri

Best Breakout Season:
Arakawa

Best New Face
Beatrisa Liang
Song Gao
Yukina Ota
(I like all three)


Best geriatric success story
Yelena Liashenko


Best trademark move
Plushenko's biellman


Best choreography
Fumie Suguri


Best costumes
Shizuka Arakawa
Ann Patrice McDonough

Best performance of the season, ladies
Jenny Kirk, Skate America

Best performance of the season, men
Jeff Buttle, Skate Canada
Emanuel Sandhu, GPF

Best "complete package" skater
Fumie Suguri
Shizuka Arakawa


Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan
Arakawa

Best Breakout Season:
Jeff Buttle

Best New Face
Kevin van der Perren

Best geriatric success story
Michael Weiss

Best trademark move
Van der Perren's 3-3-3

Best choreography
Sasha Cohen

Best costumes
Sasha Cohen

Best performance of the season, ladies
Sasha Cohen, Trophy Lalique

Best performance of the season, men
Kevin Vander Perren, Skate Canada

Best "complete package" skater
Evgeny Plushenko

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan
Sasha Cohen

Best Breakout Season:
Emanuel Sandhu

Best New Face:
Yukina Ota
Joannie Rochette

Best trademark move:
van der Perren's 3/3/3
Ota's Ina Bauer

Best choreography:
Denkova/Straviysky's Handel FD
Dubreuil/Lauzon's FD
Wakamatsu/Fecteau's SP
Sandhu's SP
Ota's LP
Maniachenko's LP
Rochette's SP
(Barrinig Lambiel and Smalun's new programs which I have yet to see )

Best costumes:
Sandhu's SP
Ota's SP
Suguri's SP

Best performance of the season, ladies:
Ota's SP at SC
Rochette's LP at Bofrost Cup

Best performance of the season, men:
van der Perren's LP at SC

Best performance of the season, pairs:
Pang/Tong's SP at SA

Best performance of the season, dance:
Denkova/Straviysky's FD at SC

Best "complete package" skater:
hard to say

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan:
Tiffany Stiegler

none

Best Breakout Season:
Jeff Buttle

Best New Face:
(This is hard 'cuz there's so many!)
I guess Liang and Ota (it will be interesting to see how they progress!), but I think that Jeff Buttle and Shizuka Arakawa are another two for me, because I know they've been around, but I haven't seen very much of them until this season

Best Geriatric Success story:
Alexander Abt, but I guess we can't really call it too much of a success story...the poor guy just keeps on getting injured!

Best Trademark Move:
Sasha's spirals for sure

Best Choreography:
Jeff Buttle his choreography is AMAZING

Best Costumes:
I don't know on this one:\

Best performance of the season (ladies):
Sasha at Trophee Lalique and
Fumie at GPF

Best performance of the season (men):
Jeff Buttle at skate canada and
Emanuel Sandhu at Grand Prix finals (I know E-man is good, but still, that one was a surprise)

Best "complete package" skater:
Shizuka Arakawa
Shen/Zhao
Jeff Buttle (when he's on with the jumps )

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan:
Sasha if she lands her jumps, otherwise it's a toss up between her and Fumie

Cool! But can we change our votes after Nationals on some?

Best Breakout Season:
Jeff Buttle
Beatrisa Liang

Best New Face
Song Gao
Beatrisa Liang

Best geriatric success story
Aleksandr Abt

Best trademark move
Sasha's spirals

Best choreography
Emanuel Sandhu

Best costumes
Shizuka Arakawa

Best performance of the season, ladies--SO FAR
Sasha Cohen, Trophy Lalique

Best performance of the season, men--SO FAR
Jeff Buttle, Skate Canada

Best "complete package" skater
Evgeny Plushenko
Michelle Kwan

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan
Kwan

Rgirl

Best Breakout season
Jeff Buttle
Kevin Van Der Perrin

Best New Face
Beatrisa Liang

Best Trademark Move
Michelle Kwan's COE spiral
Beatriasa Liang's charlotte

Best Choreography
Shen & Zhao

Best Costumes
Shen & Zhao
Michelle Kwan
Sasha Cohen

Best "complete package" skater
Kwan

Best Breakout Season:
Kevin van der Perren

Best New Face
E Putnam/S Wirtz

Best geriatric success story
Yelena Liashenko

Best trademark move
Van der Perren's 3-3-3

Best choreography
Fumie Suguri

Best costumes
Ann Patrice McDonough


Best performance of the season, ladies
Jenny Kirk, Skate America

Best performance of the season, men
Kevin Vander Perren, Skate Canada

Best "complete package" skater
Evgeny Plushenko

Most likely Ladies world champion, barring Kwan
Sasha Cohen