John Kim 
The polls are now closed and the votes now tabulated – so here are the results of the Sneaker News 2012 Reader’s Choice Polls. Over 130,000 votes contributed in determining the winners for the 21 diverse categories we laid out below, and while some of the results were expected, we were hit with a few “upsets”. You may not agree with the results, and some of the final tallies don’t even match up to what the Sneaker News staff had indirectly selected based on our Top 30 of 2012 or our Top 23 Air Jordans of 2012, but the majority has spoken! We’d like to say thanks to all of our faithful readers who participated, so check and see if your selections were winners and let us know what you think was the biggest surprise result!
FAVORITE SNEAKER OF 2012
Nike Air Yeezy 2 – 25%
RUNNERS UP:
Air Jordan XI “Bred” – 24.1%
Nike Air Foamposite One “Galaxy” – 19.6%
** This category resulted in the smallest margin between the winner and first runner-up **
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FAVORITE OG AIR JORDAN COLORWAY OF 2012
Air Jordan XI “Bred” – 31.5%
RUNNERS UP:
Air Jordan IV “Bred” – 28.0%
Air Jordan IV “White/Cement” – 17.2%
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FAVORITE AIR JORDAN RETRO+ COLORWAY OF 2012
Air Jordan IV “Olympic” – 29.2%
RUNNERS UP:
Air Jordan IX “Doernbecher” – 19.6%
Air Jordan IV “Thunder” – 17.0%
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FAVORITE AIR JORDAN KILROY PACK COLORWAY
Motorboat Jones – 33.1%
RUNNERS UP:
Johnny Kilroy – 31.3%
Fontay Montana – 14.8%
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FAVORITE LEBRON SNEAKER OF 2012
Nike LeBron 9 Elite “Miami Vice” – 25.2%
RUNNERS UP:
Nike LeBron 9 “Galaxy” – 24.2%
Nike LeBron 9 Elite “Championship” – 17.7%
FAVORITE KOBE SNEAKER OF 2012
Nike Zoom Kobe VII “Galaxy” – 27.3%
RUNNERS UP:
Nike Zoom Kobe VII “Invisibility Cloak” – 22.3%
Nike Kobe 8 “Christmas” – 18.5%
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FAVORITE KD SNEAKER OF 2012
Nike Zoom KD IV “Galaxy” – 47.1%
RUNNERS UP:
Nike KD V “Christmas” – 14.6%
Nike KD V “DMV” – 11.8%
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FAVORITE FOAMPOSITE RELEASE OF 2012
Nike Air Foamposite One “Galaxy” – 35.3%
RUNNERS UP:
Nike Air Foamposite One “ParaNorman” – 30.2%
Nike Air Foamposite One “Stealth” – 14.5%
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FAVORITE NIKE RETRO RELEASE OF 2012
Nike Air Force 180 Mid – 24.1%
RUNNERS UP:
Nike Air Safari – 22.5%
Nike Air Max Speed Turf – 20.5%
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FAVORITE NEW NIKE MODEL OF 2012
Nike Air Penny V – 31.3%
RUNNERS UP:
Nike Air Max Hyperposite – 25.7%
Nike Roshe Run – 16.5%
FAVORITE NIKE SB RELEASE OF 2012
Supreme x Nike SB Dunk Low – 48.0%
RUNNERS UP:
CNCPTS x Nike SB Dunk High “When Pigs Fly” – 16.1%
Levi’s x Nike SB Dunk Low – 15.2%
** This category resulted in the largest margin between the winner and first runner-up**
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FAVORITE NIKE AIR FORCE 1 RELEASE OF 2012
Supreme x Nike Air Force 1 Low – 31.4%
RUNNERS UP:
Nike Air Force 1 Low “Camo” VT – 25.5%
Nike Air Force 1 Low “Digi-Camo” – 12.7%
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FAVORITE COLLABORATION OF 2012
Packer x Reebok Question “Practice” – 42.0%
RUNNERS UP:
WEST x New Balance MT580 “Alpine Guide” – 22.5%
Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel Lyte III “Selvedge” – 18.7%
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FAVORITE ASICS RELEASE OF 2012
Asics Gel Lyte III “Caviar” – 30.0%
RUNNERS UP:
Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel Lyte III “Selvedge” – 25.4%
Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel Saga II “Neptune” – 20.2%
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FAVORITE NEW BALANCE RELEASE OF 2012
WEST x New Balance MT580 “Alpine Guide” – 37.8%
RUNNERS UP:
Ball & Buck x New Balance 574 – 17.1%
CNCPTS x New Balance 999 “SEAL” – 15.5%
FAVORITE REEBOK RELEASE OF 2012
Reebok Question OG “White/Pearlized Red” – 39.3%
RUNNERS UP:
Burn Rubber x Reebok Question “Apollos Young” – 18.1%
Reebok Pump Twilight Zone – 14.5 %
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FAVORITE ADIDAS RELEASE OF 2012
adidas Rose 3 “Nightmare” – 38.7%
RUNNERS UP:
Big Sean x adidas Pro Model “Detroit Player” – 19.9%
Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals JS Wings “Denim” – 17.2%
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FAVORITE SIGNATURE BASKETBALL SNEAKER OF 2012
Nike LeBron X – 46.7%
RUNNERS UP:
Nike Zoom KD IV – 29.6%
Nike Zoom Kobe VII – 12.3%
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FAVORITE NON-SIGNATURE BASKETBALL SNEAKER OF 2012
Nike Air Max Hyperposite – 40.8%
RUNNERS UP:
Nike Lunar Hyperdunk – 29.3%
Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 Elite – 11.8%
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FAVORITE NON-NIKE RETRO BASKETBALL SNEAKER OF 2012
Reebok Question – 36.8%
RUNNERS UP:
Ewing 33 Hi – 35.5%
Reebok Answer IV – 9.69%
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MOST ANTICIPATED UPCOMING RELEASE OF 2013
Air Jordan V “Grape” – 32.5%
RUNNERS UP:
Air Jordan III Retro ’88 – 22.9%
Nike LeBron X “Cork” – 16.0%
