The 58th annual 2022 Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend is taking place this week between December 15-18, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Around 30 Men’s Open competitors battled on the Olympia stage in hopes of earning the most coveted crown the sport has to offer.
In 2019, Brandon Curry won the Mr. Olympia title but was unable to defend it successfully in 2020. He was challenged by Egypt’s Mamdouh ‘Big Ramy’ Elssbiay, whose mass, muscularity, and conditioning pushed him to defeat. Since then, Big Ramy has held on to the Open title, defending it in 2021 in a close battle against Curry and third-place finisher Hadi Choopan.
Rivalries were one of the driving forces behind this year’s Olympia contest. Some of the men involved were Nick Walker, Blessing Awodibu, Michal Krizo, and Iain Valliere. Fans got to see them all perform on stage.
With so many challengers on a mission to dethrone Big Ramy, he brought the heat right out the gate. During the prejudging segment of the contest, the reigning two-time champion showcased great conditioning, but had to deal with a number of contenders pushing him.
Interestingly in the final callout, judges, including IFBB head judge Steve Weinberger, opted to keep Big Ramy on the right side instead of having him stand in the middle. Many fans believe Hadi Choopan and former 212 Olympia Derek Lunsford to be in the lead heading into the finals tomorrow.
In addition to those aforementioned, Nick Walker, Samson Dauda, and Brandon Curry also commanded the stage for most of prejudging. Walker looks to have brought an even better package than what he showcased at last year’s 2021 Arnold Classic. At the moment, it’s anyone’s title going into Saturday.
Check the callout reports below:
2022 Mr. Olympia Men’s Open Pre-judging
First Callout
- Hadi Choopan
- Derek Lunsford
- Nick Walker
- Brandon Curry
- Samson Dauda
- Mamdouh ‘Big Ramy’ Elssbiay
Second Callout
- Andrew Chinedu ‘Jacked’ Obieka
- William bonac
- Iain Valliere
- Michal ‘Krizo’ Krizanek
- Hunter Labrada
- Rafael Brandao
Third Callout
- Antoine Vaillant
- Patrick Johnson
- Charles Griffen
- Justin Rodriguez
- Akim Williams
Fourth Call Out
- Tonio Burton
- Vladyslav Sukhoruchko
- Mohamed Shaaban
- Joel Thomas
- Mohammad Alnsoor
- Blessing Awodibu
Fifth Callout
- Victor Boff
- Andrea Presti
- Theo Leguerrier
- Andrea Muzilla
Sixth Callout
- Andrew Jacked
- William Bonac
- Hunter
- Samson Dauda
Final Callout (Top 6)
- Big Ramy
- Nick Walker
- Samson Dauda
- Hadi Choopan
- Brandon Curry
- Derek Lunsford
2022 Olympia Open Bodybuilding Highlights:
Friday Results:
- 2022 Mr. Olympia Men’s 212 Bodybuilding Results
- 2022 Mr. Olympia Women’s Fitness Results
- 2022 Mr. Olympia Women’s Physique Results
- 2022 Mr. Olympia Figure Results
- 2022 Ms. Olympia Results
- 2022 Mr. Olympia Wellness Results
2022 Olympia Schedule
Saturday 12/17/2022
Pre-judging:
9:00 am Pacific time – 12 pm EST
- Classic Physique Olympia
- Men’s Physique Olympia
- Bikini Olympia
- Wheelchair Olympia Pre-Judging & Finals
Saturday Finals:
7:00 pm Pacific Time – 10 pm EST
- Mr. Olympia
- Men’s Physique Olympia
- Bikini Olympia
- Classic Physique Olympia
Find complete coverage of the 2022 Mr. Olympia, including pre-judging, event recaps, analysis, and final results at our Olympia coverage hub: FitnessVolt.com/olympia
