It's September. Time for the BIG show. This Friday, the 35th Ms Olympia takes place in Las Vegas. Your appetite probably doesn't need much whetting, but for the last two years FMS has previewed what remains (for now anyway) the premier female bodybuilding event of the year with some sort of week-long countdown. In 2012 it was a celebration of every previous Ms Olympia winner, and last year we compiled profiles of the 2013 competitors for your (and our) viewing pleasure.
We've decided to count down to 2014's prime female muscle meat exhibition with a bit of both - some history AND a preview of this year's line-up (with particular focus on three of the women who will be making their Olympia debuts on Friday).
And MORE besides!
Today, it's the line-up.
Those of you who keep an eye on such things will have noticed that among the automatic qualifiers a certain Brigita Brezovac is listed, as a result of her 5th place finish at last year's Ms O, after which she announced her retirement from competition. Now I'm sure we would all be absolutely delighted if Brigita made a surprise comeback on Friday, but judging by her latest Instagram offerings, great as she looks in her beloved pink, she hardly looks like she's preparing for a bodybuilding contest.
Point is, if I know she's retired then you probably know too, and so would anybody else who cares to or NEEDS to know - the organisers of the Ms Olympia, for example.
Why is this important? you might ask. Well, instead of having one less competitor on the stage, the woman with the next highest number of points from her finishes at this year's IFBB pro shows could have taken Brigita's place. Or, the automatic qualification place could have been given to the next highest-placed finisher at last year's Ms Olympia. The former alternative would, I reckon, have given us the pleasure of seeing Mmmmonique Jones this Friday; the latter, Juanita Blaino.
I don't know whether Mmmmonique or Juanita feel like they've been cheated out of a place at the Olympia, but I feel I'm being cheated of the opportunity to see at least one of two of the best FBBs in the world take their place alongside the rest of the elite.
Here endeth the rant.
The last thing I want to do is spend the week moaning about the shortcomings of the IFBB and its minions re: female bodybuilding (God knows I'd need more than a week for that). This week is a celebration, so, let the celebrations commence...
YOUR 2014 Ms OLYMPIA LINE-UP
(all 13 when it should be 14 of them!)
RITA BELLO
Argentina, Winner Chicago Pro 2014
SHEILA BLECK
USA, Winner Tampa Pro 2014
CHRISTINE ENVALL
Australia, 3rd Omaha Pro 2014 & Chicago Pro 2014
ANNE FREITAS
Brazil, Winner Omaha Pro 2014
LISA GIESBRECHT
Canada, Runner-up Chicago Pro 2014
MARGIE MARTIN
USA, Runner-up Omaha Pro 2014
SIMONE OLIVEIRA
Brazil, Winner Toronto Pro 2014
YAXENI ORIQUEN
Venezuela, 4th Ms Olympia 2013
JENNIFER SEDIA
USA, Runner-up Tampa Pro 2014
ALANA SHIPP
USA, Runner-up Toronto Pro 2014
DEBI LASZEWSKI
USA, 3rd Ms Olympia 2013
ALINA POPA
Switzerland, Runner-up Ms Olympia 2013
IRIS KYLE
USA, Winner Ms Olympia 2013
Now if that doesn't get you excited about the impending festival of prime female muscle meat that is the Ms Olympia 2014, I don't think anything will.
I just wish there were 14 of them...
I hope this show will be as explosive as the previous years... As usual, the best of the best spermatic ladies will show their wonderfulI muscles, proudly and savagely... I already prepare the tissues box!
ReplyDeleteOzzy..I can't hold myself any longer and started using my tissue boxes. Each of the 2013 top 6 got the SERIOUS tributes from me. Alina and Yaxeni got the BEST from me!!
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