Week 191 :: Who Will Win The 2009 Arnold Classic Ms. International?
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TOPIC: Who Will Win The 2009 Arnold Classic Ms. International?
For the week of: February 26th - March 3rd
Tuesday @ Midnight Is The Final Cut (Mountain Time, US & Canada).
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The time is upon us once again: The women have been training hard and are ready for the first big show of the year... the Arnold Classic Ms. International, Fitness, & Figure Championships. The line-up this year is stellar and will surely not disappoint. Who might take top honors for the women this year? Let's find out!
Who do you think will win the 2009 Ms. International? Why?
What do you think the top 10 will look like? Why do you put them in this order?
Who will win the Ms. Fitness & Ms. Figure Competition? Why?
What do you think the top 3 will be for the Fitness & Figure Competitors?
Why did you put them in this order?
Ms. International
1. Betty Pariso
2. Betty Viana-Adkins
3. Brenda Raganot
4. Cathy Lefrancois-Priest
5. Dayana Cadeau
6. Debi Laszewski
7. Dena Westerfield
8. Heather Armbrust
9. Iris Floyd Kyle
10. Isabelle Turell
11. Mah-Ann Mendoza
12. Mari Carmen Gomez
13. Rosemary Jennings
14. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
Ms. Fitness International
1. Bethany Gainey
2. Erin Riley
3. Heidi Fletcher
4. Jennifer Hendershott
5. Jessica Clay
6. Julie Palmer
7. Mindi O'Brien
8. Nicole Duncan
9. Nicole Wilkins Lee
10. Oksana Grishina
11. Regiane Da Silva
12. Shannon Meteraud
13. Tanji Johnson
14. Tina Durkin
15. Tracey Greenwood
16. Trish Warren
Ms. Figure International
1. Adela Garcia
2. Amy Fry
3. Brenda Marie Smith
4. Chastity Slone
5. Erin Stern
6. Felicia Romero
7. Georgina Lona
8. Gina Aliotti
9. Heather Mae French
10. Huong Arcinas
11. Juliana Malacarne
12. Kristal Richardson
13. Latisha Wilder
14. Lenay Hernandez
15. Monica Brant-Peckham
16. Sherlyn Roy
17. Sonia Adcock
18. Zivile Raudoniene
Bonus Question: Have you ever attended the Arnold Classic and Expo? If so, what did you think of it and how was your experience? Was it what you thought it would be? How could it be made better?
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2009 Arnold for the ladies
Who do I think will win the 2009 Ms. International? Why?
What do I think the top 10 will look like? Why do I put them in this order?
WOW. Take a look at the line up this time folks. Is this going to be a treat for fans or what? I certainly pity the judges for having to select the very best of the best. I really love the Arnold Classic purely for the reason that there is no shortage of anticipation, performances, thrills and awesome victories. This list took a long time for me to arrive at. Trust me folks - I really would not want to miss the action at the show.
First of all, let me start off with my pick on who is going to win the 2009 Ms. International.
I think it is going to be Betty Viana-Adkins this time. She has the perfect frame that a show like this needs and I bet she has been training hard in order to be able to bring her perfectly tapered frame to the stage. This is going to add to her aesthetics and will help her win the title.
Now, here is my list of females who will make it to the top ten at the 2009 Ms. International this year at the Arnold Classic
1 - Betty Viana Adkins - Betty has great delts, legs and back. If Tony Freeman is the X-man of bodybuilding, Betty Viana is the X-lady of bodybuilding. She has a lovely taper working for her. However, she lacks ever so slightly in the conditioning department. Which I feel she has taken note of and is going to overcome it, thereby taking a title victory this time.
2 - Iris Kyle - Iris is very big, hard, ripped and complete. She is one of the most muscular women out there. However, I do not think she is going to beat Betty Vianna this time or tie her like the last year. The competition on stage is going to be a little too much even for this Miss Olympia. If she brings in the posing routine of her lifetime, she could hope for a top spot finish. But as of now, I would say she is going to bag second spot.
3 - Dayana Cadeau - Well, what can be said about Dayana. She is graceful and strong on all counts, with hardly any weaknesses and has a pretty good posing routine. One of the few places she lacks in comparison to the other top contenders is in the taper. Dayana definitely has the stuff that can place her in the top ranks in any competition she enters. But, I think she is going to be edged out by Viana and Kyle. I would love to see her perform though. She definitely knows what she is doing on stage. Dayana is going to take third in my book.
4 - Cathy Lefrancois-Priest - She is arguably the most beautiful competitor in the line up. Aesthetics plus symmetry plus conditioning plus definition plus grace equals Cathy. If there is something negative that has to be said about her, it will be with regard to her smaller size. But I do not think her size is going to keep her out of the top four. Cathy is going to take fourth spot this time according to me.
5 - Yaxeni Oriquen - Yaxeni looks terrific from a distance as well as up close. She has size and symmetry, but her mid section needs to be worked on. She should ensure that coming in with extra size does not create a mess of her midsection. She also needs to nail her conditioning. She needs to come in as ripped as possible in order to take on the line up on stage this time around. If she can work on getting ultra ripped, I bet she can win a few of these big titles in future. I predict a fifth spot finish for her this time around.
6 - Heather Armbrust - Heather is definitely tip top material. She has a well rounded game with razor sharp definition. She could surprise a few people with her performances in this show as well as upcoming ones that she will be in. She is well on the rise to stardom. Keep up the good work Heather. I give Heather sixth spot.
7 - Betty Pariso - Betty is a great athlete. She never fails to impress people watching her perform. When you talk about Betty Pariso, you are probably talking about age versus grace and in this case her grace wins. She has a great upper body and is capable of ending up in the top ten even this time. I predict a seventh spot finish for her. Though much can be said about her grace on stage and the way she carries herself, unfortunately I do not think her age is going to allow her to place higher than this.
8 - Isabelle Turell - Isabelle has a great set of legs. This is going to help her score big. We all know what a difference a good set of legs can make to the scoring. She has a decent upper body, and if she comes in with good definition especially on the upper body, she is going to be a major force to recon with. Isabelle is going to take eighth spot in my view.
9 - Brenda Raganot - Brenda is another female in the smaller category, but has well chiseled frame with all the femininity in the world. But her lack of size is going to hinder her when she is on stage with the other girls in this line up. This is going to push her down to ninth spot this time around.
10 - Mah-Ann Mendoza - Mah is the surprise package. Mah is one of the smaller competitors. What she lacks in size, she makes up for in symmetry definition and condition. She has to come in at her ripped best in order to end up in the top ten with some of the bigger and better girls on stage. Her placing all depends on how ripped she can come in this time. I predict she will end up at the tenth spot.
Who will win the Ms. Fitness & Ms. Figure Competition? Why?
What do I think the top 3 will be for the Fitness & Figure Competitors?
Why did I put them in this order?
Ms. Fitness -
This time it is going to be Jennifer Hendershott with the title victory. With Kim Klein out of the picture, Jennifer has it wide open for her. She definitely deserves the title if she can come up with what she did in her last show. She was snapping on Kim Kleins heels last year but I feel it is going to be Jennifers year this time whether Kim is in the frame or not. She has the moves, the stretches and she is able to go through tough routines with grace and fluid transitions. Bring on the energy levels - bring on Jennifer Hendershott.
Top three for Ms. Fitness -
1 - Jennifer Hendershott - Jennifer could so easily have had the title last year. But Kim was good enough on that day to win. This time around though it will be a different story. With Jennifers charm, personality, poise, elegance, glamour, skin and muscle tone and excellent dynamic presentation who else would you expect me to pick as top contender ? It is hard to believe that not too long ago, rumors about this beautiful athletes retirement were running the rounds. I am certainly glad the fitness world did not lose her. She has got great stuff in store for us in the 2009 Arnold show. That is almost a guarantee.
2 - Tracey Greenwood - Tracey has been in excellent form all through 2008. Tracey can definitely end up in the top three positions in any competition she enters. Again, with Kim Klein out of the way, Tracey only has to look at Jennifer Hendershott as the hurdle to success at the 2009 Arnold Fitness show. I think Tracey will end up at second spot.
3 - Julie Palmer - Julie Palmer has said that she has been preparing herself to rock the stage at the 2009 Arnold Classic Fitness show. She had better be ready to go. With the likes of Tracey and Jennifer, it is not going to be easy to nail a position within the top two slots. Julie is going to be placed third according to me.
Ms. Figure -
In my view, Gina Aliotti is going to take the title this year. Gina has a balance of muscle, grace, posing sense and presentation skills. She looks good from all angles and with her good run last year, she can hope to take the title this year too.
Top three for Ms. Figure -
1 - Gina Aliotti - A good all round game and presentation skills is going to seal the deal this year too for Gina Aliotti. She is going to win the Ms. Figure 2009 at the Arnold Classic.
2 - Zivile Raudoniene - Zivile looks a little stiff when she need not be - I dare say. She needs to let go of what is holding her from within. She is definitely a future champ in my books. With her natural curvy body, second spot is on the cards for Zivile.
3 - Kristal Richardson - Kristal is firm and well toned and looks fabulous in her posing wear. There is no doubt that she is going to edge out the other talented girls in the line up to take third spot.
Bonus Question: Have I ever attended the Arnold Classic and Expo? If so, what did I think of it and how was my experience? Was it what I thought it would be? How could it be made better?
Sadly, No. I have not been to an Arnold Classic and Expo ever, but I do however have a gym guide and an extremely fit friend who made it to two Arnold Classic Expos and shows apart from countless other big competitions. Now, the world is all about information and information sharing. After healthy discussions with the friend I referred to, we were able to come up with some good points about the whole show and also certain stuff that we feel should be added at the earliest. Here goes -
When a show brings in over hundreds of thousands of spectators and fans from all over the world, you can bet that it is something special. Arnold Classic is one of the most anticipated events in the Fitness world and for good reason ? it showcases the best talent in the world. And is a great place to have a good time once a year.
However, there are ways in which the expo can be improved and these I list as follows -
1. Benefits of fitness and exercising need to be enhanced at such shows, by the use of presentations, booklets etc. So that newbies can be put on the right track and the experienced ones can reassess their own training if needed.
2. More information on how women can incorporate fitness into their everyday lives needs to be given out so as to increase the popularity among women and break certain myths.
3. Such shows are a definite motivation to anyone who is looking to get into exercising. Therefore, there need to be stalls where people can be counseled and guided on how to manage time in order to be able to incorporate exercising into their busy, everyday lives. People love and need such advice in todays world. These additions will ensure that the Arnold Classic is responsible for increasing fitness awareness amongst people and will lead to a larger number of people taking to training on a regular basis.