# Most influential yoyoers

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FROM  
[YOYO WIKI](https://yoyo.fandom.com/)

# Trick Innovator of the Year

The **Trick innovator of the year award** is given annually by the [US National Yo-Yo Museum](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/US_National_Yo-Yo_Museum) during the [US National Yo-Yo Contest](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/American_Nationals), and is presented by past recipients to an important developer of creative and influential new yo-yo tricks over the past year.

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Recipients

- 2001 [Doctor Popular](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Doctor_Popular)
- 2002 [Paul Escolar](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Paul_Escolar)
- 2003 [Johnnie Delvalle](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Johnnie_Delvalle)
- 2004 [Jason Lee](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Jason_Lee)
- 2005 [Yuuki Spencer](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Yuuki_Spencer)
- 2006 [Jesse Garcia](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Jesse_Garcia)
- 2007 [Jonathan Robinson](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Jonathan_Robinson) and [Jake Bullock](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Jake_Bullock)
- 2008 [John Ando](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/John_Ando)
- 2009 not presented
- 2010 [Jensen Kimmitt](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Jensen_Kimmitt)
- 2011 [Steve Brown](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Steve_Brown)
- 2012 [Daniel Ickler](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Zammy)
- 2013 [Zach Gormley](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Zach_Gormley)
- 2014 [Drew Tetz](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Drew_Tetz)
- 2015 [Riccardo Fraolini](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Riccardo_Fraolini)
- 2016 [Charles Haycock](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Haycock)
- 2017 [Ed Haponik](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Ed_Haponik)
- 2021 [Bryan Figueroa](https://www.instagram.com/p/CYFNeavh1K-/)

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