ISU Skating Awards
LocationZürich
CountrySwitzerland
Presented byInternational Skating Union
First awarded2020
Websitewww.isu.org/figure-skating/isu-skating-awards/

The ISU Skating Awards is an annual awards ceremony organized by the International Skating Union (ISU) to recognize outstanding achievements in Figure Skating..[1]. The awards are presented in a variety of categories: Most Entertaining Program, Most Valuable Skater, Special Achievement, Lifetime Achievement, Best Coach, Best Choreographer, Best Costume, Best Newcomer.[1]

A long list of candidates is selected by a Selection Commission which is submitted to a public and media vote. The public vote counts for 2/3 while the media vote counts for 1/3.

Following the public / media vote, three nominees in each category are announced and finally the Award winners are decided by an expert international jury in six categories.[2] The winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Special Achievement Award are decided by a Selection Commission and not submitted to the public / media vote.

The Awards Ceremony was held online for the first three edition. However, the 2023 ceremony was a standalone event in Zürich, Switzerland for an on-ice live show in partnership with Art on Ice and live streamed on the Skating ISU YouTube channel.

As the 2020/2021 editions were exclusively live streamed, and the 2022 edition postponed, the 2023 ISU Skating Awards took place at the Hallenstadion in Zürich in partnership with Art on Ice[3]

History

The ISU Skating Awards was first announced in 2019. It was created to recognize the outstanding achievements of Figure Skaters from around the world.

The inaugural ISU Skating Awards was initially planned to be held in Montreal, Canada, in conjunction with the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2020[4] which were subsequently cancelled due to the global pandemic.[5] It was therefore held online and hosted by Tanith White and Charlie White.[5] The following categories have been presented throughout the years[6]

  • Most Valuable Skater
  • Most Entertaining Program
  • Best Newcomer
  • Best Costume
  • Best Coach
  • Best Choreographer
  • Lifetime Achievement
  • Special Achievement (since 2023)

The ISU Skating Awards has continued to grow in popularity in subsequent years.

Past Winners

The following lists detail ISU Skating Awards winners to date.

2020

Award Winner(s) Other nominees
Most Valuable Skater Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN)[7] Nathan Chen (US)[5]

Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA)

Most Entertaining Program Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA) Evgenia Medvedeva (RUS)

Kévin Aymoz (FRA)

Best Newcomer Alena Kostornaia (RUS) Alexandra Trusova (RUS)

Young You (KOR)

Best Costume Madison Chock/Evan Bates (US) Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN)

Anna Shcherbakova (RUS)

Best Coach Eteri Tutberidze (RUS) Rafael Arutyunyan (US)

Brian Orser (CAN)

Best Choreographer Shae-Lynn Bourne (CAN)[8] Marie-France Dubreuil (CAN)

Lori Nichol (CAN)

Lifetime Achievement Kurt Browning (CAN)[5] -

2021

Award Winner(s) Other nominees
Lifetime Achievement Tamara Moskvina (RUS)[9]

Alexei Mishin (RUS)[9]

Jayne Torvill/Christopher Dean (GBR)[10]

 -

2022

  • Awards postponed[3]

2023

Award Winner(s) Other nominees
Most Valuable Skater Nathan Chen (US)[11] Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA)

Anna Shcherbakova (RUS)[12]

Most Entertaining Program Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA)[13] Donovan Carrillo (MEX)[13]

Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN)[13]

Best Newcomer Isabeau Levito (US)[2] Niina Petrõkina (EST)

Rinka Watanabe (JPN)

Best Costume Madison Chock/Evan Bates (US)[2] Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN)

Loena Hendrickx (BEL)

Best Coach Patrice Lauzon (CAN) Rafael Arutyunyan (US)

Stéphane Lambiel (SUI)

Best Choreographer Shae-Lynn Bourne (CAN) Benoît Richaud (FRA)

Marie-France Dubreuil (CAN)

Special Achievement Ilia Malinin (US)[2] -
Lifetime Achievement Katarina Witt (GER)[13] -

Wins per country (2020–2023)

Country Wins
US 5
Canada 4
Russia 4
France 2
Germany 1
GBR 1
Japan 1

Jurors

The ISU Skating Awards jury is made up of six jurors each of whom is a former Figure Skating Champion.[5]

Year Jurors
2020 Eric Radford (CAN)[5]

Lu Chen (CHN)[5]

Surya Bonaly (FRA)[5]

Miki Ando (JPN)[5]

Tatyana Navka (RUS)[5]

Todd Eldredge (US)[5]

2021 -
2022 -
2023 Eric Radford (CAN)[2]

Kiira Korpi (FIN)[2]

Surya Bonaly (FRA)[2]

Miki Ando (JPN)[2]

Christopher Dean (GBR)[2]

Todd Eldredge (US)[2]

Special Guests

Each year the ISU Skating Awards features a special performance from a star guest.

References

  1. 1 2 "ISU Skating Awards to be launched in 2020". www.insidethegames.biz. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Team USA Wins Big at ISU Skating Awards". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  3. 1 2 "ISU Skating Awards". www.isu.org. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  4. ↑ "Eli Rose, Cirque Éloize and Momento Sounds to perform at the ISU Skating Awards". Skate Canada. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "What we learned from the first ISU Skating Awards". Olympics. 12 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Eli Rose, Cirque Éloize and Momento Sounds to perform at the ISU Skating Awards". Skate Canada. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  7. ↑ NEWS, KYODO. "Figure skating: Yuzuru Hanyu named Most Valuable Skater at 1st ISU Awards". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  8. ↑ Malone, Mark (14 July 2020). "Bourne wins ISU Skating Award as best choreographer". Chatham Daily News.
  9. 1 2 "Lifetime achievement accolades handed out at second ISU Awards". www.insidethegames.biz. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  10. ↑ Olympic Committee, International (10 July 2021). "Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean amongst those honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award". Olympics.
  11. ↑ "Nathan Chen named Most Valuable Skater for 2023". Yahoo News. 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  12. ↑ "Russia's Shcherbakova on shortlist for ISU's Most Valuable Skater for 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Olympic champion Chen named Most Valuable Skater for 2023 at ISU Skating Awards". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  14. ↑ "Aloe Blacc to perform his new single at the ISU Skating Awards - International Skating Union". isu.org. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  15. ↑ Skating Union, International. "ISU Lifetime Achievement Award recipients revealed". International Skating Union. p. 3.
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