Fitness Olympia - Will Adela Repeat?

[Lift Studios]

Will Adela repeat as the 2007 Fitnes Olympia champ or will Kim Klien or Jen Hendershott take the title? Who do you like?


Qualified to date:
Heidi Fletcher
Bethany Gainey
Adela Garcia
Tracey Greenwood
Oksana Grishina
Jenny Hendershott
Amy Huber
Tanji Johnson
Kim Klein
Julie Lohre
Angela Monteleone-Semsch
Mindi O'Brien
Julie Palmer
Julie Shipley-Childs
Regiane Silva
Stacy Simons

My predictions:
1. Adela Garcia
2. Jen Hendershott
3. Kim Klien
4. Tracey Greenwood
5. Tanji Johnson
6. Oksana Grishina
7. Julie Childs
8. Julie Lohre
9. Angie Semsch
10. Stacy Simons

[Butterbean]

(all the girls are great but)

ADELA!  ADELA!!!   

[Rick Lohre]

Don't forget there will be a couple quals up for grabs this upcoming Sunday...

I'd put Sandra in the mix of top 10 if she pulls out a qualification in Spain.

As far as your predictions thus far....I'd say you're playing it safe, which is probably the right move.  But I wouldn't call the top 3 for sure.  I think there are a few athletes that may crack the top 3 with much surprise.  Tanji has had a very strong 2 seasons and is coming in again this year with some serious momentum.  

As always, all of the athletes at this level are awesome.  Congrats to all for earning your place amongst the worlds best!  

Rick

[Lift Studios]

Don't forget there will be a couple quals up for grabs this upcoming Sunday...

I'd put Sandra in the mix of top 10 if she pulls out a qualification in Spain.

As far as your predictions thus far....I'd say you're playing it safe, which is probably the right move.  But I wouldn't call the top 3 for sure.  I think there are a few athletes that may crack the top 3 with much surprise.  Tanji has had a very strong 2 seasons and is coming in again this year with some serious momentum. 

As always, all of the athletes at this level are awesome.  Congrats to all for earning your place amongst the worlds best! 

Rick

I'd agree Sandra would be in the mix of the top 10. Her routine certainly will and her phsyique as come a long way since her start. Tanji could be in the mix but will doing the TOC help or hurt her physique next week? We'll see. I don't think the top 3 will change but there will be some of the best routines on stage that we've seen. Oksana, Lohre, Hendershott, Tanji, Tracey and more.

[Rick Lohre]

While I think it's great that Tanji is doing the Figure switch and competing at TOC...but I agree, I am not sure that it will do anything positive for her Fitness O placing unless she really takes the cake at TOC.

If anything, it might hurt her placing.  Whether it is due to conditioning 2x within a week or worse yet, if she does not place well (unlikely). 
While I know previous placings shouldn't and probably don't play a part, coming in with a less than stellar placing might not bode well with her otherwise successful season.  Coming in off a win at Arkansas versus a less than 1st spot that is....

Then again if she kicks it up at the TOC and comes in fresh off a win, that might give her even more momentum!  One things for sure...she is definitely turning some heads by competing 1 wk out from the O.

Rick

[CMwings]

I'm surprised I don't see Julie Palmer's name in your Top 10 predictions. I believe she has placed Top 6 at the Olympia and Arnold for the past 3 years in a row. She did a guest performance at a show this past weekend and as always her physique is Phenomenal. She also had a good theme and very entertaining routine. Not long now and we will find out:)


CM

[princy44]

I was just gonna mention Julie Palmer!  She is always in the mix and even won a few pro shows last year.  I love her physique and I think you posted something about her in your blog on BB.com Isaac...that her physique is on par with Adela's   

It should be an exciting show with so many talented girls...the veterans always put on a great show and there are SO many newer girls with tons of talent too.  Can't wait to see the results!

[cray2005]

Here's a link for my "maginficent seven" and why I chose them:

http://blog.bodybuilding.com/OlympiaBlog/2007/09/20/540602/

[WOOO]

(all the girls are great but)

ADELA!  ADELA!!!   

 

[Lift Studios]

Julie Palmer is definitely in the mix and my bad on not including her in that list. I saw her at the Europa and she looked like she was competing at that show. Her routines have come a long way in the past couple of years along with her physique. Definitely in the top 10.

[fitfan8869]

It will be a great show as always.  I cannot wait to see the routines this year.

I think Adela and Jenny H will be fighting it out again for the top two spots with Kim probably dropping to 3rd this year and a shootout for 4th with Tanji, Julie P, and Tracey.

But as usual, the judges will have their own opinions so anything can happen.

Good luck to all.

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