The 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships was an IFBB Wings of Strength female professional bodybuilding competition and held in conjunction with the IFBB Arizona Pro. It was held on September 10, 2016 at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.2016 CONTEST DATES 2016 Wings of Strength schedule
Call outs
Prejudging 1st - Margaret Martin, Sheila Bleck, Alina Popa, Helle Trevino 2nd - Helle Trevino, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, Kim Buck, Lisa Cross, Irene Andersen 3rd - Lisa Cross, Irene Andersen, Nancy Clark, Maria Bello, Angela Rayburn 4th - Jacqueline Fuchs, Lora Ottenad, Amanda Aivaliotis, Laura Carolan 5th - Isabelle Turell, Lora Ottenad, Amanda Aivaliotis, Laura Carolan, Alana Shipp 6th - Margaret Martin, Sheila Bleck, Alina Popa, Helle TrevinoWings of Phoenix Rising Strength's World Championships 2016: results and photos
Prize money 1st - $50,000 + $65,000 Jeep
Results Overall results 1st - Margaret Martin 2nd - Sheila Bleck 3rd - Alina Popa 4th - Helle Trevino 5th - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 6th - Kim Buck 7th - Lisa Cross 8th - Irene Andersen 9th - Nancy Clark 10th - Maria Bello 11th - Angela Rayburn 12th - Jacqueline Fuchs 13th - Isabelle Turell 14th - Silvia Matta 15th - Lora Ottenad 16th - Amanda Aivaliotis 16th - Laura Carolan 16th - Alana Shipp
Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:
Same - Margaret Martin -2 - Helle Trevino -1 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia +2 - Lisa Cross +6 - Irene Andersen -2 - Maria Bello -6 - Isabelle Turtle -11 - Alana Shipp
Scorecard No Name Country Judging Finals Total Place 1 Amanda Aivaliotis Ontario, Canada757515016 2 Irene Andersen Sweden4949988 3 Maria Rita Bello Argentina505010010 4 Sheila Bleck Florida, USA1111222 5 Kim Buck Georgia, USA2828566 6 Larua Carolan Manitoba, Canada747414816 7 Nanacy Clark British Columbia, Canada4949989 8 Lisa Cross United Kingdom3939787 9 Jacqueline Fuchs Switzerland606012012 10 Margie Martin Georgia, USA55101 11 Silvia Matta Italy737314614 12 Yaxeni Oriquen Miami, Florida2727545 13 Lora Ottenad Nevada, USA737314615 14 Alina Popa Romania1414283 15 Angela Rayburn Mississippi, USA545410811 16 Alana Shipp Virginia, USA787815616 17 Helle Trevino Denmark2020404 18 Isabelle Turell Indiana, USA616112213
Best poser winner Winner - Sheila Bleck
Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:
+1 - Sheila Bleck -1 - Margaret Martin
2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships Qualified Name Country How Qualified Margie Martin 2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 1st Helle Trevino 2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 2nd Debi Laszewski 2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 3rd Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 4th Alana Shipp 2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 5th Kim Buck 2016 Puerto Rico Pro - 1st Alina Popa Special invite Laura Carolan 2016 Toronto Pro Supershow - 1st Isabelle Turrell 2016 Omaha Pro - 1st Jacqueline Fuchs 2016 Chicago Pro - 1st Sheila Bleck 2016 PBW Tampa Pro - 1st Angela Rayburn 2016 Omaha Pro - 3rd 2016 Chicago Pro - 2nd Nancy Clark 2016 Toronto Pro Supershow - 2nd 2016 Lenda Murray Pro AM - 3rd Lora Ottenad 2016 Lenda Murray Pro AM - 2nd Lisa Cross 2016 PBW Tampa Pro - 2nd Amanda Aivaliotis 2016 Omaha Pro - 4th Bonnie Switzer-Pappas 2016 Chicago Pro - 3rd Catherine LeFrançois 2016 Toronto Pro Supershow - 3rd Rita Bello 2016 PBW Tampa Pro - 3rd Irene Anderson Special invite Silvia Matta Special invite Iris Kyle Special invite
Points standings RankingPoints standing August 6, 2016 Name Country Points 1 Angela Rayburn 7 2 Nancy Clark 7 3 Lora Ottenad 4 3 Lisa Cross 4 4 Amanda Aivaliotis 3 4 Bonnie Switzer-Pappas 3 4 Catherine LeFrançois 3 4 Rita Bello 3 5 Irene Andersen 2 5 Silvia Matta 2 5 Robin Hillis 2 5 Judy Gaillard 2 5 Kimberly McGuire 2 5 Selma Labat 2 6 Jana Bendova 1 6 Rene Campbell 1 6 Tischa Thomas 1 In the event of a tie, the competitor with the best top five contest placings will be awarded the qualification. If both competitors have the same contest placings, than both will qualify for the Rising Phoenix World Championships.
Attended 2nd Rising Phoenix World Championships attended - Margaret Martin, Helle Trevino, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, Lisa Cross, Irene Andersen, Maria Bello, Isabelle Turell, and Alana Shipp 1st Rising Phoenix World Championships attended - Sheila Bleck, Alina Popa, Kim Buck, Nancy Clark, Angela Rayburn, Jacqueline Fuchs, Lora Ottenad, Amanda Aivaliotis, Laura Carolan, and Silvia Matta Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Debi Laszewski, Aleesha Young, Christine Envall, Shawna Strong, Virginia Sanchez, Monique Jones, and Gillian Kovack
Notable events This was Margaret Martin's 2nd Ms Rising Phoenix overall award win. This was Sheila Bleck's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix best poser award win. On September 25, 2015, in an interview with Dave Palumbo, Kyle announced she will be coming out of retirement to compete at the 2016 Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships.Iris Kyle Is Back: Exclusive Interview at City Athletic Club Although Iris Kyle stated she wanted to compete at the 2016 Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships, the IFBB told her that she needed to either win the 2015 Puerto Rico Pro, 2015 Toronto Pro Supershow, the 2015 Omaha Pro, the 2016 Chicago Pro, the 2016 Lenda Murray Pro AM, and the 2016 PBW Tampa Pro, or be one of the top 7 IFBB female bodybuilders to accumulative points implementing the IFBB Tier 4 point system. Iris was angered at the IFBB, stating that she was entitled to compete for the fact she is the most successful bodybuilder, male or female, ever. Iris said that she was offered to do some work with them that she doesn't "agree with", but declined the offer. While the IFBB did later allow her a special invite to the 2016 Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships, she declined to compete, instead focusing on training her boyfriend, Hidetada Yamagishi, for the 2017 Arnold Classic Men's Physique and focusing on their business venture.Generation Iron 2 Debi Laszewski, Bonnie Switzer-Pappas, and Catherine LeFrançois qualified but did not attend the 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships. The 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships was featured in was featured in season 1, episode 2 of Vice Sports' documentary SWOLE in the episode called The Last of the Iron Sisters.
See also 2016 Mr. Olympia 2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships
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