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The Wellness division — making its Olympia debut in 2021 — participated in morning pre-judging, but the finals for that division (along with the Wheelchair division) takes place Saturday morning (Oct. 9). The Men’s Open division also quarter-turned their way through pre-judging and will have their finals Saturday night. Here are the divisions participating in Friday night finals:
Editor’s Note: The Friday night finals are currently underway. This article will be updated after the winners of each division are announced.
Figure Olympia Finals
The overwhelming favorite for the Figure division was four-time champion Cydney Gillon, and nothing appeared to change after prejudging. She was in the center of the first and last callout in the first round. The question was, can she slam the door behind her and win her fifth title? Turns out, yes, she sure could.
After each lady was introduced to the crowd individually, the top five awards were announced, and Cydney Gillon made history as the first five-time champion in the history of the Figure division.
[*]Cydney Gillon, $50,000
[*]Natalia Soltero, $20,000
[*]Stephanie Gibson, $10,000
[*]Jessica Reyes Padilla, $5,000
[*]Nicole Zenobia Graham, $4,000
Women’s Physique Olympia Finals
Many experts would say that the two greatest athletes in this division are champion Sarah Villegas and the popular Natalia Abraham Coelho. The fans made their support for Coelho well known earlier in the day, and she was right next to the champion in the final callout.
Fitness Olympia Finals
After the greeting from announcer Bob Cicherillo, the Friday night Finals opened with the Fitness Olympia and the competitors’ routines. The prejudging round for Fitness is one-third of the overall score. The routines are where legends are made.
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The buzz going into the finals was around reigning champion Missy Truscott and two-time champion Whitney Jones. Jones’ physique was as good as it had ever been, and Truscott always comes to competitions in great shape. So now it’s a matter of how her routine would be.
212 Olympia Finals
The prejudging round saw three men emerge ahead of the pack: reigning champion Shaun Clarida, 2019 champion Kamal Elgargni, and fan-favorite Derek Lunsford. All three would be placed in the center for the final callouts, so fans were discussing who would be the champ at the end of the night.
Ms. Olympia Finals
Andrea Shaw went into this weekend as the champion and favorite to repeat. Her poise and confidence in the first round were obvious. However, she was standing next to someone she has become very familiar with, Helle Trevino. The former Rising Phoenix champ was second at the 2021 edition of the Rising Phoenix, and she was obviously in hot pursuit of Shaw at the Olympia as well.
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