2011 Novi Sad, Serbia

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WOMEN’S WORLD CAHMPIONSHIPS REPORT
NOVI SAD 2011

by Andrew Michalak

This year’s Women’s World Championships were held next weekend after inaugural Arnold Classic Europe in Madrid and many competitors took part in both events, improving their body condition during those few days. In the meantime, some of them, like famous fitness star from Uruguay, Marta Aquiar, flew with the IFBB President Dr. Rafael Santonja, to Guadalajara, Mexico, to demonstrate fitness at the 16th Pan American Games.
Extremely busy, important and successful week for the IFBB! Our women’s athletes, like show business stars, had to change planes every few days but they also… had to keep the contest shape and be on the sport diet, what is much more demanding and difficult task. The life of the stars is not so easy…

Anyway, the quality of athletes at the Women’s Worlds in Novi Sad was really incredible in most of categories. Especially in women’s fitness over 163 cm and in bodyfitness over 168 cm, where several world champions run a tough battle for medals and... money awards, offered by the IFBB in both women’s fitness categories.
Championships, attended by the IFBB President, Dr. Rafael Santonja with his wife Nieves, as well as by the Arnold Sport Festival promoter Mr. Bob Lorimer and many National Federations’ presidents, attracted competitors from 38 countries and 6 continents. The event, run in the big sport and entertainment complex SPENS Arena in Novi Sad, proved that women’s physique sports has been progressing very quickly, with many new, amazing talents coming each year and challenging the renown champions. The best examples: 21-years-old fitness competitor from Hungary, Melinda Szabo, who won the Europeans junior title earlier this year and now has become the world women’s champion, but… is going to fight for the world junior title next months in Santa Susanna, Spain.
Then, two Russian girls: Elina Gook and Yulia Ushakova, world junior bodyfitness champions who won the world women’s titles in Novi Sad in their first try. Ushakova’s career has got an incredible acceleration: being still a junior, she won the 2010 European Women’s Championships in overall and managed to repeat the same success at the Women’s Worlds, winning over three former world champions in her category and the next two former world champions in the overall class. What is so exceptional in the physique of this University student from Tyumen? To know, look on the pictures.
And one more outstanding performance: man’s fitness star from Estonia, Oleg Anissimov. Oleg is ready to perform the most difficult moves with technical perfection, elegance, lightness and easiness. I haven’t seen so great fitness performer since times of the men’s fitness pioneer Zoltan Kormos in early 2000s. The second same level fitness athlete is Konstantin Nekrasov of Russia but he still recuperates after the Achilles tendon injury last year.
The Championships were perfectly prepared and organized by the experience team of Serbian Federation and its local branch – Vojvodina Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation officials. They already promoted three European championships, one in Cacak and two in Novi Sad but this time they staged their forst World Championships. And they deserve for the excellent score this time also! I believe, it wasn’t the last IFBB contest in this place, conveniently located in Central Europe.
Now, have a closer look what happened in each class.

Women’s fitness up to 163 cm: finally, 12 competitors appeared on the stage but nobody from the top six of the 2010 Worlds. This created a special opportunity for the new stars. The stage was “conquered” by the top European juniors: Melinda Szabo (gold medal) and Dominika Multanova (bronze medal), separated by the current Brazilian champion Janaina Matos. Szabo came in a glory of the Arnold Europe winner, where she placed ahead of other top world players. The top three were awarded with prize money of EUR 1200; 800 and 500.

Women’s fitness over 163 cm: 10 athletes and amazing sport quality. Unexpected comeback of the 2008 world champion and professional Cirque de Soleil performer Alewtyna Titarenko (Ukraine), who won all rounds and then the close battle between 2011 Europeans overall winner Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas and two former world champions from Russia: Tatiana Dvrotsova and Natalia Chukaeva. Nazarenko-Kiivikas continued her series of victories over them, taking the silver medal, with bronze medal for Dvrotsova and 4th place for Chukaeva. Former world junior champion Oksana Orobets (Ukraine) performed very well in the routine rounds (3rd place) but dropped to the 5th position after the physique assessment rounds. Still ahead of the South American champion Marta Aquiar (Uruguay), who was a bit tired from all these recent trips and starts.
Titarenko had no problem with winning the overall title as her matured body was perfectly shaped and won the next EUR 2000 for this victory.

Men’s fitness open: great changes compared to the previous year as only Sergey Kolenchikov (Russia) came to defend his world title. But Oleg Anissimov (Estonia) performed fantastic routine and improving his body quality grasped the title, leaving Kolenchikov in the 2nd place, ahead of Yuri Kasmynin (Russia) and David Baburek (Czech Republic).

Women’s bodybuilding up to 55 kg: multi-time world champion Jana Purdjakova (Slovakia) came in the top condition and easily won her 8th world title, equalize the achievement of Egyptian bodybuilder El-Shahat Mabrouk. Former Worlds runner-up Ludmila Tuboltseva (Russia) clearly won the silver medal, ahead of Carla Marquardt (Germany).

Women’s bodybuilding over 55 kg: longer and stronger line-up with 11 athletes. Nobody could stop the current European overall champion Nina Loebardt (Germany) from winning her first world title: neither former world champion Simone Linay (Germany), nor South American champion Carola Nostas (Bolivia), 2010 European Championships overall winner Natalia Vtyurina (Russia) and NPC Team Universe winner Pamela Wentz (USA).

Bikini fitness up to 163 cm: 15 athletes in the line-up and wonderful success of the European Championships runner-up Oksana Markovetskaya (Russia), leaving behind Arnold Europe 3rd place winner Andrea Hertlein (Germany) and 2011 European Championships 3rd place winner Andra Voicu (Romania).

Bikini fitness over 163 cm: the longest line-up of 22 athletes. The current European and Arnold Europe champion Nikola Weiterova (Slovakia) continued her series of victories, wining the next gold medal, ahead of the new star from Slovakia: Jana Majernikova and still improving UK athlete Michelle Brannan.

Bodyfitness up to 158 cm: 13 athletes and great duel between former world junior and current European champion Elina Gook (Russia) and Arnold Europe winner Giada Simari (Italy), with the final victory of Gook. The bronze medal for new, young star from Finland: Mari Pakkila.

Bodyfitness up to 163 cm: what a dynamic changes of the situation: 2010 world champion Olga Muntian (Ukraine) easily won the first round (with 7 points), with the coming back 2009 world champion Zrinka (Korac) Fiser hardly entering the finals at 6th place (37 points). The Sunday finals changed this situation upside-down: much better dried and conditioned Zrinka advanced to the top position, pushing down Muntian to the 2nd place, Kati Alander (Finland) to the 3rd place and Michela Fre (Italy) to the 4th position.

Bodyfitness up to 168 cm: next exciting duel of 2010 European champion and Arnold Europe winner Ekaterina Gamagina (Russia) and Arnold Europe runner-up Daniela Pfeiffer (Germany). Clear victory of Gamagina, who has become the world renown leader of this class. Very good condition of the Ukrainian master’s bodyfitness star Tetyana Mikheyczyk, who took the bronze medal.

Bodyfitness over 168 cm: Over 20 athletes, many big names and big changes in the classification. 2010 Worlds overall winner Nina Furseth (Norway) failed to defend her title and dropped to the 6th position. It was a great day of the current Europeans overall winner Yulia Ushakova (Russia), who won both rounds, ahead of former world champions: Yulia Zabelina (Russia) and Evgeniya Prutskova (Ukraine).

Great Championships with fantastic sport quality of athletes coming from all corners of the world! More detailed report in the next IFBB Universe issue.

PICTURES

All pictures by www.eastlabs.biz

OPENING CEREMONY:



IFBB President Dr. Rafael Santonja opens the Championships in front of the delegations representing 38 countries.



IFBB President’s Gold Medal for the Head of the City Council Sport Department in Novi Sad, Mr. Alexander Kravic (second from left) presented by: Dr. Rafael Santonja (second from right), IFBB General Secretary Mr. William Tierney (far right) and IFBB Judges Committee Chairman Mr. Pawel Filleborn (far left).



IFBB Distinguished Service Award for the President of the Serbian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, Mr. Goran Ivanovic (second from right), presented by: Dr. Rafael Santonja (far right), Mr. William Tierney (far left) and Mr. Pawel Filleborn (second from left).



IFBB “Master in Bodybuilding and Fitness Methods” Diploma for the Championships’ promoters: Mrs. Biserka Sipka (in the center) and Mr. Zoran Sipka (second from right), presented by: Dr. Rafael Santonja (far right),
Mr. William Tierney (second from left) and Mr. Pawel Filleborn (far left).



IFBB Gold Medal for the Organizing Committee Secretary, Mrs. Marijana Slankamenac, presented by: Dr. Rafael Santonja (far right), Mr. William Tierney (far left) and Mr. Pawel Filleborn (second from left).



Mr. Zoran Sipka expressing his thanks to his very energetic and capable wife Biserka Sipka.



The future of fitness: Diploma for young fitness girl, Mirjani Nikolic Misicki, who had performed her fitness routine before the great international stars entered the stage.

WOMEN’S FITNESS UP TP 163 cm:



Women’s fitness up to 163 cm victory ceremony (from L to R): Janaina MATOS (2nd place); Melinda SZABO (1st place) and Dominika MULTANOVA (3rd place).



2011 IFBB women’s fitness up to 163 cm category world champion: Melinda SZABO (Hungary).



Women’s fitness up to 163 cm finalists (from L to R): Marisela TOMALCEV (6th place), Timea TARABA-SIFTER ( 4th place), Janaina MATOS (2nd place); Melinda SZABO (1st place); Dominika MULTANOVA (3rd place), Ekaterina ZHURINA (5th place).



Melinda SZABO in her routine.

WOMEN’S FITNESS OVER 163 cm:



Women’s fitness over 163 cm victory ceremony (from L to R): Natalia NAZARENKO-KIIVIKAS (2nd place); Alevtyna TITARENKO (1st place) and Tatiana DVORTSOVA (3rd place).



2011 IFBB women’s fitness over 163 cm category world champion: Alevtyna TITARENKO (Ukraine).



Alevtyna TITARENKO in her routine.



2011 IFBB women’s fitness overall champion: Alevtyna TITARENKO (Ukraine) with the IFBB President Dr. Rafael Santonja (right), Head of the City Council Sport Department Mr. Alexander Kravic (second from left) and Head of the Organizing Committee Mrs. Biserka Sipka (far left).



2011 IFBB World Championships women’s fitness overall winner Alevtyna TITARENKO with her trophies.

MEN’S FITNESS, OPEN:



Men’s fitness victory ceremony (from L to R): Sergey KOLENCHIKOV (2nd place); Oleg ANISSIMOV (1st place) and Yury KASMININ (3rd place).



2011 IFBB men’s fitness world champion: Oleg ANISSIMOV (Estonia).



Oleg ANISSIMOV in his routine.

WOMEN’S BODYBUILDING UP TO 55 kg:



Women’s bodybuilding up to 55 kg victory ceremony (from L to R): Ludmila TUBOLCEVA (2nd place); Jana PURDJAKOVA (1st place) and Carla MARQUARDT (3rd place).



2011 IFBB women’s bodybuilding up to 55 kg category world champion: Jana PURDJAKOVA (Slovakia).



Women’s bodybuilding up to 55 kg finalists (from L to R): Naoko IMAMURA (6th place), Renata RICHTEROVA (4th place), Ludmila TUBOLCEVA (2nd place); Jana PURDJAKOVA (1st place); Carla MARQUARDT (3rd place); Patricia WATSON (5th place).



Jana PURDJAKOVA in her routine.

WOMEN’S BODYBUILDING OVER 55 kg:



Women’s bodybuilding over 55 kg victory ceremony (from L to R): Arja MOILANEN (2nd place); Nina LOEBARDT (1st place) and Simone LINAY (3rd place).



2011 IFBB women’s bodybuilding over 55 kg category world champion: Nina LOEBARDT (Germany).



Women’s bodybuilding over 55 kg victory ceremony (from L to R): Lisa CROSS (6th place), Arja MOILANEN (2nd place); Nina LOEBARDT (1st place) and Simone LINAY (3rd place).



Women’s bodybuilding overall winner Jana PURDJAKOVA (Slovakia) congratulated by the IFBB President Dr. Rafael SANTONJA (left) and former pro bodybuilder Mrs. Biserka Sipka (right).



Women’s bodybuilding overall winner: Jana PURDJAKOVA (Slovakia) with her trophies.

WOMEN’S BODYFITNESS UP TO 158 cm:



Women’s bodyfitness up to 158 cm victory ceremony (from L to R): Giada SIMARI (2nd place); Elina GOOK (1st place); Mari PAKKILA (3rd place).



2011 IFBB women’s bodyfitness up to 158 cm category world champion: Elina GOOK (Russia).



Women’s bodyfitness up to 158 cm victory ceremony (from L to R): Elena PITSISHINA (4th place), Giada SIMARI (2nd place); Elina GOOK (1st place); Mari PAKKILA (3rd place), Silvia PAVLISKOVA (5th place).

WOMEN’S BODYFITNESS UP TO 163 cm:



Women’s bodyfitness up to 163 cm victory ceremony (from L to R): Olga MUNTIAN (2nd place); Zrinka FISER (1st place) and Kati ALANDER (3rd place).



2011 IFBB women’s bodyfitness up to 163 cm category world champion: Zrinka FISER (Croatia).

WOMEN’S BODY-FITNESS UP TO 168 cm:



Women’s bodyfitness up to 168 cm victory ceremony (from L to R): Daniela PFEIFFER (2nd place); Ekaterina GAMAGINA (1st place) and Tetyana MIKHEYCHYK (3rd place).



2011 IFBB women’s bodyfitness up to 163 cm category world champion: Ekaterina GAMAGINA (Russia).



Women’s bodyfitness up to 168 cm victory ceremony (from L to R): Adela ONDREJOVICOVA (4th place), Daniela PFEIFFER (2nd place); Ekaterina GAMAGINA (1st place), Tetyana MIKHEYCHYK (3rd place); Roberta BOZZAO (5th place).

WOMEN’S BODY-FITNESS over 168 cm:



Women’s bodyfitness over 168 cm victory ceremony (from L to R): Yulia ZABELINA (2nd place); Yulia USHAKOVA (1st place) and Christine SCHRANZ (3rd place).



2011 IFBB women’s bodyfitness up to 163 cm category world champion: Yulia USHAKOVA (Russia).



Women’s bodyfitness over 168 cm victory ceremony (from L to R): Yulia USHAKOVA (1st place), Ievgeniia PRUTSKOVA (4th place); Christine SCHRANZ (3rd place); Yulia ZABELINA (2nd place); Anne SCHILLING (5th place).



Women’s bodyfitness overall (from L to R): Yulia USHAKOVA; Ekaterina GAMAGINA; Zrinka FISER; Elina GOOK.



Women’s bodyfitness overall winner Yulia USHAKOVA (Russia) congratulated by the IFBB President Dr. Rafael SANTONJA (right) and Mrs. Biserka Sipka (left).



2011 IFBB women’s bodyfitness overall winner: Yulia USHAKOVA (Russia).

WOMEN’S BIKINI FITNESS UP TO 163 cm:



Women’s bikini fitness up to 163 cm top three (from L to R): Andrea HERTLEIN (2nd place); Oksana MARKOVETSKAYA (1st place) and Andra VOICU (3rd place),



2011 IFBB women’s bikini fitness up to 163 cm category world champion: Oksana MARKOVETSKAYA (Russia).



Women’s bikini fitness up to 163 cm finalists (from L to R): Valeria AMMIRATO (6th place), Tamryn JACKSON (4th place), Andrea HERTLEIN (2nd place); Oksana MARKOVETSKAYA (1st place); Andra VOICU (3rd place); Irina PALAGUTA (5th place).

WOMEN’S BIKINI FITNESS OVER 163 cm:



Women’s bikini fitness up to 163 cm top three (from L to R): Jana MAJERNIKOVA (2nd place); Nikola WEITEROVA (1st place) and Michelle BRANNAN (3rd place),



2011 IFBB women’s bikini fitness up to 163 cm category world champion: Nikola WEITEROVA (Slovakia).



Women’s bikini fitness up to 163 cm finalists (from L to R): Viktoria KOMOZA (6th place), Olivia VAUGHAN (4th place), Jana MAJERNIKOVA (2nd place); Nikola WEITEROVA (1st place), Michelle BRANNAN (3rd place), Kristina KARALIUTE-STALIAROVIENE (5th place).



Women’s bikini fitness overall (from L): Nikola WEITEROVA (Slovakia).vs. Oksana MARKOVETSKAYA (Russia).



2011 IFBB women’s bikini fitness overall winner: Oksana MARKOVETSKAYA (Russia).


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