Sports Woman of the year!

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Sports Woman of the year! Feb 5, 2009 8:23:31 GMT 12

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Isn't she loverly, isn't she wonderful...absolute Amazon!

www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10555025

It's the Valbergs again as Vili claims second supreme award [Halberg Awards ceremony]

Halberg Awards

* Vili wins supreme honour at Halberg Awards

Olympic gold medal-winning shot-putter Valerie Vili took out the top award at the Westpac Halberg Awards in Auckland last night.

Vili, also named Sportswoman of the Year, promised that she would be competing at many Olympics to come. She is the first woman to win the top prize - the Halberg Award - in consecutive years and the second woman to win it twice.

The athlete, who Sir Murray Halberg predicted would be our greatest-ever Olympian, said: "It has been an awesome year. What a way to top it off.

"I am looking forward to more world championships and Olympics. I will continue to keep doing what I am doing. It is obviously working."

Vili, 24, was visibly moved in thanking her coach Kirsten Hellier, who won Coach of the Year. The pair have been working together for more than 10 years - since Vili was a teenager.

Vili said: "I don't have the words to express the gifts and time she has given me."

Olympians dominated the 58th awards held at the Vector Arena, with double sculls gold medallists Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell winning Team of the Year ahead of the All Blacks and Kiwis.

Sportsman of the Year was Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon, while the emerging talent category was won by 18-year-old Winter X Games free-skiing medal prospect Jossi Wells.

Roll of honour

2008 Halberg Award: Valerie Vili (athletics)

Sportsman of the Year: Scott Dixon (motor racing)

Sportswoman of the Year: Valerie Vili

Sports Team of the Year: Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell (rowing)

Coach of the Year: Kirsten Hellier (athletics)

Emerging Talent Award: Jossi Wells (skiing)

The ladies doing very well

Last Edit: Feb 5, 2009 8:24:59 GMT 12 by Lux

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sparrow Administrator King Bart Posts: 2,306	Sports Woman of the year! Feb 5, 2009 8:47:15 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sparrow on Feb 5, 2009 8:47:15 GMT 12 Valerie Vili is da bomb. I love her. One of my favourite sports people. Awesome one. I'm so glad she won.
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kokonutwoman Administrator Posts: 3,330	Sports Woman of the year! Feb 5, 2009 12:15:29 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kokonutwoman on Feb 5, 2009 12:15:29 GMT 12 ditto and her coach is awesome stepped in after Valerie's mum died, Need more people like her too.
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bottlecar Senior Member Posts: 547	Sports Woman of the year! Feb 5, 2009 20:48:12 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bottlecar on Feb 5, 2009 20:48:12 GMT 12 Yep, Congrats Valerie

terauparaha Guest	Sports Woman of the year! Feb 5, 2009 21:18:57 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by terauparaha on Feb 5, 2009 21:18:57 GMT 12 Too bad the Kiwis got nothing. Who do you think would have got team of the year and coach of the year had the all blacks won a world cup?

terauparaha Guest	Sports Woman of the year! Feb 5, 2009 21:19:50 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by terauparaha on Feb 5, 2009 21:19:50 GMT 12 And Yes well done to Valerie. She deserved sports person of the year

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Sports Woman of the year! Feb 5, 2009 21:53:45 GMT 12

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Feb 5, 2009 21:18:57 GMT 12 @terauparaha said:

Too bad the Kiwis got nothing. Who do you think would have got team of the year and coach of the year had the all blacks won a world cup?

Thats an interesting observation, why doesn't league afford the same hero status as Rugby?...not that I'm really supportive of either sport, but there does seem to be some inconsistencies. Does it just have to do with the sports popularity or lack there of?

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sparrow Administrator King Bart Posts: 2,306	Sports Woman of the year! Feb 5, 2009 22:03:02 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sparrow on Feb 5, 2009 22:03:02 GMT 12 Yeah it's unbelievable the Kiwis didn't get something. World champions. I mean HELLO!
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Sports Woman of the year! Feb 5, 2009 22:15:28 GMT 12

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Post by terauparaha on Feb 5, 2009 22:15:28 GMT 12

Well of all places as they don't have rugby league, the Otago Times ran a poll on who should get team of the year and it was something like 70% or close to it to the Kiwis and second closest was the Twins on about 15%

It's all to do with the people doing the voting for the Halberg awards. Their noses are pointing straight up in the air if you know what I mean.

KKK probably likes to think she's one of them.