The 2022 Arnold Classic is over.

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The Arnold Classic is a part of the IFBB Arnold Sports Festival. Above all, the IFBB Arnold Sports Festival is a multi-sport event. Overall, the Arnold Classic is a professional bodybuilding sport that started in 1989. As a matter of fact, the Arnold classic got its name after Arnold Schwarzenegger. In sum, this event is held in late February or early March every year.
This year's Arnold Classic competition was hosted in Columbus, Ohio. In particular, this was the 34th edition of the event. This past weekend, the event took place from March 4-5 at the Battelle Grand Ballroom in the Greater Columbus Convention Center. As noted, bodybuilders from around the world took part in the various categories. All in all, there was $799,000 on the line across all eight divisions. Most importantly, let's get into more details about the events and the result.

Friday Night Results
The Arnold Classic's first night took place on Friday March 4th. Not to mention, the Battelle Grand Ballroom was bustling on Friday night. On this day, three divisions got their champions. Along with that, the prejudging for the historic Men's Open contest began.
Cydney Gillion, the five-time Figure Olympia winner, bagged her second Arnold Classic Figure International title. This was not a surprise since she won Figure Olympia five times. Above all, she has already qualified for the Olympia. Thus, no other competitor gets her qualification. Above all, she walks away with $16,000.
Missy Truscott, the winner of the 2020 Fitness International and Fitness Olympia titles, lost her crown. On the positive side, Ariel Kadhr won the Fitness International title. Seeing that everyone was surprised, MC Bob Cicherillo announced the decision and shocked Truscott fans even more. On this occasion, Ariel Kadhr performed an excellent Arnold-inspired routine. In other words, this routine had elements from The Terminator and Predator.
Last but not least, Terrence Ruffin made history. In truth, he is the first Classic Physique competitor to win two Arnold Classic titles. Besides, he was rewarded $60,000. This amount is $10,000 more than the prize at the Olympia. In addition, he bagged an extra ten grand for winning the best poser.
Not to mention the complete list of results are given below -

Figure International
1. Cydney Gillon, $16,000
2. Jessica Reyes-Padilla, $10,000
3. Lola Montez, $8,000
4. Nicole Zenobia Graham, $5,000
5. Natalya Soltero, $3,000
6. Bojana Vasiljevic, $2,000
7. Latoya Farley
8. Larhannah Robinson
9. An Da Jeong
10. Wendy Fortino

Fitness International
1. Ariel Kadhr, $25,000
2. Missy Truscott, $13,000
3. Jaclyn Baker, $8,000
4. Kate Errington, $5,000
5. Tamara Vahn, $3,000
6. Allison Kramer
7. Minna Pajulahti
8. Aurika Tyrgale
9. Sara Kovack
10. Amanda Ciani

Classic Physique
1. Terrence Ruffin, $60,000
2. Roman Rocha Queiroz, $30,000
3. Urs Kalecinski, $20,000
4. Breon Ansley, $7,000
5. Michael Daboul, $4,000
6. Peter Molnar, $2,000
7. Divine Wilson
8. Darwin Uribe
9. Lenny Wicks

Saturday Night Results
At last, the finals of the 2022 Arnold Classic were held on Saturday night, 5th March. To emphasize, the Battle Grand Ballroom in the Greater Columbia Convention Center was beaming with excitement. The event started in time with the performance of Rock legend Dee Snider. Most importantly, let us look at the champions of Saturday night.

Pro Wheelchair
The equally important Friday night was over, and Saturday night had begun. The Saturday night kicked off in time with the Pro Wheelchair division. Firstly, Gabriele Andriulli grabbed the prize in this division. Not to mention, Harold Kelley, the four-time Olympia champion and five-time Arnold winner, was upset at the results.

1. Gabriele Andriulli, $4,000
2. Harold Kelley, $2,500
3. Bradley Betts, $1,500
4. Chad McCrary

Bikini International
To emphasize, the bikini International contest included former Olympia champions Ashley Kaltwasser and Elisa Pecini. It also included the 2021 Olympia runner-up Lauralie Chapados.

Further, all three of them had to face the challenge of Maureen Blanquisco. Not to mention, Maureen jumped both the Olympia winners to bag second place. Then, of course, Lauralie Chapados won first place, her first-ever Bikini International title. Above all, she is clearly the number one opponent of Olympia champ Jennifer Dorie. She has watched the event from the side stage.

1. Lauralie Chapados, $10,000
2. Maureen Blanquisco, $6,000
3. Ashley Kaltwasser, $4,000
4. Elisa Pecini, $3,000
5. Jourdanne Lee, $1,500
6. Alessia Facchin, $1,500
7. Lucia Malavaze
8. Lauren Dannenmiller
9. Phoebe Hagan
10. Allison Testu

Men’s Physique
On this occasion, the winner was Erin Banks. Not to mention, in 2021, Olympia Erin finished 2nd to champion Brandon Hendrickson. At present, he stands in the first position of this category. On the contrary, Erin joined the final callout center with Emanuel Hunter. Above all, Emanuel too gave his best performance ever and bagged second place.

1. Erin Banks, $10,000
2. Emanuel Hunter, $6,000
3. Diogo Montenegro, $4,000
4. Antoine Weatherspoon, $3,000
5. Choi Bong Seok, $1,500
6. Terrence Teo Kok Hua, $1,500

Wellness International

To clarify, the Wellness International division is new. That is to say, the winner of this division has made IFBB Pro League history. She has become the first Wellness International Champion.

To sum up, Angela Borges got massive support from the crowd. Their support echoed through the Battle Grand Ballroom when she was in the center being compared to Julia Chitarra. Both of the participants won the hearts of the judges. It was a tough decision to make. Finally, the judges ruled in favor of Isabelle Nunes and took the crown of the first Wellness International champ.

1. Isabelle Nunes, $7,000
2. Angela Borges, $4,000
3. Sunny Andrews, $3,000
4. Julia Chitarra, $2,000
5. Yarishna Ayala, $1,000
6. Kassandra Gillis, $1,000
7. Barbara Cesar
8. Lorena Ragusa
9. Devyn Cambre
10. Casey DeLong


Arnold Classic
The former Mr. Olympia Brandon Curry and two-time Arnold Classic champ William Bonac had their own callout. This helped the judges to determine the winner. The past champions were put through two rounds of posing. Head judge Steven did this to get the fans more excited.

Brandon Curry also got an extra ten grand for the Ed Corney Best Posing award. On the other hand, William Bonac got the Franco Columbu Most Muscular award and took home an additional $10,000.

The most crucial trophy of all time is the Arnold Classic. Brandon Curry took the most important trophy back home. At present, he is a two-time Arnold Classic Champion. As we know, Bonac took the runner-up slot. Similarly, Steve Kuclo bagged the third position and finished third for the second straight year.

1. Brandon Curry, $200,000
2. William Bonac, $120,000
3. Steve Kuclo, $70,000
4. Samson Dauda, $37,500
5. Justin Rodriguez, $20,000
6. Brett Wilkin, $12,500
7. Regan Grimes, $2,000
8. Maxx Charles, $2,000
9. Fabio Giga Rezende, $2,000

Be sure to check our 2022 Arnold Classic Updates thread for more news and info!

 

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GREAT JOB!