Boudreault’s injury happens with fairly unlucky timing.
Maxime Boudreault has withdrawn his respective roster spots within the upcoming 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) and 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contests. The athlete cited a broken shin bone he suffered from a fall as the explanation behind the moves.
“Fell on the ice yesterday and broke the small shin bone. Waiting to see the surgeon but staying optimistic.”
Boudreault posted an Instagram video on February 23, 2023, disclosing the news of his immediate competitive future being placed on hold. While delivering the update, it appeared the athlete was being wheeled in for the care of his injury by his partner Samantha Belliveau, the 2021 Canada’s Strongest Woman (CSW) champion.
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The timeline of Boudreault’s withdrawal from the 2023 ASC, which is scheduled for Mar. 2-5, 2023, in Columbus, OH, makes perfect sense. It likely would’ve been an excessive amount of for a strength-based athlete to place the requisite stress on his body on such a brief turnaround where he won’t even be fully healed.
The 2023 WSM happening on an Apr. 19-23, 2023, date — after occurring in late May throughout the 2022 iteration — appears to be an unlucky coincidence for Boudreault. While WSM scheduling has often jumped across the calendar in recent times (the 2021 competition took place in June and the 2020 contest was held in November), the athlete could have been capable of heal completely and compete if given more time.
On Feb. 22, 2023, the ASC revealed that Kevin Faires would replace Boudreault on the 2023 ASC roster. On the time of this writing, it’s unclear who will take Boudreault’s place within the 2023 WSM.
Regarding recent competitive results, Boudreault captured the 2022 Canada’s Strongest Man (CSM) title in August 2022. He finished in fifth place throughout the 2022 WSM. Up to now, Boudreault’s best output at a WSM contest was when he stood on the rostrum in 2021, with only the legendary Brian Shaw and now two-time reigning WSM champion Tom Stoltman eclipsing him. As for his last ASC, the Canadian competitor garnered a sixth-place performance in March 2022.
Nevertheless, before he can construct on any of this past precedent, Boudreault shall be on the shelf until further notice.
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Boudreault’s currently one in every of the larger names in strongman and seems to have suffered an unlucky bout of luck, knocking him out of two major contests. Seeing him compete again could be definitely worth the wait each time he returns fully healthy.
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