Maureen Blanquisco is the 2022 Bikini Olympia champion. The athlete headed into the last callout of the Finals of the division, facing off with familiar faces in former champions Jennifer Dorie (2021) and Ashley Kaltwasser (2013-2015), as well as Jourdanne Lee. By the end of the evening, Blanquisco prevailed and had her first Bikini Olympia title within her…
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Maureen Blanquisco is the 2022 Bikini Olympia champion. The athlete headed into the last callout of the Finals of the division, facing off with familiar faces in former champions Jennifer Dorie (2021) and Ashley Kaltwasser (2013-2015), as well as Jourdanne Lee. By the end of the evening, Blanquisco prevailed and had her first Bikini Olympia title within her grasp.
Here are the respective top five finishers at the 2022 Bikini Olympia and their respective monetary prizes:
2022 Bikini Olympia Results
- Maureen Blanquisco — $50,000
- Jennifer Dorie — $20,000
- Ashley Kaltwasser — $12,000
- Daraja Hill — $7,000
- Lauralie Chapados — $6,000
Maureen Blanquisco
(@maureenblanquisco.pro)The Bikini Olympia Finals was actually the start of the night’s final rounds, but the winner didn’t receive their title until Chris Bumstead won his fourth straight Classic Physique Olympia.
With comparisons out of the way, it was presumed that Blanquisco and Dorie were in the best spot to win the title. In an upset for the division, Blanquisco successfully knocked off the former defending champion to win the 2022 Bikini Olympia crown.
“I knew it was a matter of time, I just didn’t think it would be this time,” a surprised Blanquisco said in her post-victory interview. “I’m so thankful.”
Blanquisco’s ascendance isn’t necessarily wholly shocking. The athlete had steadily improved her results at the Bikini Olympia, going from ninth place in 2019 and fourth place in 2021 to a championship during the 2022 iteration. The last of which might be the cherry on top of a recent flourish from the top-notch competitor.
Here is the remaining schedule for the 2022 Olympia weekend (though not necessarily in order), and here’s how to keep up with the action. (Note: All listed times are in Pacific Standard time.)
Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022
7:00 p.m. — Finals
- Mr. Olympia
- Men’s Physique Olympia
- Classic Physique Olympia
Blanquisco’s Bikini Olympia puts herself in exclusive company with the champions she toppled. She will enter 2023 looking to become the next repeat Bikini Olympia victor as she tries to build on this stellar success from bodybuilding’s biggest stage.
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