'Skating' magazine has opened up voting this year for it's Readers' Choice Skater of the Year Award (aka the Michelle Kwan Trophy), and several SCNY members are nominated!
Readers have until July 15th to choose one skater or synchro team that they think had the best competitive year. Eligible skaters include the medalists (USFS members only) from Worlds, Junior Worlds, Synchro Worlds, Synchro Junior World Challenge Cup, and the top five finishers at the senior level from this year's U.S Championships and U.S. Synchro Championships.
That means U.S. Silver medalists Adam Rippon and Maia Shibutani are up for the award, as are the Skyliners senior team, who placed 5th at this year's Synchro Nationals.
'Skating' fans and readers have been given readers choice since 1989, when Kristi Yamaguchi received the first Skater of the Year award. Since then, the award has been named after Michelle Kwan, who won it seven times. SCNY member Johnny Weir-Voronov has won twice, in 2008 and 2010.
Voting happens at the U.S. Figure Skating website only and is open until July 15th. The winner will be revealed in August. Let's give our fellow SCNY-ers some support! Click here to vote.
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