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2010 Viking Power Challenge

The 2010 Viking Power Challenge was held on 2010-06-26 in Gol, Norway. 12 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: June 26, 2010
Location: Gol, Norway, Norway
Type: Strongman Super Series
Division: Men
Brian Shaw
1st Place

Brian Shaw 🇺🇸

Total Points: 70.5

Events (6 total)

  1. 1. Super Yoke
  2. 2. Max Log Lift
  3. 3. Deadlift
  4. 4. Dumbbell Press
  5. 5. Tire Flip
  6. 6. Atlas Stones

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Brian Shaw 🇺🇸 USA 70.5
2 Johannes 🇸🇪 SWE 54.5
3 Laurence Shahlaei 🇬🇧 GBR 53.5
4 Dave Ostlund 🇺🇸 USA 50.5
4 Richard Skog 🇳🇴 NOR 50.5
6 Espen Aune 🇳🇴 NOR 45.5
7 Bjørn Andre Solvang 🇳🇴 NOR 25.0
8 Mikkel Leicht 🇩🇰 DEN 23.5
9 Paul Pîrjol 🇷🇴 ROU 14.0
10 Nicolai Hansen 🇩🇰 DEN 13.5
11 Stoyan Todorchev 🇧🇬 BUL 8.0
12 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson 🇮🇸 ISL 5.0

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Richard Skog 5 in 26.88 s 12.0
2 Brian Shaw 4 in 15.81 s 11.0
3 Johannes 4 in 21.31 s 10.0
4 Dave Ostlund 4 in 22.92 s 9.0
5 Laurence Shahlaei 4 in 27.20 s 8.0
6 Espen Aune 4 in 39.20 s 7.0
- Bjørn Andre Solvang (Eliminated) 0.0
- Mikkel Leicht (Eliminated) 0.0
- Paul Pîrjol (Eliminated) 0.0
- Nicolai Hansen (Eliminated) 0.0
- Stoyan Todorchev (Eliminated) 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Eliminated) 0.0

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Brian Shaw 7 reps 12.0
2 Laurence Shahlaei 6 reps 11.0
3 Johannes 5 reps 9.5
3 Dave Ostlund 5 reps 9.5
5 Richard Skog 4 reps 7.5
5 Espen Aune 4 reps 7.5
7 Bjørn Andre Solvang 3 reps 6.0
8 Mikkel Leicht 2 reps 4.5
8 Nicolai Hansen 2 reps 4.5
- Paul Pîrjol 0 reps 0.0
- Stoyan Todorchev (Withdrew) 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Withdrew) 0.0

Dumbbell Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Brian Shaw 11 reps 12.0
2 Johannes 10 reps 11.0
3 Espen Aune 9 reps 9.5
3 Mikkel Leicht 9 reps 9.5
5 Laurence Shahlaei 8 reps 6.5
5 Dave Ostlund 8 reps 6.5
5 Bjørn Andre Solvang 8 reps 6.5
5 Paul Pîrjol 8 reps 6.5
9 Richard Skog 6 reps 4.0
10 Nicolai Hansen 1 rep 3.0
- Stoyan Todorchev (Withdrew) 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Withdrew) 0.0

Max Log Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Brian Shaw 185 kg 11.5
1 Bjørn Andre Solvang 185 kg 11.5
3 Johannes 180 kg 9.0
3 Laurence Shahlaei 180 kg 9.0
3 Richard Skog 180 kg 9.0
6 Dave Ostlund 170 kg 5.5
6 Espen Aune 170 kg 5.5
6 Mikkel Leicht 170 kg 5.5
6 Paul Pîrjol 170 kg 5.5
10 Nicolai Hansen 140 kg 3.0
- Stoyan Todorchev (No lift) 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (No lift) 0.0

Super Yoke

# Athlete Result Points
1 Brian Shaw 9.57 s 12.0
2 Laurence Shahlaei 10.20 s 11.0
3 Dave Ostlund 11.40 s 10.0
4 Espen Aune 12.00 s 9.0
5 Stoyan Todorchev 12.09 s 8.0
6 Richard Skog 13.40 s 7.0
7 Johannes 13.70 s 6.0
8 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson 13.90 s 5.0
9 Mikkel Leicht 15.06 s 4.0
10 Nicolai Hansen 16.40 s 3.0
11 Paul Pîrjol 22.31 s 2.0
12 Bjørn Andre Solvang 43.81 s 1.0

Tire Flip

# Athlete Result Points
1 Brian Shaw 34.50 s 12.0
2 Richard Skog 51.20 s 11.0
3 Dave Ostlund 54.16 s 10.0
4 Johannes 55.90 s 9.0
5 Laurence Shahlaei 57.40 s 8.0
6 Espen Aune 4 flips 7.0
- Bjørn Andre Solvang (Eliminated) 0.0
- Mikkel Leicht (Eliminated) 0.0
- Paul Pîrjol (Eliminated) 0.0
- Nicolai Hansen (Eliminated) 0.0
- Stoyan Todorchev (Eliminated) 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Eliminated) 0.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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