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Cydney Gillon Wins 2023 Figure Olympia, Scores Seventh Consecutive Title
Very few people can say they have won the Olympia six different times. Cydney Gillon is one who can. She would also like to say she has won seven, but Jessica Reyes Padilla is the main contender standing in Gillon’s way. Those two Figure competitors were among the top 10 athletes in the division to face the judges…
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Sarah Villegas Wins 2023 Women’s Physique Olympia, Reclaiming the Crown
The two favorites for the 2023 Women’s Physique Olympia contest were defending champion Natalia Abraham Coelho and former two-time winner Sarah Villegas. As many saw in prejudging, they were the final two standing on stage at the end of the round, indicating that they are the favorites to contend for the title in the Orange County Convention Center…
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Keone Pearson Wins 2023 212 Olympia
The two athletes in the final callout of the 212 Olympia prejudging at the world fitness expo in Orlando, FL, were defending champion Shaun Clarida and his number one contender Keone Pearson. Those two bodybuilders joined the rest of the top 10 bodybuilders from prejudging for the finals at the Orange County Convention Center to determine the 2023…
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Hadi Choopan & Derek Lunsford’s Final Workout Before the 2023 Mr. Olympia
Reigning Mr. Olympia Hadi Choopan and 2022 Mr. Olympia runner-up Derek Lunsford met individually with their coach Hany Rambod for a chest workout two days before Olympia 2023. “The Persian Wolf” seeks to defend his title, while Lunsford hopes to become the first bodybuilder to win in two different Olympia divisions — 212 and Men’s Open. Watch the final workouts before the…
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2023 Wellness Olympia Prejudging Results
Going into the third edition of the Wellness Olympia, the only champion in the division’s history wanted to keep it that way. The rest of the field wants to hear Olympia announcer Bob Cicherillo announce “and new” before their name to be crowned champion. Two-time titleholder Francielle Mattos was joined by the last two Fitness International winners, Isabelle…
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8-Time Mr. Olympia Lee Haney to Hadi Choopan: To Repeat, Play Your Own Game
Hours before the biggest competition in bodybuilding — the 2023 Mr. Olympia, which runs from Nov. 3-5 in Orlando, FL — eight-time Mr. Olympia Lee Haney gave some prescient advice to defending Men’s Open champion Hadi Choopan. During a Nov. 2 appearance on the RxMuscle Podcast with Dave Palumbo, Haney spoke at length about what it takes to…
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2023 Ms. Olympia Prejudging Results
Ever since the Ms. Olympia made its return in 2020, Andrea Shaw has been dominant as its champion. She has won the Rising Phoenix and Ms. Olympia contests for three consecutive years. Following her 2023 Rising Phoenix win, Shaw aimed for the four-peat Olympia win. Shaw’s quest began at prejudging at the Olympia World Fitness Expo on Nov….
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2023 Women’s Physique Olympia Prejudging Results
2022 Women’s Physique Olympia winner Natalia Abraham Coelho and 2020-21 winner Sarah Villegas have had the entire division’s attention this season. Fans and athletes alike have been waiting for his rematch. Coelho aimed to establish dominance, while Villegas was determined to win back the Olympia title after conceding it. Obviously, the rest of the field wanted to shock…
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2023 212 Olympia Prejudging Results
Defending 212 Olympia champion Shaun Clarida has been to the top of the 212 Olympia division twice but has never defended his title successfully. He hoped to change that at the 2023 Olympia. Clarida’s potential title defense began in the pre-judging round at the Olympia World Fitness Expo in Orlando, FL. Clarida and the rest of the lineup…
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2023 Figure Olympia Prejudging Results
The 2023 Olympia weekend has officially kicked off, and among the activities on the agenda for Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, was pre-judging for the Figure Olympia. Fans of this division were ready for a rematch between six-time champion defending Cydney Gillon and 2022 runner-up and 2023 Masters Olympia winner Jessica Reyes-Padilla. They, along with the other athletes, were…
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