{"id":5175,"date":"2022-07-11T20:19:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=5175"},"modified":"2022-07-11T20:36:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:36:36","slug":"2022-giants-live-strongman-classic-results-oleksii-novikov-goes-back-to-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/2022-giants-live-strongman-classic-results-oleksii-novikov-goes-back-to-back\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic Results \u2014 Oleksii Novikov Goes Back-to-Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oleksii Novikov is <strong>the champion of the 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic<\/strong>. On July 9, 2022, the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-oleksii-novikov-wins-europes-strongest-man-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119691\">Ukrainian strongman<\/a> successfully made it back-to-back years (2021-2022) as the winner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119692\">strength<\/a> contest.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the podium in London, England, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/check-out-strongman-mitchell-hooper-deadlift-937-pounds-for-two-singles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119693\">Canada&#8217;s Mitchell Hooper<\/a> and the United States&#8217; Evan Singleton finished in second and third place, respectively. Hooper and Singleton earned qualifications for the 2023 World&#8217;s Strongest Man (WSM) with their podium results. Novikov has a perennial invitation thanks to his 2020 WSM title.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the final standings from this year&#8217;s competition:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"2022-strongman-classic-results\">2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic Results<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong> \u2014 54 points | <strong>Repeat Champion (2021-2022)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 42 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 41.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maxime Boudreault<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 38.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 36 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Williams<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 34 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spenser Remick<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 32.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 30.5 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rob Kearney<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 28 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Felix<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 28 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ken McClelland<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 20 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>*Andy Black<\/strong> \u2014 One point<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>*Note: Withdrew after injury<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cfzi8kpMmzS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119704\">A post shared by GIANTS LIVE: WSM Arena Tour (@giantslivestrongman)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119694\">How To Build Muscle: The Training And Diet Guide For Beginners And Advanced Lifters<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"event-breakdown\">Event Breakdown<\/h2>\n<p>Novikov completed his Strongman Classic repeat thanks to a performance where he won three of the five events. He only finished outside of the top three once. Here&#8217;s a short recap and the results from each of the contest&#8217;s individual events:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"dumbbell-medley\">Dumbbell Medley<\/h3>\n<p>In the first event of the Strongman Classic, the 12 athletes had the task of lifting five <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-cheick-sanou-253-pound-dumbbell-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119695\">circus dumbbells<\/a> ranging from 80 to 120 kilograms (176.3 to 264.5 pounds) to an approved overhead lockout position. Whoever could lift the five dumbbells in the fastest time would be the victor.<\/p>\n<p>With a time of <strong>38.38 seconds<\/strong>, <strong>Novikov beat second-place finisher <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/rob-kearney-mat-fraser-mal-obrien-overhead-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119696\">Rob Kearney<\/a><\/strong> (42.21 seconds) by roughly three seconds. Hooper could only lift four dumbbells in 31.46 seconds, but his effort was enough for a third-place result.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Five in 38.38 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rob Kearney<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Five in 42.21 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Four in 31.46 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Four in 43.36 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Four in 46.27 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spenser Remick<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Four in 52.70 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maxime Boudreault<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Four in 69.81 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ken McClelland<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Three in 59.3 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Two in 13.13 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Williams<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Two in 18.10 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Felix<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 One in 8.06 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Black<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 One in 15.08 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Black suffered an undisclosed injury during this event and withdrew from the rest of the contest.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"hercules-hold\">Hercules Hold<\/h3>\n<p>The Hercules Hold was a challenge all about <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/bulletproof-your-grip-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119697\">grip strength<\/a>. During this event, the athletes had to hold a 160-kilogram (352.7-pound) pillar in each of their hands for as long as possible with their arms stretched wide while maintaining their grip.<\/p>\n<p>Late <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/cheick-iron-biby-sanou-withdraws-from-2022-strongman-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119698\">contest addition <strong>Eddie Williams<\/strong><\/a><strong> captured the first-place<\/strong> upset when he held the pillars up for <strong>72 seconds<\/strong>. Paul Smith (67.1 seconds) and Mitchell Hooper (64.65 seconds) rounded out the top three. The Hercules Hold was the only event where Novikov did not notch at least a top-three result.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Eddie Williams<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 72.01 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 67.1 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 64.65 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 64.04 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 58.11 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Felix<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 53.59 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 52.34 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spencer Remick<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 52.16 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maxime Boudreault<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 50.21 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ken McClelland<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 47.53 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rob Kearney<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 35.95 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Notably, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-worlds-strongest-man-recap-day-three\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119699\">Mark Felix<\/a> holds the Hercules Hold World Record of 83.62 seconds from the 2019 Giants Live Wembley. On this occasion, he finished outside the top five.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CfzQRvaDFYT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CfzQRvaDFYT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119707\">A post shared by GIANTS LIVE: WSM Arena Tour (@giantslivestrongman)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-arm-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119700\">The Best Arm Workouts For Beginners, With Dumbbells, And More<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"farmers-walk\">Farmer&#8217;s Walk<\/h3>\n<p>The third event of the contest saw the strongmen carry two 150-kilogram (330-pound) implements for max distance with a one-minute time limit. The winner would be who could cover the longest distance within that time frame. <strong>Novikov (63.3 meters)<\/strong> managed to hold off another promising late addition in <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/konstantine-janashia-strongman-classic-maxime-boudrealt-replacement-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"119701\">Maxime Boudreault<\/a> (60 meters) to win the Farmer&#8217;s Walk. Paul Smith (58 meters) wasn&#8217;t far behind his peers in third.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 63.3 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maxime Boudreault<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 60 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 58 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 55.5 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Williams<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 53.25 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Felix<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 52.35 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spenser Remick<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 44.15 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ken McClelland<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 41.4 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 29.6 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rob Kearney<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 20.5 meters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 15 meters<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"axle-deadlift-for-reps\"><strong>Axle Deadlift for Reps\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As the competition started to close, Novikov began to separate himself from the other athletes. In this event \u2014 where the competitors had to axle deadlift 360 kilograms (793.8 pounds) for as many reps as possible in a minute \u2014 Novikov was the <strong>only person to finish seven reps<\/strong>. Hooper (six reps) and Felix (five) were the next to flank behind Novikov&#8217;s dominant first-place outing.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Seven reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Six reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Felix<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Five reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Four reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spenser Remick<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Four reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rob Kearney<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Three reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maxime Boudreault<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Two reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Two reps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 One rep<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Williams<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 One rep<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ken McClelland<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 One rep<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"atlas-stones\">Atlas Stones<\/h3>\n<p>As is typical in strongman, the famed Atlas Stones were the finisher to this year&#8217;s Strongman Classic. The person who could lift all five stones ranging from 120 to 200 kilograms (264 to 440 pounds) into their podiums in the fastest time would be the winner. <strong>Boudreault<\/strong> hit the Stones hard, lifting the <strong>five stones in 24.03 seconds<\/strong>. Singleton came in second with five stones in 25.59 seconds. In third place, Novikov (25.6 seconds) finished behind Singleton by one-hundredth of a second.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Maxime Boudreault<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Five in 24.03 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Five in 25.59 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Five in 25.6 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Five in 27.23 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Williams<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Five in 34.31 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Five in 35.58 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spenser Remick<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Five in 51.24 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rob Kearney<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Four in 23.21 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ken McClelland<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Four in 23.94 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Four in 31.78 seconds<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Felix<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Three in 24.56 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Even still, Novikov&#8217;s Stones result was enough to cement his repeat Strongman Classic title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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