After hosting the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio for years, Jim Lormier and Arnold Schwarzenegger decided to expand the successful event. The second-annual Arnold Classic Europe will be held October 12-14, in Madrid, Spain. Many of the top IFBB Fitness & Figure Pros will compete this weekend.Can Erin Stern make it five wins in a row in the Division? Will Oksana Grishina notch another win to her professional resume or will Adela Garcia continue her winning streak? See who is in the show and ones to watch.
Fitness Preview:
Adela Garcia hasn’t lost a Fitness competition since the 2007 Houston Pro. Will she continue her winning ways this weekend in Spain? Don’t bet against her streak ending. Adela always comes in on point in the physique rounds. Adela wins the judges over with her strength moves in the routine rounds. The judging in Europe tends to differ slightly from the States in that a more muscular physique tends to prevail. This is a generalization but seems to hold true. This line-up is pretty close to what fans saw at the Olympia and if things follow suit look for Tina Durkin, Oksana Grishina and Tanji Johnson to be in the top spots. Regaine Da Silva will be one to watch as she is always a favorite in Europe. Jodi Boam is coming off a bummer Olympia, where she was injured. She’s modified her routine and had a chance to heal so will bring the spunky, upbeat energy we’ve grown to love. I like what Ryall brought to the Olympia stage and she has the physique and routine to land in the top five. Fiona Harris also has shown tremendous potential in a relatively short pro career.
Arnold Fitness Europe
Jodi Boam (Canada)
Regiane Da Silva (Germany)
Tina Durkin (USA)
Adela Garcia(USA)
Ryall Vasani (Canada)
Oksana Grishina (USA)
Fiona Harris (Canada)
Tanji Johnson (USA)
Diana Monteiro (Brazil)
Daniela O’Mara (Australia)
Camala Rodriguez (USA)
Danielle Ruban (Canada)
Kizzy Vaines (United Kingdom)
Figure Preview:
Erin Stern has been on a roll this year. She was second at the Figure International in March and since that show she hasn’t lost. She’s put together wins in Australia, Sarasota, Olympia, Sheru and will look to make it five in a row this weekend in Spain. Will she do it? Ya, she should and likely will unless something goes terribly wrong between now and Saturday. Look for Candice Keene to be standing next to her in the comparison and in the hunt for the top spot. Ava Cowan will look to bounce back from her Olympia showing. Larissa Reis should be in the top five as well. It will be interesting to see which competitor not residing in the USA will be in the top five. The judges will see a variety of physiques with some very muscular and others a bit on the softer side.
Arnold Figure Europe
Kati Alander (Finland)
Susanne Bock (Germany)
Cristiana Casoni (Italy)
Ava Cowan (USA)
Maria Jose Garcia (Spain)
Chelsie Gunderson
Candice Keene (USA)
Eleni Kritikopoulou (Greece)
Natalia Lenartova (Slovakia)
Gina Lona (Mexico)
Ljuba Pantovic (Serbia)
Paloma Parra (Spain)
Larissa Reis (Brazil)
Louise Rogers (United Kingdom)
Elvimar Sanchez (Venezuela)
Miriam Sanchez (Spain)
Giada Simari (Italy)
Erin Stern (USA)
LOCATION
Madrid Arena
Avda. de Portugal s/n (Casa de Campo)
28011 Madrid (Spain)
Arnold Fitness EXPO
Oct. 12-14, 2012
More info: http://www.arnoldclassiceurope.es/2012.php
