Where You Finish at a Contest: The Great Unknown
Almost every competitor who has entered more than a handful of contests - be they bodybuilders, fitness competitors or figure contestants - can probably recall a final placement that didn't make much sense in one way or another. It comes with the territory. Many times those moments are chocked up to judging glitches that can occur at any level of event from local contests all the way to the Olympia stage. To be sure, the range of possibilities a contestant can experience from event to event is limitless and to some degree those dramatic swings in placings can occur simply by virtue of the physical variations of the collective contestants entered at any given contest.
Novi Sad, Serbia, October 16th: The IFBB staged its 29th annual IFBB World Amateur Championships with nearly 150 contestants from 34 countries taking part in the big event. And for the third consecutive year Russia piled up a winning point total to earn the team championship in impressive fashion. Taking home four individual gold medals in the various divisions, the Russian team sealed their victory with a supporting cast of competitors who also made strong showings in bodybuilding, fitness, bodyfitness and bikini divisions.
It's September 16th. It's the Orleans Hotel Arena, and the Ms. Olympia takes center stage for the 31st time in its illustrious history dating back to 1980.
September 3, 2011. Cleveland, Ohio. Over the years, The IFBB North American Championships has developed a sterling reputation and tradition as a contest that has launched numerous past winners to the pro level. Cory Everson, Lenda Murray and Kim Chizevsky were all winners at this event before they moved on to the pros. In fact, this trio of former North American champions have accounted for 18 Ms. Olympia titles over the years.
That wide smile you see on the face of USA promoter Jon Lindsay comes with a very good reason. This year’s NPC USA Championships held on the weekend of July 29-30 at the Artemus Ham Hall on the campus of the University of Nevada/Las Vegas was the biggest NPC event ever. At last count there were nearly 700 men and women entered in a variety of classes.
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