It's been pointed out online that if ISU were truly committed to their costume contest idea, the podium of the Bosphorus Cup would be advertising it.
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As if Worlds isn't entertaining enough without a popularity contest. If anything, it's a distraction which takes away from the actual objective sporting event.
The Nominations list feels random and unprofessional. The nominations aren't alphabetized, and Yuzuru Hanyu is buried last on the lists as if that's going to deter people from voting for him. He's obviously going to get the most votes (fan voting can also be easily manipulated), which renders this fan voting pointless.
Who decided on the random list of Nominations? What genius decided Sui/Han's SP should be nominated but not their FS for most entertaining program? Who put a controversial costume on the list? That gives a strong indication that very little thought was put into these lists, and they likely plucked a few selections from each major skating country and plopped them on the list to make it seem "fair". If you truly want fan input, then fans should be able to vote for ANY Grand Prix skater/program/costume, not just those that were seemingly plucked out of a hat. Categories like Best Costume and Most Entertaining Program are enormously subjective, and there are several good selections that aren't on the list. It looks like little effort went into making the lists or the website.
It also doesn't make any sense to vote for end-of-the-year superlatives this early in the season. How does anyone truly pick a "Most Valuable Skater" without knowing how the season will unfold? Leave the silly voting and awards shows for the off-season. For a sport that's constantly having to prove itself as objective enough to be worthy of Olympic inclusion (especially ice dance), this whole thing feels off. It will be even worse if the awards show affects how many skaters get invited to the Gala. Skaters rely on that exhibition money to help them actually stay in the sport. And fans are there to see skaters, not people giving out awards based on who knows what.
Kaori’s Matrix dress is actually among the nominees for best costume.
Also I'm wondering what this "Golden Skate Awards" event (not to be confused with this forum) that Plushy and son, Carolina, WeaPo and others were at this weekend. Despite its name I can't find out who was awarded and for what.
Is it even an ISU thing? Questions abound. (Obviously this thing isn't advertised well...)
So all the nominees participated in GP. All the other skaters are not exist for this award
So all the nominees participated in GP. All the other skaters are not exist for this award
But it is? It appears the list is alphabetical by first name. The site is a mess to be honest. I had to register twice because the first one did not go through.
I'd rather see awards like we have here. Best Lutz, Loop, Layback, Spiral, Twizzle, Step Sequence... It might actually make casual fans try to understand what element is what.
We get it you only stan skaters from under the top 6
The nominations list is in alphabetical order by first name. There aren't exactly a whole lot of names that come after "Yuzuru" in the alphabet
The nominations list is in alphabetical order by first name. There aren't exactly a whole lot of names that come after "Yuzuru" in the alphabet