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Full results from the show, courtesy of Isaac Hinds, Rick Lohre, and Hardbody.com:

1. Michelle Flake
2. MaryJo Cooke Elliott
3. Darlina Brown
4. Sherrie Salvadori
5. Andrea Dumon
6. Waleska Valle
7. Heather Mae French
8. Huong Arcinas
9. April Fortier
10. Michelle Mayberry
11. Rosa Marie Romero
12. Kristi Tauti
13. Petra Mertl
14. Celeste Gonzalez
15. Kirsten Nicewarner
16. Chrissy Garcia
17. Maickie Emborg-Silberg
17. Aleksandra Kobielak

Another results listing here.  Looking for the NPC Sacramento results?  Click here.

The finals results are now rolling in - here are the Top 5 results, courtesy of Isaac Hinds:

1. Michelle Flake
2. MaryJo Cooke Elliott
3. Darlina Brown
4. Sherrie Salvadori
5. Andrea Dumon

Congrats, ladies!!  =)

Thanks to Rick Lohre for blogging some previous Sac Pro updates on Hardbody.com. Ron Avidan and I are back at the host hotel recharging camera batteries and relaxing a bit before heading back to the Finals. The show went very smoothly, everything ran quick and we even had time to grab food. The finals start at 6:30pm.

Figure breakdown:

I’d have first between MaryJo Cooke Elliott and Michelle Flake. MaryJo is six pounds better than her last show and the added fullness suits her well. Her legs are noticeably bigger and I really like the look she brought to this show. Her hair is a bit darker and shorter as well. Michelle Flake brought a much different look than we saw from her last time out. Michelle told us she’s weighing about seven pounds less than last year’s Olympia. Her face is not as drawn in as it has in the past. I like the look she brought to the stage today. The top two will be between Michelle and MaryJo. Third through fifth is a toss up between Andrea Dumon, Darlina Brown and Sherrie Salvadori. Ron and I have a slight differing of how we see it going down tonight.

I’d place it:
1. MaryJo Cooke
2. Michelle Flake
3. Sherrie Salvadori
4. Darlina Brown
5. Andrea Dumon

Ron has it:
1. Michelle Flake
2. MaryJo Cooke
3. Darlina Brown
4. Andrea Dumon
5. Sherrie Salvadori

Michelle has impressed everyone at the show and she will definitely qualify for the Olympia her first time back on stage. Momma Flake done us all proud. Ron did an extensive interview with her that we’ll be posting up later. Huong Arcinas looked good in her debut and showed that a shorty can hang in the pro ranks. Huong is 4′10¾” (can’t forget that extra three quarters of an inch). The other pro making her debut, April Fortier should land in the 8-10 placing. She could be a little tighter but still a decent showing for her pro debut. Look for her to be a big sharper next week in Kentucky.

Michelle Mayberry tried her hand at the Figure division and while looking good, agreed should could have been a bit a fuller. Michelle turned pro this year and made her debut at the Europa a couple months ago. Look for her to go back to fitness where she will be a strong contender in next year’s shows.

IFBB Figure Pro top six at prejudging.

More updates to come. Who will be more accurate in their predictions… Ron or I? We shall see in a couple of hours.

I received this email from IFBB Figure Pro Heather Mae French this morning, and am posting it here with her permission for your reading pleasure!

"Good Morning Everyone!

Well, I am two days out and have been getting through my training and diet ~ especially since I have a daughter and have packed tons of Halloween bags, helped with classroom parties and have work on top of that! This sport is so much fun though. You know our sport is a little different than other sports such as "game days" for others - most athletes show up on a game day and compete in physical games one on one or in teams - where as for us we have to show up EVERYDAY.

No one can see us get on the Stair Machine, have late night cardio sessions, prepare our daily food to eat every few hours, hit the gym hard like no other and still hold jobs, have family time, friends etc… our GAME DAY IS EVERYDAY! We just show up on competition day and bring the package we all spent 8-12-16 weeks preparing for….. that’s why I feel so darn great when I am standing up on stage.

As long as I know in my heart I did the best I could and have improved on what my goal was that I intended to work on then I have won no matter what. Actually everyone of us up there are winners - for what we endure and conquer, there is no other way around it but simply we are ALL strong, beautiful, smart-minded women! See you in Sacramento!”

Sincerely,

Heather Mae French
IFBB Professional Figure
www.heathermaefrench.com
www.myspace.com/heathermaefrench

I received this email tonight from IFBB Figure Pro Petra Mertl regarding this weekend’s IFBB Sacramento Pro Figure contest, and am reposting it here with permission for your reading pleasure!

"Hi Everyone,

Thank you - I am looking forward to do this show because I have heard it is very well organized show.

I had couple of weeks off so now I am ready to come back in even better shape and hoping that this is the show when my life dream come true and I will qualify for Olympia 2008.  Thank you.”

Sincerely,

Petra Mertl
www.PetraMertl.com

I received this email this morning from IFBB Figure Pro Kristi Tauti regarding this weekend’s IFBB Sacramento Pro Figure contest, and am reposting it here with permission for your viewing pleasure!

"Hi Everyone,

I am really looking forward to this show.  I have been working hard with my trainer to make the necessary changes to my physique.

I am definitely ready for Sacramento, as I am coming in with a fuller, more conditioned look.  I did four shows back-to-back earlier this year so it has been nice to just focus on training for the Sacramento.” 

Kristi Tauti
www.kristitauti.com

I received this email this morning from IFBB Fitness Pro Michele Mayberry regarding this weekend’s IFBB Sacramento Pro Figure contest, and am reposting it here with permission for your viewing pleasure!

"Hi Everyone,

I am really excited to give figure a try.  I’m looking forward to meeting all of the other competitors too, and I think it’s great there are so many countries represented at this show!

I really don’t know what to expect, but I feel good and hope to place well.  Thanks for checking in with me.”

Sincerely,

Michele Mayberry
www.michelemayberry.com

We received word from another NPC USA Figure champ that she will be making her debut in 2007. April Fortier won the Figure D Class earlier this year in Las Vegas.

She’s one of the rare competitors who has competed in both fitness and figure. April placed third at the Team Universe fitness tall class as well as third in the Figure Nationals D Class. Prior to that she placed fourth in both fitness and figure at the 2007 Junior Nationals. April’s had a busy yet successful 2007 competitive season. Fourth to Third to First… Where will she fair in the next level?

When asked how she feels about competing for the first time as a pro she responded with, “I’m so thrilled to be competing in my first pro shows.” April promises to knock out socks off when she steps on stage this weekend at the IFBB Sacramento Pro. She will also be competing in the Kentucky Pro figure show in a couple of weeks.

Mirror, Mirror in my hand…Where O Where will I land?

Good luck, April, in your IFBB pro figure debut!

Note: originally posted on www.hardbody.com/news.

This weekend is the 2007 IFBB Sacramento Pro Figure show. Ron "Yogi" Avidan and I will be there covering this event. For more news and updates on this show you can visit http://www.hardbody.com/news

Official list for the 2007 IFBB Sacramento Pro Figure:

1    Arcinas, Huong USA
2    Brown, Darlina    USA
3    Cooke-Elliott, Mary Jo    USA
4    Dumon, Andrea    USA
5    Emborg-Silberg, Maickie    Denmark
6    Flake, Michelle    USA
7    French, Heather Mae    USA
8    Garcia, Chrissy    USA
9    Gonazlez, Celeste Leandro    Spain
10    Kobielak, Aleksandra    Poland
11    Mayberry, Michelle    USA
12    Mertl, Petra    Czech Republic
13    Nicewarner, Kirsten    USA
14    Romero, Rosa-Maria    Australia
15    Tauti, Kristi    USA
16    Valle, Waleska    USA
17    Fortier, April

For show info, visit: www.npcsacshow.com

Ron Avidan and I will be on hand to cover this show for you. John Tuman and his crew put on a great show. Competitor list as of October 19, 2007. There could be a few more jump in. Michelle Flake makes her first appearance of the year. also note Michelle Mayberry competed in fitness last week and will be doing figure here. She has a nice physique and will do well here.

1 Brown, Darlina USA
2 Cooke-Elliott, Mary Jo USA
3 Dumon, Andrea USA
4 Emborg-Silberg, Maickie Denmark
5 Flake, Michelle USA
6 French, Heather Mae USA
7 Garcia, Chrissy USA
8 Gonazlez, Celeste Leandro Spain
9 Kobielak, Aleksandra Poland
10 Mayberry, Michelle USA
11 Mertl, Petra Czech Republic
12 Romero, Rosa-Maria Australia
13 Tauti, Kristi USA
14 Valle, Waleska USA

Date: Saturday, November 3, 2007

Prejuding:10am
Finals: 6:30 pm

Location:
Crest Theatre
1013 K Street
Sacramento, CA

Host hotel:
Courtyard by Marriott
4422 Y Street
Sacramento, CA
ph: 916-992-1120

IFBB check-in: 7pm FRIDAY - host hotel
NPC Checkin/weigh-in: Saturday, 8am

Promoters:
Ted Williamson
951-687-9366
tedwm@aol.com

John Tuman
209-526-8923
bbspy@aol.com

More information at: http://npcsacshow.com

Here are some partial results from this past weekend’s 2007 NPC Steel Rose competition:

http://contest.bodybuilding.com/contestresults.php?compid=1501

More to follow, but Toney Freeman won the Sacramento Pro. Silvio Samuel took second, Hidetada Yamagishi third, Ahmad Haider the number four spot and Marcus Haley came in at number five.

Heather Policky made a hard dash into the top women’s bodybuilder spot with Antoinette Norman taking the top light weight women’s bodybuilding win. She beat the crowd pleasing and stunning Cathy LeFrancois by only one point. That was a really tight race. The finals photos are up in the galleries now so take a look!

Be sure to check out the full results on Bodybuilding.com.

A new locomotive came through Sacramento today and it is called Toney Freeman on track to make 2007 a big year for the X-Man. The call outs put big Toney in a clear number one spot. He looks much more on track than he did last week at the Iron Man. He is lean and hard. So will he keep the conditioning to make it to the Arnold? We shall see. But right now it looks like he has the 2007 Sacramento Pro in his gym bag.

Now it looks like Silvio Samuel is headed for the number two spot and it is well deserved. Maybe overlooked at the Iron Man last week, Silvio looks darn good. The guy has obviously worked hard last week under the watchful eye of Milos Sarcev. From the call outs today, it looks like the second place stop for him.

The number three spot will be a tougher call just based on the call outs. But the other top picks were Marcus Haley, Ahmad Haider and Hidetada Yamagishi. So we will see what tonight brings!

2007 Sacramento Pro pre-judging photos are now available on Bodybuilding.com.

Check them out, here:

Men’s Bodybuilding Pre-Judging Photos
Women’s Bodybuilding Pre-Judging Photos (Lightweight)
Women’s Bodybuilding Pre-Judging Photos (Heavyweight)

Cathy LeFrancois-Priest:

Need info on this weekend’s NPC Steel Rose figure competition?  Click here:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2007npcsteelrose_info.htm