The nominees:

Best Male - Long Track:




Joey Cheek (USA) // Gold 500m and Silver 1000m at Torino Olympics + Two Gold 500m and Silver 1000m at 2006 world cups + Gold at World Sprint Championships









Shani Davis (USA) // Gold 1000m and Silver 1500m at Torino Olympics + three gold (1000m), one silver (1500m) and one bronze (1500m) at 2006 world cups + current world record older of 1000m, 1500m and Allround men + Gold at World Allround Championships







Enrico Fabris (ITA) // Gold 1500m and Bronze 5000m at Torino Olympics + Gold at European Allround Championships + Gold 1500m, Gold 10 000m, Three Silver in 1000, 1500 and 5000m and one Bronze 1500m at 2006 world cups + Silver at World Allround Championships







Chad Hedrick (USA) // Gold 5000m, Silver 10 000m and Bronze 1500m at Torino Olympics + Gold 1500m and Bronze 5000m at 2006 world cups








Sven Kramer (NED) // Silver 5000m at Torino Olympics + Three Gold 5000m at 2006 world cups + Bronze at World Allround Championships + current world record older of 5000m and 10 000m








Erben Wennemars (NED) // Bronze 1000m at Torino Olympics + Three Gold 2X 1500m, 1000m, Four Silver 3X 1000m, 1500m and one Bronze 1000m at 2006 world cups + Current world record older of small allround men





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