For the fourth year, we hosted our own fan awards, a first round where fans could make their submissions for the categories and a second round where they could vote on the top results. This year we altered some of our categories from last season to reflect it being an Olympic year.
Favourite Junior Women’s Performance
- Jiyu Huh (Short Program: Sentimental Journey) [5.6%]
- Yujae Kim (Free Skate: Lord of the Rings) [11.9%]
- Mayuko Oka (Short Program: Moment Magico) [18.6%]
- Hana Bath (Free Skate: Fountain of Eternity/Lullaby for Sadness) [26.5%]
- Mao Shimada (Free Skate: Miracle) [37.3%]
Favourite Junior Men’s Performance
- Matias Lindfors (Short Program: Color Me) [10.9%]
- Denis Krouglov (Short Program: Backstage Romance) [12.8%]
- Minkyu Seo (Free Skate: Exogenesis Symphony) [16.7%]
- Rio Nakata (Short Program: Aroul/Uccen) [29%]
- Rio Nakata (Free Skate: Gladiator) [30.6%]
Favourite Junior Pairs Performance
- Hannah Herrera & Ivan Khobta (Free Skate: Primavera [14.3%]
- Jazmine Desrochers & Kieran Thrasher (Short Program: Meet Me Halfway/Boom Boom Pow) [21%]
- Rui Guo & Yiwen Zhang (Free Skate: The Greatest Showman) [31.8%]
- Ava Kemp & Yohnatan Elizarov (Free Skate: Clair de Lune) [32.8%]
Favourite Junior Ice Dance Performance
- Layla Veillon & Alexander Brandys (Free Dance: Summer 2 2012/Vorsprung) [13.5%]
- Hana Maria Aboian & Daniil Veselukhin (Free Dance: HymnusOrbis/Hymn/Salvation for a ProudNation/Surrender to Hope) [15%]
- Ambre Perrier Gianesini & Samuel Blanc Klaperman (Free Dance: The Legend of Tarzan) [21.1%]
- Hana Maria Aboian & Daniil Veselukhin (Rhythm Dance: Vogue) [24.3%]
- Iryna Pidgaina & Artem Koval (Free Dance: Moulin Rouge the Musical) [26.1%]
Favourite Senior Women’s Performance
- Ami Nakai (Short Program: La Strada) [5.7%]
- Josefin Taljegard (Free Skate: It’s All Coming Back To Me Now) [7.5%]
- Yuna Aoki (Free Skate: La La Land) [10.6%]
- Kaori Sakamoto (Free Skate: Edith Piaf medley) [13.8%]
- Amber Glenn (Short Program: Like A Prayer) [24.5%]
- Kaori Sakamoto (Short Program: Time to Say Goodbye [37.8%]
Favourite Senior Men’s Performance
- Deniss Vasiljevs (Short Program: Unchained Melody) [8.1%]
- Junhwan Cha (Short Program: Rain, In Your Black Eyes) [18.2%]
- Yuma Kagiyama (Short Program: I Wish) [19.2%]
- Ilia Malinin (Free Skate: A Voice) [26.5%]
- Yuma Kagiyama (Free Skate: Turandot) [28%]
Favourite Senior Pairs Performance
- Lia Pereira & Trennt Michaud (Free Skate: Gladiator) [6.2%]
- Lia Pereira.& Trennt Michaud (Short Program: Say You Love Me) [11.2%]
- Annika Hocke & Robert Kunkel (Free Skate: I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)) [13.5%]
- Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara (Short Program: Paint It Black) [22.3%]
- Riku Miura. & Ryuichi Kihara (Free Skate: Gladiator) [46.8%]
Favourite Senior Ice Dance Performance
- Hannah Lim & Ye Quan (Free Dance: Adagio) [8.8%]
- Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomarenko (Free Dance: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) [9.6%]
- Oona Brown & Gage Brown (Free Dance: The Godfather) [9.7%]
- Olivia Smart & Tim Dieck (Free Dance: Dune 2.0) [19.9%]
- Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik (Free Dance: Romeo & Juliet) [20.7%]
- Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier (Free Dance: Vincent) [31.3%]
Best Junior Newcomer
- Sumika Kanazawa [7.3%]
- Jiyu Huh [11.4%]
- Lilou Remeysen [15.3%]
- Hiro Kaewtathip [32.6%]
- Mayuko Oka [33.4%]
Best Senior Newcomer
- Adam Hagara [6.5%]
- Jia Shin [7.7%]
- Iida Karhunen [8.1%]
- Jacob Sanchez [10.6%]
- Ami Nakai [67.2%]
Best Choreography
- Mone Chiba – Short Program: Kaitlyn Weaver [10%]
- Yuma Kagiyama – Short Program: Lori Nichol & Carolina Kostner [17.1%]
- Yuma Kagiyama – Free Skate: Lori Nichol & Carolina Kostner [21.2%]
- Lara Naki Gutmann – Free Skate: Stéphane Lambiel [24.5%]
- Kaori Sakamoto – Short Program: Benoit Richaud [27.2%]
Best Costume
- Mone Chiba (Free Skate – Pink Version) [12.4%]
- Junhwan Cha (Free Skate) [15.5%]
- Lara Naki Gutmann (Free Skate) [16.4%]
- Piper Gilles (Free Dance) [19.9%]
- Amber Glenn (Short Program) [35.8%]
Best Hair
- Caroline Green (Free Dance) [9.3%]
- Kaori Sakamoto (Short Program) [10.4%]
- Anastasiia Metelkina (Short Program) [12.3%]
- Haruna Murakami (Free Skate) [18.6%]
- Amber Glenn (Short Program [18.8%]
- Alysa Liu [30.6%]
Best Makeup
- Anastasiia Metelkina (Short Program) [12.6%]
- Kaori Sakamoto (Short Program) [14.2%]
- Lara Naki Gutmann (Free Skate) [22.5%]
- Amber Glenn (Short Program) [23%]
- Madison Chock (Free Dance) [27.7%]
Best Performance to a Warhorse
- Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara (Free Skate: Gladiator) [17.3%]
- Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik (Free Dance: Romeo & Juliet) [17.5%]
- Junhwan Cha (Short Program: Rain, In Your Black Eyes) [19%]
- Kevin Aymoz (Free Skate: Bolero) [20%]
- Yuma Kagiyama (Free Skate: Turandot [26.2%]
Most Improved
- Shun Sato [14.8%]
- Mikhail Shaidorov [17.6%]
- Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik [18.7%]
- Lara Naki Gutmann [21.1%]
- Stephen Gogolev [27.9%]
Best Music Choice
- Kaori Sakamoto (Free Skate: Edith Piaf medley) [8.7%]
- Yuma Kagiyama (Free Skate: Turandot) [8,7%]
- Lara Naki Gutmann (Free Skate: Jaws) [19.2%]
- Amber Glenn (Short Program: Like A Prayer [26.1%]
- Kaori Sakamoto (Short Program: Time To Say Goodbye) [37.3%]
Most Surprising Medal
- Georgii Reshtenko (Europeans) [5.9%]
- Emilea Zingas & Vadym Kolesnik (Worlds) [6.7%]
- Shun Sato (Olympics) [7.5%]
- Nina Pinzarrone (Worlds) [22.7%]
- Mikhail Shaidorov (Olympics) [57.1%]
Favourite Underdog
- Jia Shin [8.1%]
- Deniss Vasiljevs [13.6%]
- Stephen Gogolev [19.6%]
- Junhwan Cha [23.6%]
- Mikhail Shaidorov [35.2%]
Best Kiss n Cry Moment
- Tadao Kusaka, Shun Sato’s coach, after his free skate at Cup of China (7.3%]
- Julia Sauter’s Olympic Free Skate [9.7%]
- Stéphane Lambiel saying “You’re killing figure skating” after Deniss Vasiljev’s short program at Euros [14.3%]
- Riku Miura falling after the scores in the Olympic Team Event [14.8%]
- Alysa Liu hugging Ami Nakai after she won Olympic bronze [24.5%]
- Kaori Sakamoto winning Worlds [29.4%]
Best Olympic Moment
- Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier winning Bronze [15.7%]
- Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara winning Gold [16.9%]
- Alysa Liu hugging Ami Nakai after she won Bronze [18.9%]
- Mikhail Shaidorov winning Gold [24.1%]
- Team Italy winning Bronze [24.4%]
Favourite Performance 2022-2026
- Rino Matsuike’s Free Skate at 2024 Skate Canada [4.2%]
- Junhwan Cha’s Free Skate at 2023 Worlds [13.8%]
- Yuma Kagiyama’s Free Skate at 2026 Worlds [18.9%]
- Ilia Malinin’s Free Skate at 2025 Grand Prix Final [29.5%]
- Kaori Sakamoto’s Free Skate at 2026 Worlds [33.6%]
Best Gala Performance
- Junhwan Cha (Not A Dream) [10.9%]
- Mikhail Shaidorov (Kung Fu Panda) [16.9%]
- Kaori Sakamoto (A Million Dreams) [18.9%]
- Ilia Malinin (Fear) [19.3%]
- Niina Petrokina (Cell Block Tango) [34%]
Best Hobbies in ISU Bio
- Evgeniia Lopareva (forgetting things) [17.6%]
- Anthony Paradis (being a fashion icon, slaying all day everyday, part time nail artist) [22.1%]
- Adam Siao Him Fa (playing the guitar, napping, being the taxi driver during summer camps) [27.5%]
- Anna Pezzetta (crashing into the boards, learning new languages on duolingo and losing her streaks, speaking Italian with an American accent) [32.8%]
Best Competition
- 4CC [4.9%]
- Europeans [5%]
- Grand Prix Final [9.3%]
- Worlds [40.3%]
- Olympic Games [40.4%]
Photo credit: Aki, Bingying, B, Xinyu Tang, Klaudia, Verit, Alessia, Jared C. Tilton (Getty Images), and Jurij Kodrun (Getty Images).
