There’s nothing like Friday evening on the Olympia, and that was amplified on the 60th version of Joe Weider’s Olympia Health and Efficiency Weekend. The Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas, NV was buzzing on Friday evening, Oct. 11th as followers got here in to see the very best of the very best in Health, Determine, Ladies’s Physique, Ladies’s Bodybuilding, Wellness, the 212, and the prejudging spherical of the Males’s Open contest. Here’s a transient look again on the historical past that was made on the Olympia stage.
Mr. Olympia Prejudging
The principle occasion of the weekend is the 60th version of the Mr. Olympia contest. 15 of the very best Males’s Open bodybuilders on the planet are competing in a two-night contest to find out the world champion for the Males’s Open division, together with reigning titleholder Derek Lunsford and 2022 winner Hadi Choopan.
There was a whole lot of buildup for this competitors round them in addition to prime contenders Samson Dauda and Andrew Jacked, however Martin Fitzwater was surprising the gang by being positioned amongst them in his Olympia debut. He seems to be within the operating for a prime 5 end if issues go his means.
Nonetheless, the prejudging spherical was targeted on Lunsford, Choopan, and Dauda – the highest three from 2023. They have been in their very own closing callout, and head decide Steve Weinberger gave the followers three comparisons by having every man stand in the course of the group. Nobody within the viewers was certain which means the judges have been leaning. We’ll simply have to seek out out tomorrow evening.
You may also watch the Saturday evening finals by going to www.olympiaproductions.com and ordering the 2024 Olympia pay-per-view livestream so you possibly can see historical past be made on the 60th Olympia.
Missy Truscott Wins Third Health Olympia
Missy Truscott ended the 2023 Olympia being attended to by medical personnel after struggling a horrific knee harm throughout her Finals routine. That was additionally the beginning of her highway to redemption and restoration.
That highway culminated on the 2024 Olympia stage when she returned and carried out a Spartan-themed routine that helped her cap the comeback in one of the best ways attainable – as champion. Truscott is now a three-time Ms. Health Olympia and feels she is true again the place she belongs. Jaclyn Baker stood alongside Truscott because the runner-up, and the bronze medal went to Taylor Learmont.
- Missy Truscott — $50,000
- Jaclyn Baker — $20,000
- Taylor Learmont — $12,000
Gillon Retires as 8-Time Determine Olympia Champion
Cydney Gillon was already essentially the most dominant Determine Olympia champion in historical past, however she was trying to be a part of Olympia legends Ronnie Coleman, Lee Haney, and Iris Kyle as the one athletes with eight consecutive wins (Kyle has 10 Ms. Olympia wins, however eight have been in a row.)
Gillon made that quest look straightforward as she dominated each prejudging and finals to attain her eighth gold medal. The large story from this contest was what occurred subsequent throughout her interview with Bob Cicherillo, Gillon introduced her retirement from competitors, capping a reign that shall be very tough to match sooner or later.
- Cydney Gillon — $50,000
- Jessica Reyes Padilla — $20,000
- Lola Montez — $12,000
Villegas Wins Fourth Ladies’s Physique Olympia Title
The Ladies’s Physique Olympia was very acquainted to followers of the division. Sarah Villegas and Natalia Abraham Coelho have one of many longest operating rivalries within the sport. Coelho was trying to regain the title whereas Villegas was trying to make her personal historical past by tying Juliana Malacarne for essentially the most wins in division’s younger historical past.
The 2 champions as soon as once more stood in the course of the stage awaiting the announcement and Villegas’ identify was the one exclaimed because the winner. Sheronica Henton joined them within the prime three.
- Sarah Villegas — $50,000
- Natalia Abraham Coelho — $20,000
- Sheronica Henton — $12,000
Shaw Will get Redemption as Ms. Olympia
Andrea Shaw was the queen of Ladies’s Bodybuilding ever since she gained the Rising Phoenix and returning Ms. Olympia contest in 2020, however Angela Yeo cracked the inspiration of Shaw’s reign by defeating her on the 2024 Rising Phoenix. Many followers felt that this was the beginning of a transition on the prime.
Nonetheless, Shaw dedicated seven weeks in Arizona and altered coaches to finish her Olympia prep, and people strikes paid off. It was a detailed contest, however Shaw held off Yeo to win her fifth Ms. Olympia title. Rising star Ashley Lynnette Jones joined them within the prime three.
- Andrea Shaw — $50,000
- Angela Yeo — $20,000
- Ashley Lynnette Jones — $12,000
Isabelle Nunes is the New Wellness Olympia Champ
The Wellness division has solely been part of the Olympia since 2021, and it has had one champion. Francielle Mattos was trying to hold it that means when she started her title protection in Las Vegas, however two-time runner-up Isabelle Nunes had a unique stage of confidence on each the prejudging and finals stage. It was as if she knew one thing nobody else did.
That confidence was verified when Cicherillo introduced “and new” for the primary time of the night. Nunes lastly conquered her long-standing fellow Brazilian rival, and the division now has two champions.
- Isabelle Nunes — $50,000
- Francielle Mattos — $20,000
- Eduarda Bezerra — $12,000
212 Olympia
Keone Pearson and Shaun Clarida have had a pleasant however aggressive buildup for the 212 Olympia title. Clarida wished to win his third title whereas Pearson was decided to show that his 2023 Olympia win was no fluke. Pearson was the larger man of the 2 and had total higher form, however Clarida was thick and really well-conditioned onstage. It was apples versus oranges on this matchup.
This was the ultimate contest of the night, that means the winner could be the final to depart the stage for the evening. That man was Pearson, who has now gone back-to-back. Angel Calderon Frias settled for third place.
- Keone Pearson — $50,000
- Shaun Clarida — $20,000
- Angel Calderon Frias — $12,000