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2011 IDFA International Championships

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Created: 24 July 2011 24 July 2011

The IDFA’s annual International Championships event is Canada’s largest pro and amateur physique competition of the summer season. This year’s event was held on July 23 at the Jane Mallet Theatre, a beautiful venue in downtown Toronto, Canada, that’s been home to many previous IDFA shows. More than 90 male and female competitors lined the stage in 18 masters, novice, open, and pro categories.

Masters competitions are for athletes over 40 years of age. IDFA amateur veteran Janet Gates won the women’s masters figure competition, while men’s masters winner François LeBlond, who was competing in his third IDFA show of the season, not only beat out the over-40-year-olds, but also the much younger competitors in the open heavyweight class, a win that earned him an IDFA Pro Card.

Novice competitions are for first-time competitors or for those who haven’t placed in the top three in a previous competition. Rhodri Goodall, Atiba McQueen, and Walter Cesta won the men’s novice lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight classes respectively, with Cesta taking home the overall men’s title. Carla Smallfield won the figure short competition as well as the overall novice figure title, and Jennifer Dunn won the figure tall category. In novice fitness model, it was Tina Salicco who won the short class and Heather Rotteveel who won the tall class and overall title.

Open competitions are for more advanced competitors and offer the opportunity to win IDFA Pro Cards. IDFA Pro Cards for men’s bodybuilding were awarded to lightweight winner Ariel Flores, who did a “fingertip push-up” on the stage, something most people in the audience had never seen before; to middleweight winner Al Kabia, who didn’t do any pushups onstage but, instead, simply let his physique do the talking in order to win not just his class but the overall title as well; and to François LeBlond, whom I already mentioned as the masters winner. Women’s open fitness model saw Claudia Hau, who was the overall winner at the IDFA Novice Classic in May, take home the title and earn an IDFA Pro Card, while striking Crystal Ceh, in her second IDFA show ever, won the open figure competition and also earned an IDFA Pro Card.

The pro competitions were incredibly exciting with amazing Michelle MacDonald winning the fitness-model category, shapely Nathalie Piche winning the figure category, and Stephan Smith winning the men’s lightweight class. The men’s heavyweight bodybuilding competition was the showdown of the summer season with IDFA veteran Erik Alstrup in his third pro show facing off against IDFA newcomer Winston Johnson who was competing in his first pro show. François Beauregard and Oge Robin were in a close race for third and fourth. The competition was neck and neck all the way, with Alstrup the ultimate winner, Johnson in second place, Robin in third, and Beauregard taking fourth. Alstrup also won the men’s overall title to become the 2011 IDFA Men’s International Bodybuilding Champion. The men’s competition was so exciting that the first question that came to everyone’s mind was: Will they all compete again in the fall at the IDFA Pro Universe? That competition is on November 5 in Toronto, Canada, and you can be sure that we’ll be there to cover it!

Full unofficial results:

*Results will become official once all drug testing has been validated.

WOMEN’S MASTERS FIGURE

1. Janet Gates (Barrie, ON)
2. Kim Salmon (Orillia, ON)
3. Jenine Calder (Courtice, ON)
4. Susan Labanich (Tillsonburg, ON)
5. Rachel Nir (Toronto, ON)
6. Leta Daigle (Acton, ON)
7. Ramona Maynard (Guelph, ON)
8. Natalie Knupp-Croucher (Holland Landing, ON)

MEN'S MASTERS BODYBUILDING

1. François LeBlond (Ste-Marie Ble, QC)
2. George Jaroszenko (Brampton, ON)
3. Patrick Hovorka (Woodstock, ON)
4. Tony Luis (Guelph, ON)

MEN’S PRO BODYBUILDING - LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Stephan Smith (Toronto, ON) $500.00

MEN’S PRO BODYBUILDING - HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Erik Alstrup (Toronto, ON) $750.00 *Overall Pro Winner
2. Winston Johnson (North York, ON) $200.00
3. Oge Robin (Scarborough, ON) $100.00
4. François Beauregard (Blainville, QC)
5. Frank Apuzzo (Toronto, ON)
6. Jean-Jacques Barrett (Beloeil, QC)

WOMEN’S PRO FIGURE

1. Nathalie Piche (St-Jerome, QC) $500.00
2. Michelle Kruger (Whitby, ON) $200.00

WOMEN’S PRO FITNESS MODEL

1. Michelle MacDonald (ON) $500.00
2. Robyn Stone (Port McNicoll, ON) $200.00
3. Michelle Trudel (Montreal, QC) $100.00

WOMEN'S NOVICE FITNESS MODEL - SHORT

1. Tina Salicco (Bradford, ON)
2. Julia Kitt (Mississauga, ON)
3. Kathy McElroy (Orangeville, ON)
4. Meaghan Prince (London, ON)
5. Holly Corbett (Barrie, ON)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FITNESS MODEL - TALL

1. Heather Rotteveel (Toronto, ON) *Overall Winner
2. Neusa Bastos (Toronto, ON)
3. Melissa Yates (Sarnia, ON)
4. Deborah Wright (Aurora, ON)
5. Jayne Campbell (Halifax, NS)
6. Olivia Woods (Toronto, ON)
7. Rachel Nir (Toronto, ON)
8. Brionnie Galloway (Mississauga, ON)
9. Jenna Servatius (Toronto, ON)
10. Jessie Berzins (Calgary, AB)

MEN'S NOVICE BODYBUILDING – LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Rhodri Goodall (Chatham, ON)
2. Michael Graul (Fergus, ON)
3. Steve Kurtz (Guelph, ON)
4. Blake Carere (Guelph, ON)
5. Michael Cheng (Brantford, ON)
6. Jason Doyle (Listowel, ON)

MEN'S NOVICE BODYBUILDING – MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Atiba McQueen (Toronto, ON)
2. Adam Russell (Oakville, ON)
3. Roman Calvy (Mississauga, ON)
4. Daniel Price (Fergus, ON)
5. Stanley Nkennor (Toronto, ON)
6. Ivan Damnjanovic (Toronto, ON)

MEN'S NOVICE BODYBUILDING – HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Walter Cesta (Montreal, QC) *Overall Winner
2. Amin Jafari Sojahrood (Toronto, ON)
3. Jon Eustace (Sutton West, ON)
4. Mark Irwin (Ajax, ON)
5. Hashim Badr (Toronto, ON)
6. Michael Procak (Ajax, ON)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FIGURE – SHORT

1. Carla Smallfield (Mississauga, ON) *Overall Winner
2. Meaghan Prince (London, ON)
3. Laura Jackson (Toronto, ON)
4. Leta Daigle (Acton, ON)
5. Holly Corbett (Barrie, ON)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FIGURE – TALL

1. Jennifer Dunn (Brampton, ON)
2. Katarina Zec (Oshawa, ON)
3. Jocelyn Williams (Toronto, ON)
4. Anita Kielba (Thunder Bay, ON)
5. Brionnie Galloway (Mississauga, ON)
6. Jenna Servatius (Toronto, ON)
7. Jessie Berzins (Calgary, AB)

WOMEN'S OPEN FITNESS MODEL

1. Claudine Hau (Concord, ON) *New IDFA Pro
2. Karlene VanHorne (Brampton, ON)
3. Carla Smallfield (Mississauga, ON)
4. Jennifer Dunn (Brampton, ON)
5. Francesca McKenzie (Mississauga, ON)
6. Alison Orr (Thorold, ON)
7. Jennifer Lane (Calgary, AB)

MEN'S OPEN BODYBUILDING – LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Ariel Flores (Scarborough, ON) *New IDFA Pro
2. Fernando Macedo (Toronto, ON)
3. Gary Ferrier (Milton, ON)
4. Tyler Locke (Kingston, ON)
5. Tony Luis (Guelph, ON)

MEN'S OPEN BODYBUILDING – MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Al Kabia (Toronto, ON) *Overall Winner & New IDFA Pro
2. Andrew Marchegiano (Toronto, ON)

MEN'S OPEN BODYBUILDING – HEAVYWEIGHT

1. François Leblond (Ste-Marie Ble, QC) *New IDFA Pro
2. Kevin Spiteri (Etobicoke, ON)
3. Darek Peszt (Mississauga, ON)
4. Patrick Hovorka (Woodstock, ON)

WOMEN'S OPEN FIGURE

1. Crystal Ceh (Toronto, ON) *New IDFA Pro
2. Erica Marten (Burlington, ON)
3. Jenine Calder (Courtice, ON)
4. Melissa Yates (Sarnia, ON)
5. Janet Gates (Barrie, ON)
6. Kim Salmon (Orillia, ON)
7. Kathy McElroy (Orangeville, ON)
8. Deme Hachem (Newmarket, ON)

2011 IDFA National Capital Classic

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Created: 18 July 2011 18 July 2011

The first ever IDFA National Capital Classic was held on July 16 at the incredible Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The museum is just a stone’s throw from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the nation’s capital – such a fine location was fitting for an event of such high caliber.

More than 80 entrants competed in 14 masters, novice, and open classes in three disciplines: men’s bodybuilding, women’s figure, and women’s fitness modeling. Masters competitions are for any competitor 40 years of age or older (note: there is only masters bodybuilding and figure, not fitness modeling), while novice competitions are for first-time competitors or those who haven’t placed in the top three in a novice competition before. Open competitions are for those who advance from the novice level, and overall winners are also awarded IDFA Pro Cards and can take part in IDFA pro-level competitions, which are held twice each year. (If competitor quality is high enough, the IDFA can award additional IDFA Pro Cards to class winners, something that you’ll see occurred on July 16.)

The quality of the NCC competition was extremely high, with a number of competitors who truly stood out and who will do well in future IDFA competitions. One was Janet Gates, a veteran of the IDFA stage, who won the masters figure category. Stephane Gauthier also went on to prove that age is just a number by showing excellent size and shape that allowed him to win the men’s masters category.

The men’s novice bodybuilding winner was Pierre-Eric Brunet. Beautiful Tiffany Doorbal and stunning Crystal Tyo were neck and neck for the novice short-class fitness model title. It was Tiffany who took home the title in that class, and the overall title as well when she went up against Natacha Dion, the excellent winner of the novice tall class. The short and tall figure winners were Marie-Chantal Di Guardo and Kierston Fu respectively. It was Marie Chantal who ultimately claimed the overall novice figure title.

The open competitions were outstanding. Debbie Laurin-Leclerc and Josée Hammond won short and tall figure respectively, with Josée narrowly beating Debbie for the overall title. Because of the closeness of the competition, IDFA president Shaun Campbell elected to award two IDFA Pro Cards, so Debbie and Josée will both be advancing to the IDFA’s professional ranks. Lauren Dempsey was the fitness-model short-class winner and Robyn Stone was the tall-class winner. It was Lauren who took the top spot in the overall showdown, but once again, because of the quality of the competition, Lauren and Robyn both received IDFA Pro Cards.

The IDFA is the undisputed leader nationwide in men’s bodybuilding events, and the caliber of the athletes at the NCC showed why: Pablo Gonzales (lightweight), Evans McNicoll (middleweight), and Winston Johnson (heavyweight) were excellent winners of their respective classes. But when it came to sheer size, shape, and definition, no one was going to touch Winston Johnson, who blazed onto the IDFA scene two months prior at the IDFA Novice Classic and won the overall title there. He did the same thing at the IDFA National Capital Classic and not only became the overall winner, he also became the IDFA’s newest men’s pro and can now compete against established IDFA stars such as Erik Alstrup and Dickens Lambert.

The first IDFA National Capital Classic was an incredible success, which sets the stage for next year’s event that will undoubtedly be even better! As always, SeriousAboutMuscle.com will be there to cover it.

Full unofficial results:
*Results will become official once all drug testing has been validated.

WOMEN’S MASTERS FIGURE

1. Janet Gates (Barrie, ON)
2. Anne-Marie Brugger (Ottawa, ON)
3. Isabelle Alix (Montreal, QC)
4. Terri Perry (Ottawa, ON)
5. Rosanne Neddo (Gatineau, QC)

MEN'S MASTERS BODYBUILDING

1. Stephane Gauthier (Gatineau, QC)
2. Francois Leblond (QC)
3. Martin Glandon (Gatineau, QC)
4. Chris Becanic (Ottawa, ON)
5. Lorenzo Luciano (LaSalle, QC)
6. Pablo Gonzalez (Ottawa, ON)
7. Peter Hehn (Montreal, QC)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FITNESS MODEL - SHORT

1. Tiffany Doorbal (Mississauga, ON) *Overall Winner
2. Crystal Lynn Tyo (Ottawa, ON)
3. Marie-Chantal Di Guardo (Nepean, ON)
4. Tina Salicco (Bradford, ON)
5. Pamela Cebrowski (Orleans, ON)
6. Catherine Plamondon (Sherbrooke, QC)
7. Anouk Arbour (Gatineau, QC)
8. Kelsey Biddiscombe (Kitchener, ON)
9. Violetta Davies (Waterloo, ON)
10. Rebecca Goldie (Longueuil, QC)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FITNESS MODEL - TALL

1. Natacha Dion (Gatineau, QC)
2. Jenny Dunford (Ottawa, ON)
3. Julie Laverdiere (Gatineau, QC)
4. Terri Perry (Ottawa, ON)
5. Kierston Fu (Gatineau, QC)
6. Anne-Marie Brugger (Ottawa, ON)
7. Lauren Czuba (Ottawa, ON)
8. Genevieve Plouffe (Gatineau, QC)
9. Debby Simms (Ottawa, ON)

MEN'S NOVICE BODYBUILDING

1. Pierre-Eric Brunet (Gatineau, QC)
2. Martin Glandon (Gatineau, QC)
3. Lorenzo Luciano (LaSalle, QC)
4. Carl Richer (St-Eustache, QC)
5. Haitham Montasser (Gatineau, QC)
6. Mark Irwin (Ajax, ON)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FIGURE - SHORT

1. Marie-Chantal Di Guardo (Nepean, ON) *Overall Winner
2. Pamela Cebrowski (Orleans, ON)
3. Anouk Arbour (Gatineau, QC)
4. Catherine Plamondon (Sherbrooke, QC)
5. Melanie Roy (Kanata, ON)
6. Violetta Davies (Waterloo, ON)
7. Rebecca Goldie (Longueuil, QC)
8. Rosanne Neddo (Gatineau, QC)
9. Nisara Jiwani (Ottawa, ON)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FIGURE - TALL

1. Kierston Fu (Gatineau, QC)
2. Julie Laverdiere (Gatineau, QC)
3. Lauren Czuba (Ottawa, ON)

WOMEN'S OPEN FITNESS MODEL - SHORT

1. Lauren Dempsey (Toronto, ON) *Overall Winner & New IDFA Pro
2. Priscille Guerrier (Montreal, QC)
3. Casandra Bella (Toronto, ON)
4. Annie Deschesnes (Gatineau, QC)
5. Jennifer Trotman (Toronto, ON)

WOMEN'S OPEN FITNESS MODEL - TALL

1. Robyn Stone (Port McNicoll, ON) *New IDFA Pro
2. Lucie Rezankova (Ottawa, ON)
3. Anne-Renée Séguin (Cumberland, ON)

MEN'S OPEN BODYBUILDING - LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Pablo Gonzalez (Ottawa, ON)
2. Joven Parcon (Kitchener, ON)
3. Nick Cavaljiu (Ottawa, ON)
4. Tyler Locke (Kingston, ON)

MEN'S OPEN BODYBUILDING - MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Evans McNicoll (La Malbaie, QC)
2. Marc-Antoine Grondin (Vanier, QC)
3. Andrew Marchegiano (Toronto, ON)
4. Peter Hehn (Montreal, QC)

MEN'S OPEN BODYBUILDING - HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Winston Johnson (North York, ON) *Overall Winner & New IDFA Pro
2. Francois Leblond (QC)
3. Bobby MacKenzie (Timberlea, NS)
4. Darek Peszt (Mississauga, ON)
5. Chris Becanic (Ottawa, ON)
6. Jonathan Roberge (Magog, QC)

WOMEN'S OPEN FIGURE - SHORT

1. Debbie Laurin-Leclerc (Gatineau, QC) *New IDFA Pro
2. Nicole Leblanc (Cantley, QC)
3. Janet Gates (Barrie, ON)
4. Isabelle Alix (Montreal, QC)

WOMEN'S OPEN FIGURE - TALL

1. Josée Hammond (Gatineau, QC) *Overall Winner & New IDFA Pro
2. Karine Pilon (Bois-des-Filions, QC)
3. Lucie Rezankova (Ottawa, ON)
4. Robyn Stone (Port McNicoll, ON)
5. Anne-Renée Séguin (Cumberland, ON)
6. Kristina Gotty (Brossard, QC)

2011 IDFA Montreal Classic

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Created: 10 April 2011 10 April 2011

The province of Quebec has a long, rich bodybuilding history, so it’s an important place for any credible physique organization to have a strong foothold in. The IDFA, which has gained significant strength in Quebec over the years, had its largest and most successful event in that province yet – the 2011 Montreal Classic, held April 9 at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall near downtown Montreal. Competitors from across the country stormed the stage in the novice and open categories, with three IDFA Pro Cards up for grabs.

The highlights of the novice competition included: Kari Janz of Barrie, Ontario, winning the fitness model short and overall titles; Pier-Luc Turgeon of Beauceville, Quebec, claiming the lightweight and overall titles in men’s bodybuilding; and Karine Pilon of Bois-des-Filions, Quebec, winning the tall and overall figure titles

Masters competitions are for competitions 40 years of age and older. But it was these winners who proved that age doesn’t necessarily matter in physique events. Quebec’s Nathalie Piche claimed the women’s crowns in the masters and open categories, earning one of the three pro cards that night. In men’s bodybuilding it was Ontario’s Steve Duperre who was won the masters and open men’s bodybuilding categories and also earned a pro card. The other pro-card winner that night went to someone who won a category where there is no masters class: Alberta’s Steph Marques of won the open fitness model category

The Montreal Classic was a success because of the size and quality of competition, but also because of one more thing: this show marked the debut of the IDFA’s new ultra-strict, WADA-style anti-doping program led by the IDFA’s Chief Doping Control Officer, Brian Robitaille, a former two-time Canadian bodybuilding champion who is one of the most respected men in the sport. The IDFA keeps growing and getting better.

Doug Schneider

View: SeriousAboutMuscle.com 2011 IDFA Montreal Classic photo galleries

Full results:

WOMEN'S MASTERS FIGURE (OVER 40)

1. Nathalie Piche (St-Jerome, QC)
2. Isabelle Alix (Montreal, QC)
3. Janet Gates (Barrie, ON)
4. Clair Patton (Kahnawake, QC)

MEN'S MASTERS BODYBUILDING (OVER 40)

1. Steve Duperre (Ottawa, ON)
2. Francois Leblond (Ste-Marie Ble, QC)
3. Chris Becanic (Ottawa, ON)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FITNESS MODEL (SHORT)

1. Kari Janz (Barrie, ON) *Overall Winner
2. Natalie Wood (Whitby, ON)
3. Shelly Warren (Kingston, ON)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FITNESS MODEL (TALL)

1. Vinzina Francis (Toronto, ON)
2. Jessica Walker (Shanty Bay, ON)
3. Lucie Rezankova (Ottawa, ON)
4. Marieve Emond (Quebec, QC)
5. Melanie Kiss (Toronto, ON)
6. Brionnie Galloway (Mississauga, ON)
7. Lyne Desjardins (Laval, QC)
8. Marie Josee Martin (Ste-Sophie, QC)

MEN'S NOVICE BODYBUILDING (LIGHTWEIGHT)

1. Pier-Alexandre Cliché (Saint-Joseph de Beauce, QC)
2. Dwayne Harju (Orleans, ON)
3. Francois Turmel (St-Patrice, QC)
4. Dan Hovington (Baie-Comeau, QC)
5. Jeff Weston (Kingston, ON)
6. Stephane Beaudoin (Gatineau, QC)

MEN'S NOVICE BODYBUILDING (HEAVYWEIGHT)

1. Pier-Luc Turgeon (Beauceville, QC) *Overall Winner
2. Jonathan Roberge (Magog, QC)
3. Gilles-Philip Giguere (St-Joseph Beauce,QC)
4. Claude Lessard (Sainte-Marie, QC)
5. Marc Pleau (Trenton, ON)
6. Alexandre Somlyay (Notre-Dame-de-lile-Perrot, QC)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FIGURE (SHORT)

1. Meaghan McDonald (Midhurst, ON)
2. Isabelle Alix (Montreal, QC)
3. Kari Janz (Barrie, ON)
4. Shelly Warren (Kingston, ON)
5. Jennifer Corbeil (St-Jerome, QC)

WOMEN'S NOVICE FIGURE (TALL)

1. Karine Pilon (Bois-des-Filions, QC) *Overall Winner & New IDFA Pro
2. Tara Portelli (Barrie, ON)
3. Lucie Rezankova (Ottawa, ON)
4. Jennifer Walker (Shanty Bay, ON)
5. Caroline Jobin (St-Georges de Beauce, QC)
6. Marieve Emond (Quebec, QC)
7. Isabelle Gentile (Blainville, QC)
8. Clair Patton (Kahnawake, QC)

WOMEN'S OPEN FITNESS MODEL

1. Steph Marques (Calgary, AB) *New IDFA Pro
2. Robyn Stone (Port McNicoll, ON)

MEN'S OPEN BODYBUILDING (LIGHTWEIGHT)

1. Steve Duperre (Ottawa, ON) *Overall Winner & New IDFA Pro
2. Jesse Lapointe (Montreal, QC)
3. Simon Bourret (Quebec, QC)

MEN'S OPEN BODYBUILDING (HEAVYWEIGHT)

1. Francois Leblond (Ste-Marie Ble, QC)
2. Bobby MacKenzie (Timberlea, NS)
3. Chris Becanic (Ottawa, ON)

WOMEN’S OPEN FIGURE

1. Nathalie Piche (St-Jerome, QC) *New IDFA Pro
2. Laura Stevenson (Gatineau, QC)
3. Melissa Yates (Sarnia, ON)
4. Steph Marques (Calgary, AB)
5. Janet Gates (Barrie, ON)
6. Robyn Stone (Port McNicoll, ON)
7. Natalie Wood (Whitby, ON)