::drumroll::
The Balance Beam competition is concluded. Results and medal ceremony will be posted on Friday August 3rd.
Our panel of esteemed judges poured over the eleventybillion entries. All of the entries are wonderful and amazing. The competition was fierce. In the end, each judge independently picked their top 10-15. Once they were finished, the finalists were the ones that ALL judges independently agreed upon!
The criteria that mattered to most of the judges were (and in no particular order): degree of difficulty, style, originality. If you made the judges have a bit of a heart attack...you got a big thumbs up for that.
So...on with the big reveal. Mom used random.org to help put the entries in order so there would be no tip of the paw to the judges favorites. We will put the competitors on the poll in the same order as below.
The finalists in your 2012 Balance Beam are....
Cathy Keisha
Allie
Ben
Teddy
Mirksu
Faraday
Truffle
Nicki
Coco
Archie
Roo
Guido
Charli
Alfie
Bibi
Voting begins now! We will leave the poll open for 1 week and then we'll announce the winners!
**having technical difficulties getting the poll on blogger to work**
Please leave a comment to vote...will keep trying to get the poll up and running.
**having technical difficulties getting the poll on blogger to work**
Please leave a comment to vote...will keep trying to get the poll up and running.
Wow! And to think of the poor showing the Woman was thinking about entering! Nothing that spectacular!
ReplyDeleteOMC!!!
ReplyDeleteI am not worthy. I am not worthy.
...gotta vote for Cathy Keisha. On top of a moving door no less!
; ) Katie
That is some impressive balancing!! OMC!! I think we're going to have to have a think and come back to vote!
ReplyDeleteAll very impressive - finding it very hard to decide - Mummy says review and come back later!!
ReplyDeletePurrs ... Rainbow
Wow, look how good they all are. We will get our voting caps on :)xx
ReplyDeleteOMC! I'm a finalist ~ wait til I tell mom and Milo. xx Congratulations to all finalists! And well done all who entered. xxx
ReplyDelete*so excited*
Love Alfie xx
Squeeee we are so excited to be in the finals....wow, competition is fierce!!! Good luck everyone :-)
ReplyDeleteGoodness, Paksu-poika Mirsku is a finalist. We are very impressed!
ReplyDeleteMy vote goes to Teddy.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Those are all amazing!! We can't decide on who is the best...we'll come back to vote after we've had some time to think about it.
ReplyDeleteWe think there must be a mistake, with Nicki as one of the finalists. Seriously. We didn't think that silly pic would make it to the top 10.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to all the participants, the entries are amazing!
The judges comments on Nicki were about the narrow strip he was on...the 3 paw balance and the pointed paw in the air. Style points for sure!
ReplyDeleteOMC Allie's a finalist!!! She's so excited!!!
ReplyDeleteWe'll come back when the poll is up!!
The Florida Furkids and Allie
Whoa! This competition is fierce! Some great balancing acts.
ReplyDeleteVoted!
ReplyDeleteWowza, Charli is excited!
ReplyDeleteCory - I had trouble getting my Poll set up in blogger also. You might try Polldaddy.com. There is a free option and it was fairly easy to set up.
ReplyDeleteGotta vote for Cathy Keisha on the door! BOL!!
ReplyDeleteScylla is crushed she didn't make it to the finals but admits the competition was fierce. Wishing luck to everyone. ~Scylla, Socks & Fenris
ReplyDeleteawww come on guys...Archie has it all over CK!!! His alignment with the top of the door; his technique for maintaining balance!!! Gorgeous!! High Paws for Archie. Savannah
ReplyDeleteOh yeah--Cathy Keisha has my vote!
ReplyDeleteThe finalists are all good. It was a hard choice but we have now voted.
ReplyDeleteJust look at Mirsku! He's doing a sideways roll on the beam!
ReplyDeleteI nearly peed my cataloons!
ReplyDeleteQ
yoW! what a great group of finalists! so many had the heart attack factor going! Thanks for hosting this event. good luck to everybuddy!
ReplyDeletePip, Smidgen, Minnie, Hollie
Wow - they are all incredible. How can we pick?
ReplyDeleteEinie, meinie, minie moe, we choose Charli.
Good job all you athletes!
Sasha, Sami, Saku & Mom Eileen
Oh My! Talk about some talented athletes! Wow! These are soooo FUN! :D Amazing feets of balancing and hilarious to boot! :D
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic event! Thank you for Hosting it! :D
Waggin at ya,
Roo
PeeS: I've linked you in to the Host linky - used the link to your page with all the entries so everyone who hasn't seen them yet can :) You can link in again with this post too if you would like :)
WOW - Those are some impressive high balance beam entrants. They all seem worthy of a metal to me.
ReplyDeleteGrreat job everyone! I can never manage this event myself, so I'm highly impressed!
ReplyDeleteConcats to all the finalists!!!!
ReplyDeleteHOLY Gwalk A MOLEY.... your athletes are AMAZING... FREARLESS on those Balance Beams...
ReplyDeleteI am glad that one of Blogville's Finest... got into your competition.
THIS is SOOOOOOOO much fun!! THRILLING butt FUN.
Wow, congrats to all of the finalists! If I have to vote, I'll go with Coco since there are two separate angles to balance on. WOW!
ReplyDeleteGrr and Woof,
Sarge, COP
Concatulations to the finalists! We're voting fur Cathy Keisha, that door maneuver looks very tricky!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is pretty tuff! They look great!
ReplyDeleteLicks,
Ruthie
OMC! How are we supposed to CHOOSE??? Look at all these amazing entries! Okay ... we'll do our best, but this is gonna be tough.
ReplyDeleteConcats to all the finalists!
We were wondering if voting was only limited to other bloggers, or can anyone vote? Friends of ours tried to vote but said that Bibi wasn't on the list. He's on the its when we look at it!
ReplyDeletePurrs,
The Chans
I vote for Bibi!
ReplyDeleteVote? All we want to do is catch each and every one who is "up" there and get them "down" from there! These are all heart stoppers ... and these are all
ReplyDeletewinners!
We were on the edge of our seats just watching the competition! We voted for Charli (Teri said the pretty house swayed her vote, hahameow) and your poll thingy seems to be workin just fine...
ReplyDeleteI am voting for Charli!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! Wooie! Is everybody talented!
ReplyDeleteKisses
Nellie
Every one of them is very impressive. We need to think about our vote!!!
ReplyDeleteHaving seen Bibi in action recently, I must say he is in top form! Cast my vote for Bibi!
ReplyDeleteWe are soooo excited! Terrific beamers all of you!
ReplyDeleteI gotta vote for CathyKeisha. On top of a door!
ReplyDeleteI gotta vote for CathyKeisha. On top of the door while it was moving!
ReplyDeleteDis a furry gud ebent, Cory! All amazing perfurmances. Me not knows who to bote for...
ReplyDeleteFanks fur letting us watch at your benue!
Your furend, TK
Guido :)
ReplyDeleteWe vote for Bibi!
ReplyDeleteYour friends,
Niamh & Ambrose
We want to vote for Genji please.
ReplyDeleteLuv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
I want to vote for the Beebs! BiBi cat of the Chen clan
ReplyDeleteI want to vote for the Beebs. Bibi of the famous Chen family.
ReplyDeleteBibi Chan aka Beebs!
ReplyDeleteWe are voting for Cathy Keisha :)))
ReplyDeleteWow, all of these kitties are *superb*! We thought about it and came back. We vote for (drum roll please) parum-pum . Bibi. Balancing on a 'cord' is beyond excellent.
ReplyDeleteLaura & Taffy
(We waited and waited, but no poll popped up.)
We vote for Bibi-Chan :)
ReplyDeletevoting for guido katz tales
ReplyDeleteWOW!That was fantastic! We come nowhere near you guys!
ReplyDeleteAPPLAUSE.....!!!
Wags, Ginger, Buddy n Shadow
I would like to vote for CathyKeisha as this is an impressive achievement.
ReplyDeleteI would like to vote for CathyKeisha. Very impressive.
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