The 2017 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 9, 2017 at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Call outs
Prejudging
Cristina Franzoso, Victoria Dominguez, Lisa Cross, Kim Buck, Nicki Chartrand, Sheila Bleck, Rita Bello, and Irene Andersen Pauline Nelson, Maria Mikola, Kimberly McGuire, Wendy McCready, Silvia Matta, Janeen Lankowski, Elena Hreapca, Theresa Ivancik Aleesha Young, Helle Trevino, Tischa Thomas, Bonnie Switzer-Pappas, Virginia Sanchez, Angela Rayburn, and Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Helle Trevino (later switches place with Wendy McCready), Wendy McCready (later switches place with Helle Trevino), Sheila Bleck, and Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Virginia Sanchez (later switches place with Irene Andersen), Irene Andersen (later switches place with Virginia Sanchez), Wendy McCready, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, Aleesha Young (later switches place with Kim Buck, later switched back with Kim Buck), Kim Buck (later switches place with Aleesha Young, later switched back with Aleesha Young) Lisa Cross (later switches place with Irene Andersen, later switched with Aleesha Young), Irene Andersen (later switches place with Lisa Cross), Aleesha Young (later switches place with Silvia Matta, later switched back with Silvia Matta, and later switched with Lisa Cross), Rita Bello, Janeen Lankowski, and Silvia Matta (later switches place with Aleesha Young, later switched back with Aleesha Young) Pauline Nelson, Kimberly McGuire (later switches place with Maria Mikola), Angela Rayburn (later switches place with Elena Hreapca, later switches place with Theresa Ivancik), Maria Mikola (later switches place with Kimberly McGuire), Elena Hreapca (later switches place with Angela Rayburn), and Theresa Ivancik (later switches place with Angela Rayburn) Silvia Matta (later switches place with Bonnie Switzer-Pappas), Tischa Thomas, Bonnie Switzer-Pappas (later switches place with Silvia Matta), Victoria Dominguez, and Cristina Franzoso Helle Trevino and Sheila Bleck Wendy McCready (later switches place with Virginia Sanchez), Virginia Sanchez (later switches place with Wendy McCready), Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, and Kim Buck
Confirmation round Helle Trevino (later switches place with Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia), Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (later switches place with Helle Trevino), Sheila Bleck, and Wendy McCready Lisa Cross (later switched place with Lisa Cross), Virginia Sanchez (later switches place with Rita Bello), Rita Bello (later switches place with Virginia Sanchez), Kim Buck (later switches place with Aleesha Young), and Aleesha Young (later switches place with Kim Buck, later switched place with Lisa Cross) Maria Mikola, Nicki Chartrand (later switches place with Irene Andersen), Janeen Lankowski, Silvia Matta (later switches place with Irene Andersen), Elena Hreapca, and Irene Andersen (later switches place with Silvia Matta, later switches place with Nicki Chartrand) Bonnie Switzer-Pappas, Theresa Ivancik (later switches place with Kimberly McGuire), Victoria Dominguez, Tischa Thomas, Kimberly McGuire (later switches place with Theresa Ivancik), Angela Rayburn, Pauline Nelson, Cristina Franzoso
Prize money Overall award prize money 1st - $50,000 + $65,000 customized Jeep 2nd - $25,000 3rd - $12,500 4th - $7,500 5th - $5,000 Total: $100,000 + $65,000 customized Jeep
Best poser award prize money 1st - $6,000 2nd - $3,000 3rd - $2,000 Total: $11,000
Most muscular award prize money 1st - $7,000 Total: $7,000
Best intro video award prize money 1st - $5,000 2nd - $3,000 3rd - $2,000 Total: $10,000
Results Overall results 1st - Helle Trevino 2nd - Sheila Bleck 3rd - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 4th - Wendy McCready 5th - Virginia Sanchez 6th - Aleesha Young 7th - Kim Buck 8th - Rita Bello 9th - Lisa Cross 10th - Janeen Lankowski 11th - Silvia Matta 12th - Nicki Chartrand 13th - Irene Andersen 14th - Maria Mikola 15th - Kimberly McGuire 16th - Victoria Dominguez 16th - Cristina Franzoso 16th - Elena Hreapca 16th - Theresa Ivancik 16th - Pauline Nelson 16th - Angela Rayburn 16th - Bonnie Switzer-Pappas 16th - Tischa Thomas
Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:
+2 - Helle Trevino Same - Sheila Bleck +2 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia +7 - Virginia Sanchez Same - Aleesha Young -1 - Kim Buck +2 - Rita Bello -2 - Lisa Cross +3- Silvia Matta -5 - Irene Andersen -5 - Angela Rayburn
Scorecard No Name Country Judging Finals Total Place 1 Irene Andersen Sweden34417513 2 Rita Bello Argentina2522 478 3 Sheila Bleck Tampa, Florida45 *9 *2 4 Nicki Chartrand Alberta, Canada39347312 5 Kim Buck Jonesboro, Georgia172542 *7 6 Lisa Cross United Kingdom2622489 7 Victoria Dominguez Lewisville, Texas48489616 8 Cristina Franzoso Italy48489616 9 Elena Oana Hreapca Romania48489616 10 Theresa Ivancik Butler, Pennsylvania48489616 11 Janeen Lankowski Tampa, Florida32316310 12 Silvia Matta Italy35367111 13 Wendy McCready United Kingdom1312254 14 Kimberly McGuire Indianapolis, Indiana43458815 15 Maria Mikola Ontario, Canada41428314 16 Pauline Nelson North Plainfield, New Jersey48489616 17 Yaxeni Oriquen Miami, Florida99183 18 Angela Rayburn Columbia, Mississippi48489616 19 Virginia Sanchez Spain1616325 20 Bonnie Switzer-Pappas Bourne, Massachusetts48489616 21 Tischa Thomas New York City, New York48489616 22 Helle Trevino Venice, California549 *1 23 Aleesha Young Lehi, Utah251742 *6* Tie broken by final round
Best poser results 1st - Sheila Bleck 2nd - Virginia Sanchez 3rd - Pauline Nelson
Most muscular winner Winner - Aleesha Young
Comparison to previous Rising Phoenix World Championships results:
+1 - Aleesha Young -1 - Sheila Bleck
Best intro results 1st - Silvia Matta 2nd - Nicki Chartrand 3rd - Teresa Ivancik
Attended 3rd Rising Phoenix World Championships attended - Helle Trevino, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, Lisa Cross, Irene Andersen, Rita Bello, and Aleesha Young 2nd Rising Phoenix World Championships attended - Sheila Bleck, Kim Buck, Angela Rayburn, Virginia Sanchez, and Silvia Matta 1st Rising Phoenix World Championships attended - Wendy McCready, Janeen Lankowski, Maria Mikola, Kimberly McGuire, Victoria Dominguez, Cristina Franzoso, Elena Hreapca, Theresa Ivancik, Pauline Nelson, Bonnie Switzer-Pappas, and Tischa Thomas Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Margaret Martin, Isabelle Turell, Alana Shipp, Alina Popa, Nancy Clark, Jacqueline Fuchs, Lora Ottenad, Amanda Aivaliotis, and Laura Carolan
Notable events This was Helle Trevino's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix overall award win. Both Helle Trevino and Sheila Bleck tied, with the tie being broken by final round. This was Sheila Bleck's 2nd Ms Rising Phoenix best poser award win. This was Aleesha Young's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix most muscular award win. This was Silvia Matta's 1st Ms Rising Phoenix best intro award win. The 2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships was held on Irene Andersen's birthday. Margie Martin, Alina Popa, and Brittney O'Veal all qualified, but did not attend. This is the first time a Ms Rising Phoenix title holder would not be defending her title.
2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships Qualified Name Country How Qualified Margie Martin 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 1st Sheila Bleck 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 2nd Alina Popa 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 3rd Helle Trevino 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 4th Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships - 5th Kim Buck 2017 Toronto Pro Supershow - 1st Silvia Matta 2017 Puerto Rico Pro - 1st Maria Mikola 2017 Omaha Pro - 1st Brittney O'Veal 2017 Chicago Pro - 1st Oana Hreapca 2017 Ms. International Classic - 1st (heavyweight and overall) Nicki Chartrand 2017 Lenda Murray Pro - 1st Wendy McCready 2017 Toronto Pro Supershow - 3rd2017 Chicago Pro - 3rd Lisa Cross 2017 Tampa Pro - 2nd Rita Bello 2017 Puerto Rico Pro - 2nd Bonnie Switzer-Pappas 2017 Omaha Pro - 2nd Victoria Dominquez 2017 Chicago Pro - 2nd Theresa Ivancik 2017 Lenda Murray Pro - 2nd Irene Anderson 2017 Puerto Rico Pro - 3rd2017 Omaha Pro - 5th Pauline Nelson 2017 Tampa Pro - 3rd Kimberly McGuire 2017 Omaha Pro - 3rd Tischa Thomas 2017 Lenda Murray Pro - 3rd Virginia Sanchez 2017 Tampa Pro - 4th Angela Rayburn 2017 Omaha Pro - 4th2017 Tampa Pro - 5th Aleesha Young Special invite Jacqueline Fuchs Special invite Janeen Lankowski Special invite Cristina Franzoso Special invite
Points standings Ranking Name Country Points 1 Wendy McCready 6 2 Lisa Cross 5 3 Rita Bello 4 3 Bonnie Switzer-Pappas 4 3 Victoria Dominquez 4 3 Theresa Ivancik 4 3 Irene Anderson 4 3 Pauline Nelson 4 4 Kimberly McGuire 3 4 Tischa Thomas 3 4 Virginia Sanchez 3 4 Angela Rayburn 3 5 Selma Labat 2 5 Robin Hillis 2 5 Jana Bendova 2 6 Cristina Franzoso 2 6 Tananarive Huie 1 6 Patty Corbett 1 6 LaDawn McDay 1 6 Jacqueline Fuchs 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.
Pictures
See also 2017 Mr. Olympia
References
External links Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships (Pre-Judging) Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships (Finals)