Cydney Gillon won the Figure division at the 2023 Olympia. It is her seventh consecutive Figure Olympia title and she won $50,000 in prize money for her winning effort.
2022 Figure Olympia Top 5 Results
Winner — Cydney Gillon $50,000
Second Place — Jessica Reyes Padilla $20,000
Third Place — Lola Montez $12,000
Fourth Place — Cherish Richardson $7,000
Fifth Place — Natalia Soltero $6,000
Check out this interview with the champ!
After a tough battle Andrew Jacked overcame Hunter Labrada and defended his title at the 2023 Texas Pro. With this victory he is now qualified for 2023 Mr. Olympia.
TEXAS PRO MENS OPEN TOP 5
First Place — Andrew Jacked
Second Place — Hunter Labrada
Third Place — Carlos Thomas Jr.
Fourth Place — Lewis Breed
Fifth Place — Jordan Hutchinson
Samson Dauda won the 2023 Arnold Classic by beating out both Nick Walker and Andrew “Jacked” Obiekea.
Dauda overcame a tough field that also included Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Ellsbiay, Akim Williams, William Bonac and Olympia 212 winner Shaun Clarida.
Dauda’s win at the 2023 AC makes him the 20th bodybuilder to win the Arnold Classic Men’s Open title. The Nigerian Lion’s victory at the AC earns him direct qualification for the 2023 Olympia and makes him $300,000 richer.
Arnold Classic 2023 Results.
1. Samson Dauda ($300,000)
2. Nick Walker ($120,000)
3. Andrew Jacked ($70,000)
4. Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Ellsbiay ($37,500)
5. Shaun Clarida ($20,000)
Ms. Olympia Andrea Shaw shows once again why she has dominated the women’s bodybuilding division since its Olympia return in 2020. She won the Ms. Olympia in 2020 and 2021 and did it again in Las Vegas by winning her third straight Olympia.
2022 Ms. Olympia Results
1. Andrea Shaw — $50,000
2. Angela Yeo — $20,000
3. Helle Trevino — $12,000
4. Margie Martin — $7,000
5. Branka Njegovec — $6,000
2018 Mr. Olympia champion Shawn Rhoden has reportedly died at the age of 46.
The pro bodybuilder is said to have suffered a fatal heart attack, according to sources close to Generation Iron.
The publication said Rhoden’s trainer, Chris Aceto, also confirmed the bodybuilder's death to close friends.
You can now call Phil Heath the 5X Mr. Olympia champion. He captured his fifth Sandow by beating out Dexter Jackson at the 2015 Mr. Olympia. I know the Cry Greene, oops I mean Kai Greene fans will say it doesn't count because Kai wasn't there and start with the insults. Just remember though, whatever you say it has to start with 5X Mr. olympia. Check out an interview with the champ below.
In 2014 Latorya Watts debuted in the Figure Competition with a 5th place finish, this year she won it all! Check out an interview with her after she claimed the Ms. Olympia trophy.
