Voting for the 2024-25 SKATING magazine Readers’ Choice of the Year Award is now open and will run through July 13 at 11:59 p.m. MT.
Each summer, figure skating fans are asked to vote for the eligible skater whom they believe is most deserving of the award, also known as the Michelle Kwan Trophy, based on their accomplishments of the past season (2024-25).
Eligible skaters for the award are:
- Top five championship-level skaters in each discipline at the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships
- Medalists at the 2025 World Championships
- Medalists at the 2025 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
- Top three senior teams at the 2025 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships
- Medalists at the 2025 World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships
Click here to vote.
Fans may vote once during the voting period. The winner(s) will be announced in early August. The skater(s) or team who wins the honor will be presented with the Michelle Kwan Trophy at an upcoming championship event. The award debuted in 1989, with Kristi Yamaguchi as the winner.
Candidates for the 2024-25 SKATING Readers' Choice Award:
Oona Brown/Gage Brown
2025 U.S. Championships – 5th
2024 Santa Claus Cup champion
2024 Finlandia Trophy – 8th
2024 Skate Canada International – 6th
2024 Denis Ten Memorial silver medalists
2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance International silver medalists
Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko
2025 World Championships – 5th
2025 Four Continents Championships – 4th
2025 U.S. silver medalists
2024 Cup of China bronze medalists
2024 NHK Trophy silver medalists
2024 Budapest Trophy champions
2024 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalists
Emily Chan/Spencer Howe
2025 U.S. pewter medalists
2024 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalists
2024 Finlandia Trophy – 5th
2024 Skate Canada International – 5th
Madison Chock/Evan Bates
2025 World Team Trophy champions
2025 World champions
2025 Four Continents silver medalists
2025 U.S. champions
2024 Grand Prix Final champions
2024 NHK Trophy champions
2024 Skate America silver medalists
Alisa Efimova/Misha Mitrofanov
2025 World Team Trophy champions
2025 World Championships – 6th
2025 Four Continents Championships – 5th
2025 U.S. champions
2024 Grand Prix de France – 4th
2024 Skate America bronze medalists
2024 Nebelhorn Trophy – 4th
2024 John Nicks Pairs Challenge silver medalists
2024 Shanghai Trophy – 4th
Sarah Everhardt
2025 Four Continents bronze medalist
2025 U.S. Championships bronze medalist
2024 Finlandia Trophy – 4th
2024 Grand Prix de France – 5th
2024 Lombardia Trophy silver medalist
2024 Cranberry Cup International champion
Amber Glenn
2025 World Team Trophy champion
2025 World Championships – 5th
2025 U.S. Championships champion
2024 Grand Prix Final champion
2024 Cup of China champion
2024 Grand Prix de France champion
2024 Lombardia Trophy champion
Caroline Green/Michael Parsons
2025 World Championships – 9th
2025 U.S. bronze medalists
2024 Cup of China – 6th
2024 NHK Trophy – 4th
Haydenettes
2025 World bronze medalists
2025 U.S. champions
2025 U.S. Synchronized International Classic bronze medalists
2025 Dresden Cup bronze medalists
Ellie Kam/Danny O’Shea
2025 World Championships – 7th
2025 Four Continents Championships – 4th
2025 U.S. bronze medalists
2024 Grand Prix Final – 5th
2024 NHK Trophy bronze medalists
2024 Skate America silver medalists
2024 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalists
2024 John Nicks Pairs Challenge champions
Elyce Lin-Gracey
2025 World Junior bronze medalist
2025 U.S. Championships – 8th
2024 Skate Canada International – 7th
2024 Skate America – 6th
2024 Nebelhorn Trophy champion
2024 Cranberry Cup International silver medalist
Alysa Liu
2025 World Team Trophy champion
2025 World champion
2025 Four Continents Championships – 4th
2025 U.S. silver medalist
2024 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion
2024 NHK Trophy – 4th
2024 Skate Canada International – 6th
2024 Budapest Trophy champion
Jimmy Ma
2025 Four Continents bronze medalist
2025 U.S. Championships – 5th
2024 Tallinn Trophy – 6th
2024 Lombardia Trophy – 6th
2024 Cranberry Cup bronze medalist
Ilia Malinin
2025 World Team Trophy champion
2025 World champion
2025 U.S. champion
2024 Grand Prix Final champion
2024 Skate Canada International champion
2024 Skate America champion
2024 Lombardia Trophy champion
Katie McBeath/Daniil Parkman
2025 U.S. silver medalists
2024 Cup of China – 5th
2024 Skate America – 7th
2024 John Nicks Pairs Challenge – 5th
Miami University
2025 U.S. silver medalists
2025 U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic – 7th
2025 Mozart Cup – 5th
Maxim Naumov
2025 U.S. Championships pewter medalist
2024 Warsaw Cup – 8th
2024 Skate America – 7th
2024 Nebelhorn Trophy – 11th
Camden Pulkinen
2025 Four Continents Championships – 8th
2025 U.S. Championships bronze medalist
2024 Finlandia Trophy – 9th
2024 Grand Prix de France – 11th
2024 Cranberry Cup – 4th
Skyliners Senior
2025 World Synchronized Skating Championships – 8th
2025 U.S. bronze medalists
2025 U.S. Synchronized International Classic – 6th
2025 Mozart Cup – 4th
2024 Santa Claus Cup bronze medalists
Skyliners Junior
2025 World bronze medalists
2025 U.S. silver medalists
2025 U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic bronze medalists
2025 Dresden Cup – 5th
2024 Santa Claus Cup bronze medalists
Audrey Shin/Balazs Nagy
2025 Four Continents Championships – 11th
2025 U.S. Championships – 5th
2024 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalists
Teams Elite Junior
2025 World champions
2025 U.S. champions
2025 U.S. Synchronized International Classic champions
2025 Dresden Cup champions
2024 Santa Claus Cup silver medalists
Bradie Tennell
2025 Maria Olszewska Memorial champion
2025 Four Continents silver medalist
2025 U.S. pewter medalist
2024 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist
2024 NHK Trophy – 5th
2024 Skate America – 5th
2024 Shanghai Trophy silver medalist
Andrew Torgashev
2025 World Championships – 22nd
2025 U.S. Championships silver medalist
2024 NHK Trophy – 4th
2024 Grand Prix de France bronze medalist
2024 Nebelhorn Trophy – 9th
2024 Cranberry Cup – 5th
Katarina Wolfkostin/Dimitry Tsarevski
2025 World Junior silver medalists
2025 U.S. Championships – 7th
2024 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalists
2024 Junior Grand Prix (Poland) champions
2024 Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic) silver medalists
2024 Lake Placid Ice Dance International, Junior silver medalists
Sherry Zhang
2025 Challenge Cup junior champion
2025 U.S. Championships – 5th
2025 Pacific Coast Sectional Singles champion
2024 World Junior Championships – 8th
Emilea Zingas/Vadym Kolesnik
2025 Four Continents Championships – 5th
2025 U.S. pewter medalists
2024 Warsaw Cup silver medalists
2024 Finlandia Trophy – 5th
2024 Skate Canada International – 5th
2024 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalists
