Men's Awards Results!
Whew! Sorry for the delay, but this took a little longer to put together than I expected.
A small warning: this post is not dial-up friendly and there are a couple images that (while technically hiding the naughty bits) should probably be considered NSFW.
Now, without further ado, the results of _skating's Mens Awards!
The winner of Best Overall Skater is...
a tie between Kurt Browning and Stephane Lambiel.
_skating's comments:
[Browning has] a practically perfect mix of technical talent and artistic skill, and his footwork is to die for
Browning is possibly the most versatile men's skater, ever
[Browning]'s the man!
Kurt is great in all aspects
_skating's comments:
[Lambiel] had the jumps, he had the spins, the artistry, and he's hilarious
Runner up: a tie between Evgeny Plushenko & Alexei Yagudin
The winner of Most Underrated Skater is...
Alexander Abt
The winner of Most Overrated Skater is...
Patrick Chan
Runner-up: Evgeny Plushenko
The winner of Best Junior Skater is...
Jason Brown
_skating's comments:
+3 GOE PONYTAIL AND HE IS AMAZING
The winner of Best Jumps is...
Alexei Yagudin
_skating's comments:
The height he got, especially on his triple axel, was just breathtaking.
absolutely spectacular
Runner up: Evgeny Plushenko
The winner of Best Signature Jump is...
the Rippon Lutz (Adam Rippon)
_skating's comments:
a thing of true beauty
It literally takes my breath away every time he does it
Runner up: Smile Lutz (Nobunari Oda)
The winner of Best Spins is...
Stephane Lambiel, by unanimous vote
_skating's comments:
does there even need to be a vote?
The winner of Best Footwork is...
Daisuke Takahashi
_skating's comments:
insanely elaborate
Runner Up: Kurt Browning
The winner of Best Backflip is...
Brian Orser
Runner Up: a tie between Scott Hamilton, Robin Cousins, and Ryan Bradley
The winner of Most Artistic is...
John Curry
_skating's comments:
really magnificent--the line, the edges, the expression, the extension, the musicality, the power and fluidity--he really had everything
Immortal beauty
Runner Up: Daisuke Takahashi
The winner of Best Skater To Never Win Olympic Gold is...
a tie between Kurt Browning and Stephane Lambiel
The winner of Most Influential Skater is...
a tie between Dick Button and Evgeny Plushenko
The winner of Best Rivalry is...
Yagudin vs Plushenko
_skating's comments:
everything else pales in comparison
Runner Up: "Everyone vs PChan"
The winner of Best Overall Program is...
Daisuke Takahashi - La Strada
Runner Up: Evgeny Plushenko - Nijinsky
The winner of Best Dramatic Program is...
Stephane Lambiel - Ne me quitte pas
Runner Up: Daisuke Takahashi - La Strada (see above)
The winner of Best Comedy Program is...
a tie between Nobunari Oda - Around the World and Johnny Weir - Bad Romance
Runner Up: a tie between Kurt Browning - Rag-Gidon Time and Evgeny Plushenko - Sex Bomb
The winner of Best Exhibition Program is...
Johnny Weir - Poker Face
Runners Up: a five-way tie between Brian Boitano - Parlame d'Amore, Mariu, Nobunari Oda - Austin Powers, Alexei Yagudin - Overcome, Ilia Kulik - Mortal Kombat, and Brian Joubert - Madeleine
The winner of Weirdest Program is...
Konstantin Menshov - The Race
_skating's comments:
idek what the fuck is this
it's him raging about traffic and then going to a magical forest to shake it off! Obviously!
Runner Up: Stephane Lambiel - Red Cat
The winner of Most Creative Program is...
Adrian Schultheiss - Teardrop/Insane in the Brain
_skating's comments:
the pac-man song is the most amazing plus ever
Not just any Prodigy song, Smack My Bitch Up, no less :D The number of different songs used and the way they're put together is suitably insane. Is Adrian trying to tell us this is what happens to you mind after years of competitive skating? +1 for sheer daring
The winner of Best Recruiter Program is...
a tie between Brian Joubert - Matrix (2004) and Alexei Yagudin - Winter
Runner Up: a tie between Alexei Yagudin - Overcome and Florent Amodio - Michael Jackson Medley
The winner of Best Program Opening Choreography is...
Stephane Lambiel - Flamenco (won't embed)
The winner of Best Program Closing Choreography is...
Johnny Weir - Otoñal
The winner of Best Olympics Winning Performance is...
Alexei Yagudin - Winter
The winner of Most Inspiring Perfomance is...
a tie between Rudy Galindo's "Swan Lake" at the '96 US Nationals and Johnny Weir's "Fallen Angel" at the '10 Olympics
Runner Up: Daisuke Takahashi - Eye
The winner of Best Hair is...
Daisuke Takahashi!
_skating's comments:
all the hair styles Daisuke's used to help him "feel" his programs are ~epic.
Runner Up: Stephane Lambiel
The winner of Worst Hair is...
Evgeny Plushenko
_skating's comments:
I'm sorry to all Plushy fans out there-but the mullet was BAD.
Runner Up: a tie between Timothy Goebel and Kevin Van Der Perren
The winner of Best Ass is...
Johnny Weir
Runner Up: Brian Joubert
_skating's comments:
I decline to vote in this category. Embarrassment of riches, can't choose, won't choose
The winner of Most Likely To Take Off Shirt is...
Brian Joubert
Runner Up: Philippe Candeloro
The winner of Hottest Skater is...
Daisuke Takahashi
Runner Up: Alexei Yagudin
The winner of Biggest Diva is...
The catgory was maybe a little too vague, so I'm going to step in and use my mod powers to crown two winners (with thanks to jessiebanana for inspiring the solution):
Diva-licious: Johnny Weir
Diva-fits: Patrick Chan
Runner Up: a tie between Evan Lysacek (diva-fits) and Toller Cranston (diva-licious)
The winner of Best Costume is...
Johnny Weir - The Swan
The winner of Worst Costume is...
Evan Lysacek - Scheherezade
Runner Up: various by Brian Joubert
The winner of Most Amazing Use of Sequins is...
a tie between Jeremy Abbott - Hometown Glory and Johnny Weir - Bad Romance
_skating's comments:
I WANT THAT SHIRT.
_skating's comments:
It's unclear whether they are sequins, rhinestones, or some kind of space matter. All I know is, when you see this live, it is absolutely dazzling (and sadly, the effect does not come across in photos or videos AT ALL). It's the most sparkly thing you have ever seen. More sparkly than all the stars in the sky. SO AMAZINGLY SPARKLY that it looks like he's actually throwing off sparks.
The winner of Most Ridiculous Costume That You Love Anyway is...
a tie between two by Brian Joubert
The winner of Most Ridiculous Fall by PChan is...
Runner Up: a tie between these two
The winner of Best Twitter Account is...
Johnny Weir
Runner Up: a tie between Jeremy Abbott, Jeremy Ten, Jeff Buttle, and Misha Ge
The winner of Best Discipline Switch is...
a tie between Rudy Galindo and Maxim Marinin
The winner of Best Improvised Program is...
Stephane Lambiel - I Don't Wanna Be (won't embed)
Runner Up: Kurt Browning - Meditation From Thais
The winner of Best Comeback is...
Stephane Lambiel
Runner Up: Evgeny Plushenko
The winner of Best Nude is...
Tomas Verner
Runner Up: a tie between Evan Lysacek and Brian Joubert
The winner of Best Spreadeagles is...
Takahiko Kozuka
Runner Up: Adam Rippon
The winner of Best Pedobird Bait is...
Yuzuru Hanyu
Thanks again to everyone who nominated and voted!
A small warning: this post is not dial-up friendly and there are a couple images that (while technically hiding the naughty bits) should probably be considered NSFW.
Now, without further ado, the results of _skating's Mens Awards!
The winner of Best Overall Skater is...
a tie between Kurt Browning and Stephane Lambiel.
_skating's comments:
[Browning has] a practically perfect mix of technical talent and artistic skill, and his footwork is to die for
Browning is possibly the most versatile men's skater, ever
[Browning]'s the man!
Kurt is great in all aspects
_skating's comments:
[Lambiel] had the jumps, he had the spins, the artistry, and he's hilarious
Runner up: a tie between Evgeny Plushenko & Alexei Yagudin
The winner of Most Underrated Skater is...
Alexander Abt
The winner of Most Overrated Skater is...
Patrick Chan
Runner-up: Evgeny Plushenko
The winner of Best Junior Skater is...
Jason Brown
_skating's comments:
+3 GOE PONYTAIL AND HE IS AMAZING
The winner of Best Jumps is...
Alexei Yagudin
Click to view_skating's comments:
The height he got, especially on his triple axel, was just breathtaking.
absolutely spectacular
Runner up: Evgeny Plushenko
The winner of Best Signature Jump is...
the Rippon Lutz (Adam Rippon)
_skating's comments:
a thing of true beauty
It literally takes my breath away every time he does it
Runner up: Smile Lutz (Nobunari Oda)
The winner of Best Spins is...
Stephane Lambiel, by unanimous vote
_skating's comments:
does there even need to be a vote?
The winner of Best Footwork is...
Daisuke Takahashi
_skating's comments:
insanely elaborate
Runner Up: Kurt Browning
The winner of Best Backflip is...
Brian Orser
Runner Up: a tie between Scott Hamilton, Robin Cousins, and Ryan Bradley
The winner of Most Artistic is...
John Curry
_skating's comments:
really magnificent--the line, the edges, the expression, the extension, the musicality, the power and fluidity--he really had everything
Immortal beauty
Runner Up: Daisuke Takahashi
The winner of Best Skater To Never Win Olympic Gold is...
a tie between Kurt Browning and Stephane Lambiel
The winner of Most Influential Skater is...
a tie between Dick Button and Evgeny Plushenko
The winner of Best Rivalry is...
Yagudin vs Plushenko
_skating's comments:
everything else pales in comparison
Runner Up: "Everyone vs PChan"
The winner of Best Overall Program is...
Daisuke Takahashi - La Strada
Runner Up: Evgeny Plushenko - Nijinsky
The winner of Best Dramatic Program is...
Stephane Lambiel - Ne me quitte pas
Runner Up: Daisuke Takahashi - La Strada (see above)
The winner of Best Comedy Program is...
a tie between Nobunari Oda - Around the World and Johnny Weir - Bad Romance
Runner Up: a tie between Kurt Browning - Rag-Gidon Time and Evgeny Plushenko - Sex Bomb
The winner of Best Exhibition Program is...
Johnny Weir - Poker Face
Runners Up: a five-way tie between Brian Boitano - Parlame d'Amore, Mariu, Nobunari Oda - Austin Powers, Alexei Yagudin - Overcome, Ilia Kulik - Mortal Kombat, and Brian Joubert - Madeleine
The winner of Weirdest Program is...
Konstantin Menshov - The Race
_skating's comments:
idek what the fuck is this
it's him raging about traffic and then going to a magical forest to shake it off! Obviously!
Runner Up: Stephane Lambiel - Red Cat
The winner of Most Creative Program is...
Adrian Schultheiss - Teardrop/Insane in the Brain
_skating's comments:
the pac-man song is the most amazing plus ever
Not just any Prodigy song, Smack My Bitch Up, no less :D The number of different songs used and the way they're put together is suitably insane. Is Adrian trying to tell us this is what happens to you mind after years of competitive skating? +1 for sheer daring
The winner of Best Recruiter Program is...
a tie between Brian Joubert - Matrix (2004) and Alexei Yagudin - Winter
Runner Up: a tie between Alexei Yagudin - Overcome and Florent Amodio - Michael Jackson Medley
The winner of Best Program Opening Choreography is...
Stephane Lambiel - Flamenco (won't embed)
The winner of Best Program Closing Choreography is...
Johnny Weir - Otoñal
The winner of Best Olympics Winning Performance is...
Alexei Yagudin - Winter
The winner of Most Inspiring Perfomance is...
a tie between Rudy Galindo's "Swan Lake" at the '96 US Nationals and Johnny Weir's "Fallen Angel" at the '10 Olympics
Runner Up: Daisuke Takahashi - Eye
The winner of Best Hair is...
Daisuke Takahashi!
_skating's comments:
all the hair styles Daisuke's used to help him "feel" his programs are ~epic.
Runner Up: Stephane Lambiel
The winner of Worst Hair is...
Evgeny Plushenko
_skating's comments:
I'm sorry to all Plushy fans out there-but the mullet was BAD.
Runner Up: a tie between Timothy Goebel and Kevin Van Der Perren
The winner of Best Ass is...
Johnny Weir
Runner Up: Brian Joubert
_skating's comments:
I decline to vote in this category. Embarrassment of riches, can't choose, won't choose
The winner of Most Likely To Take Off Shirt is...
Brian Joubert
Runner Up: Philippe Candeloro
The winner of Hottest Skater is...
Daisuke Takahashi
Runner Up: Alexei Yagudin
The winner of Biggest Diva is...
The catgory was maybe a little too vague, so I'm going to step in and use my mod powers to crown two winners (with thanks to jessiebanana for inspiring the solution):
Diva-licious: Johnny Weir
Diva-fits: Patrick Chan
Runner Up: a tie between Evan Lysacek (diva-fits) and Toller Cranston (diva-licious)
The winner of Best Costume is...
Johnny Weir - The Swan
The winner of Worst Costume is...
Evan Lysacek - Scheherezade
Runner Up: various by Brian Joubert
The winner of Most Amazing Use of Sequins is...
a tie between Jeremy Abbott - Hometown Glory and Johnny Weir - Bad Romance
_skating's comments:
I WANT THAT SHIRT.
_skating's comments:
It's unclear whether they are sequins, rhinestones, or some kind of space matter. All I know is, when you see this live, it is absolutely dazzling (and sadly, the effect does not come across in photos or videos AT ALL). It's the most sparkly thing you have ever seen. More sparkly than all the stars in the sky. SO AMAZINGLY SPARKLY that it looks like he's actually throwing off sparks.
The winner of Most Ridiculous Costume That You Love Anyway is...
a tie between two by Brian Joubert
The winner of Most Ridiculous Fall by PChan is...
Runner Up: a tie between these two
The winner of Best Twitter Account is...
Johnny Weir
Runner Up: a tie between Jeremy Abbott, Jeremy Ten, Jeff Buttle, and Misha Ge
The winner of Best Discipline Switch is...
a tie between Rudy Galindo and Maxim Marinin
The winner of Best Improvised Program is...
Stephane Lambiel - I Don't Wanna Be (won't embed)
Runner Up: Kurt Browning - Meditation From Thais
The winner of Best Comeback is...
Stephane Lambiel
Runner Up: Evgeny Plushenko
The winner of Best Nude is...
Tomas Verner
Runner Up: a tie between Evan Lysacek and Brian Joubert
The winner of Best Spreadeagles is...
Takahiko Kozuka
Runner Up: Adam Rippon
The winner of Best Pedobird Bait is...
Yuzuru Hanyu
Thanks again to everyone who nominated and voted!