Because the 2022 Olympia inches ever closer, every IFBB Pro League competition will hold more significance. With qualification potentially on the road, men’s and girls’s athletes who haven’t yet earned a spot in the celebrated contest might want to benefit from every probability they get on a stage.
The most recent probability to punch a possible ticket to Las Vegas this December was the 2022 Vancouver Pro. This contest — which occurred in British Columbia, Canada, on July 17, 2022 — featured six divisions between men’s and girls’s competitors. By its end, it served as a high quality jumping-off point for athletes like Men’s Open winner Iain Valliere. Valliere qualified for the 2022 Mr. Olympia on December 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV, due to his win.
Here’s a rundown of the Men’s Open results from the 2022 Vancouver Pro:
2022 Vancouver Pro Results | Men’s Open
- Iain Valliere
- Antoine Vaillant
- Hossein Kalate
- Jonas Giatras
- Seth Engman
- Martin Hernandez
- Chris Buhr
- Afandonougbo Thierry
- Kook Kwang Moon
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In keeping with NPC News Online, Valliere’s win within the Vancouver Pro is the fifth victory of his skilled profession. It also marks the Canadian athlete’s first appearance at a sanctioned contest since a seventh place end in the Men’s Open category on the 2021 Mr. Olympia. After showing off his latest work along with his strength, muscle, and conditioning, Valliere will get the prospect to topple some potential peers like Hadi Choopan, Nick Walker, and Hunter Labrada on the 2022 Mr. Olympia.
Other Men’s Winners
While every division victor earned automatic qualification for the 2022 Mr. Olympia, it’s value noting that the 2022 Vancouver Pro is a Tier 4 competition under the IFBB Pro League’s standards. A Tier 4 contest has the least weighted points for second through fifth-place finishers. Even then, the athletes who didn’t win in British Columbia but still performed relatively well earned priceless points toward their season totals. Those could turn out to be useful with individual qualifications for the Mr. Olympia.
The highest three athletes in each Olympia division at the top of the qualification period on November 20, 2022, earn places within the competition.
Listed below are the outcomes for the opposite Men’s divisions on the 2022 Vancouver Pro:
Classic Physique
- Chen Kang
- John Le
- Adam Beveridge
- Cody Amey
- Issac Baier
- Ethan Gohari
- Aaron Aramini
- David Anthony Tassin
- Kellen Wilson
- Cyril Gascon
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Men’s Physique
- Charjo Grant
- Josh Bridgman
- Xezekiel Afanou
- Taylor Wilson
- Akbar Sarbaz Sarkhanlo
- Isaias Paez Martinez
- Shahin Zolfaghari
- Daniel Tomas
- A.J. Ellison
- Gurjinder Virk
Women’s Division Winners
The three women to make the most with their respective wins were Abby Bolton (Fitness), Valerie Ratelle (Figure), and Susana Aramayo (Bikini).
Listed below are the outcomes for every of the three Women’s divisions:
Fitness
- Abby Bolton
- Noemie Champagne-Cloutier
- Danielle DaCosta
Figure
- Valerie Ratelle
- Dalila Xochilt Alegria
- Brittany Offers
- Jennifer Reece
- Mandy Urner
- Melissa Cech
- Kim Clark
- Spomenka Miller-Stanic
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Bikini
- Susana Aramayo
- Shelby Pierce
- Laura Ziv
- Tessa Barresi
- Karen Wall
- Elizabeth Yizrael
- Maxine Somov
- Ayleen Santander
- Taryn Flanagan
- Catherine Daniel
Certainly one of the subsequent major IFBB contests will likely be the 2022 Texas Pro. The Tier 4 contest that may as a showcase for athletes like Joe Mackey will happen on August 12-13, 2022, in Irving, Texas.
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