I had the opportunity to speak with Jelena just moments ago and she is feeling very good. She had some very good callouts this morning and could bounce between 4-6. She feels the best she’s ever felt before a show…seems like a recurring theme. Ky seems to have that effect on many of the athletes! : )

This lineup is an incredibly diverse field between seasoned veterans and women making their pro debut’s. Add to that 3 athletes competing today are already qualified for the 2008 Olympia.

Jelena Abbou in Kentucky competing for an Olympia Qualification.

I had the opportunity to have dinner with Terry and Elaine Goodlad last nite. While Terry and I chomped away at our steak and potatotes she told me that had quite a long/trying Red Eye flight earlier this week, after a few days resting she’s feeling great. The beautiful Bodysport Radio Co-Host told us she is very ready for the show. She’s had quite a long break in her competition schedule which has allowed her body to heal up from the strenuous training and competition run over the past three years. Sacramento Pro ’06 marks Elaine’s last competition since her appearance here in KY. Elaine competed in a remarkable 18 shows in three years. That’s enough to take a toll on anyone. We’ll be looking to see a refreshed Elaine on stage today.
Good Luck Elaine
Props to Terry as well, he has been travelling almost every week shooting and covering shows for Bodysport.com, Oxygen Magazine and Flex. I think at one point he even mentioned that he was Uber-Platinum Level and is now an honorary member of the pilots union…LOL!

Colorado IFBB Figure Pro, Liane Seiwald dropped in to have her makeup done by our makeup artist and took a few minutes to say hello. While the last month has been very busy with a lot of travel, she’s ready to go today. This veteran competitor formerly known as “Diesel” tells us all she wants right now is a big cheeseburger and plate of Dunkin Donuts. Good luck to Liane today.

** Additions to the Pro Figure List as of Thursday.

1 Abbou, Jelena USA
2 Bloomfield, Tina marie USA
3 Brown, Darlina USA
4 Cooke-Elliott, Mary Jo USA
5 Emborg-Silberg, Maickie Denmark
6 Flake, Michelle USA
7 Fortier, April USA **
8 Gibbon, Marie Sweden
9 Gonzalez-Leandro, Celeste Spain
10 Goodlad, Elaine USA
11 Johnsen, Pia Marlen Norway
12 Matthews, Corry USA
13 Mullarkey, Karen USA
14 Nicewarner, Kirsten USA
15 Peters, Amy USA
16 Porter, Marcy USA
17 Rodriiquez, Desha USA
18 Salotti, Carla USA
19 Seiwald, Liane USA
20 Sharp, Cynthia USA
21 Shelby, Kate USA
22 Smith, Brenda USA
23 Taucher, Shelly USA **
24 Tulin-Togrul, Stephanie USA
25 Wright, Jessica USA

After some long hard number crunching the wait is over……

The results are in and Sonia Adcock has come out on top, with two wins and excellent placings at the Big Two shows. A 3rd place finish at the 2007 Figure Olympia sent this athlete straight to the top.

The Green Goddess, Valerie Waugaman cruised into 2nd place with two wins as well this season. Just a few points out of first, look for her to come charging into the 07-08 season.

Veteran competitor, Shannon Meteraud, came out of the gates charging this year with continued improvement and placings show after show. Her hard work has earned her third spot in our rankings.

Read the rest of the results below…

Full results from the show…

1. Michelle Flake
2. Mary Jo Cooke
3. Darlina Brown
4. Sherrie Salvadori
5. Andrea Dumon
6. Waleska Valle
7. Heather Mae French
8. Huong Arcinas
9. April Fortier
10. Michelle Mayberry
11. Rosa Marie Romero
12. Kristi Tauti
13. Petra Mertl
14. Celeste Gonzalez
15. Kirsten Nicewarner
16. Chrissy Garcia
17. Maickie Emborg-Silberg
17. Aleksandra Kobielak

Results are in…Top 5…via Lift…

1. Michelle Flake
2. Mary Jo Cooke
3. Darlina Brown
4. Sherrie Salvadori
5. Andrea Dumon

2nd round had similar callouts but added Waleska Valle Granger to the first set of callouts….check back later tonite for final results.

Top 5 look to be….

Mary Jo Cooke, Michelle Flake, Andrea Dumon, Darlina Brown and Sherri Salvadori.
Sherrie waw a surprise entry and has come in looking great!
Michelle Flake has toned down her muscularity and the new look suits her well. Should be a top three here….more after next round.

(Isaac is eyes and ears on the updates….)

It is always a pleasure when I speak with Christina Lindley, as she always has interesting stories to tell. Christina has been doing very well since I last saw her at the 2007 Olympia Weekend. She was there working the Kemistry Booth.Christina is currently on the cover of Fitness Rx for Women magazine. The magazine hits newsstands this week. This special Holiday issue also features her in a 15 page layout!

Christina has also been doing quite well on a few television shows. In September, she starred in a miniseries called “Chasing the Devil”, which was about the Green River Killer. The story is from the book of the same title, by Sheriff David Reichert. It encompasses his 20 year quest to capture the killer. Christina plays Lynn Mosey, the station manager and news reporter in this 4- part mini-series. It is slated to air on the Lifetime Network in March 2008.

This past weekend, Christina also shot for a new television series called “Head Case”. Head Case, shown on the Starz Network, is a series of 20, five minute interstitials. Alexandra Wentworth who in 1995, played Jerry’s girlfriend Sheila (“Schmoopie”) in the famous “Soup Nazi” episode of Seinfeld, plays a psychiatrist in the series. Christina, who starts in the 11th episode plays Diana, a model that doesn’t know how to eat. The psychiatrist takes Diana to the local Fatburger and tries to show her how to eat various foods. Alexandra’s character tries to explain to Diana (Lindley’s character) that eating is good, in comedic fashion.

In case you didn’t know, Christina is quite the comedian herself. Christina has been studying at the Groundlings School, which is a comedy improv school. Many of the people who studied and performed at Groundlings became cast members on Saturday Night Live and other shows. Christina has done a number of shows as the “Wild n Out” girl on MTV as well as others.

Christina has had roles in “The Marine” with the John Cena and Robert Patrick as well as in a few other television shows and movies.

2007 Kentucky Muscle Pro Figure & NPC Show Guest Appearance

Julie Lohre will make a guest appearance at the 2007 Kentucky Muscle show this year.  Julie has recently re-qualified for the Olympia and will retire her Football inspired routine after this appearance. 

Julie tells us she is very excited to be a part of the first IFBB show in Kentucky.  She wanted to also give a shout out to her Team Fitbody girls who will be competing in the NPC Figure event.  Julie has over 15 women competing in the show, some first timers and others seasoned National Level competitors.

We’ll be sure to provide some contest photos from the event so follow us here for news from the bluegrass state.

Visit www.JulieLohre.com for more happenings with Julie and Team FitBody.

Amy Peters, well known IFBB Figure Pro, has just recently gotten engaged. 

Amy and Steve were out to celebrate her birthday this past Saturday.  While not big on surprises, she was a little shocked when several of her friends showed up to dinner with presents to help her celebrate.  Adding a second surprise to the evening was that Steve had planned to have them bring her an ice cream cake, one of Amy’s favorite cheats.  

After the presents were opened and the cake was cut, figure competitor and friend Traci Redding turned to her and said, “…as much as you like surprises, I wonder if there will be a third one?”  With that, only moments later, he got down on his knee, held her hand and popped the question. 

Amy will be competing at the 2007 IFBB Pro Figure in Louisville, Ky three weeks from now. She let me know that the real celebration will take place after the show…word has it, no Crabcake or Chocolate Chip cookie is safe! 

Join us in congratulating the couple on their engagement! 

Best wishes on the upcoming show and wedding plans! 

The IFBB Tournament of Champions is the last pro figure event to qualify you for the Olympia. It is going to be held on September 22, in Anaheim, California, at the Cook Auditorium, on 811 West Lincoln Avenue.

Competitor List who are competing as of 09-14-07 include

Alejandra Abdala, Argentina
Gina Alioti, USA
Aida Aragon, USA
Susanne Bock, Germany
Mary Jo Cooke-Elliott, USA
Heather French, USA
Chrissy Garcia, USA
Nancy Georges, USA
Tanji Johnson, USA
Yamanaka Kiyoka, Japan
Anna Larsson, Sweden
Allison Jones-Williams, USA
Arina Manta, Australia
Sherie Salvadori, USA

 

 

Congratulations to Andrea Dumon on her win at the Atlantic City Pro, on September 15, 2007, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Also, to Tracey Greenwood in Fitness, and Lisa Aukland for the overall in bodybuilding.

1 Andrea Dumon                9  8   17 
2 Heather Green                9 14   23 
3 Chastity Slone               17 11  28 
4 Michelle Adams             19 22   41 
5 Hazel Nelson                 24 26  50 
6 Paola Almerico              29 31   60 
7 Jelena Abbou                36 31   67 
8 Jennifer Cook               45 44    89 
9 Lilsa Morton                  41 52   93 
10 Debbie Leung              54 50 104 
11 Becky Clawson             53 53 106 
12 Danielle Hollanshade    55 54 109 
13 Thais Cabrices             71 61 132 
14 Shelly Taucher             75 75 150 
15 Cheri Lewis                  80 73 153 
16 Alti Bautista                 75 79 154 
16 Carina Dupree             79 77 156 
16 Marie Gibbon               76 80 156 
16 Jamie Senuk               77 80 157 
16 Alejandra Abdala          80 80 160 
16 Marie Allegro               80 80 160 
16 Claire Parmley             80 80 160