IFBB EC 2014 REPORTAAŽ: Võidukalt kodus!

No show without Ott ” srcset=”/uploads/emoticons/wink@2x.png 2x” width=”20″ height=”20″> Ott Kiivikas gives a photo update 15 weeks before the show // http://forums.fitness.ee/index.php?/topic/34001-ott-kiivikas-fast-team-15-weeks-out-euroopa-meistrivoistlused-vormipildid/?p=389505

Some new information concerning the IFBB Europeans from the EBBF meeting held in Sevilla;

2014 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The main topic was the organization of the 2014 European Championships. Usually, three or two separate continental championships were staged in different places but this year, first time in the EBFF history, all three continental championships will be held as a one continuous event. “The World Capital of Fitness” Santa Susanna was approved as the host city. Spanish Federation’svery experienced team of organizers, with its President Jose Ramos, supported by the city authorities, with Mayor Joan Campolier, and traditional Spanish hospitality guarantee that these combined Championships will be prepared and run professionally, according to the highest IFBB standards.Anyway, this new situation created new problems, which should be studied and solved in a different way than previously.

First, the registration. More than 600 athletes are expected, so EBB decided to run the registration in a similar manner as at the Arnold Classic: the whole arrival day (Wednesday) will be devoted to registration and it will be done country by country, according to their arrival time, not category by category as it was practiced in the past and required all national teams to be in the hotel. Overweight competitors will have 60 minutes to drop their bodyweight below the upper limit for their categories. To speed up the registration, EBFF urges all National Federations to do all necessary payments in advance, via Pay-Pal system. All those, who don’t pay in advance, will have to pay EUR 20 more per person.

Then the order of competition and other details:

– Categories with weight/height limits or bodyweight categories will be run first, on Thursday and Friday.

– Women’s categories and men’s / juniors fitness will be run later, on Saturday and Sunday.

– EBFF Electoral Congress will be held Saturday morning.

– The best teams classification will be done for three Championships separately: European Bodybuilding Championships, European Fitness Championships and European Juniors & Masters Championships.

– Competitors will receive places from 1^st to 15^th in all categories (with full semifinals). The concept of scoring athletes in the finals only (top six) tested at the 2013 Arnold Europe will not be applied in the future official events.

– Competitors may participate in more than one age divisions, i.e. juniors and masters can start in women’s and men’s divisions; however they will be obliged to pay additional EUR 100 participation fee per category.

– Athletes will not take part in the Parade of Nations. Due to the problems with warming-up and not enough place on stage (40 countries expected), only one official per country and a volunteer with the flag will participate in the Parade of Nations.

– In 2014 one new category will be run at the European Fitness Championships: Masters Women Bikini Fitness age over 35 as one open class. Depending on the popularity of this category, it will be expanded at the continental level or even advanced to the World Fitness Championships.

– There will be 2 Junior Women’s Bikini Fitness categories: u to 163 cm and over 163 cm
More details will be provided in the Inspection Report to be published soon.

– See more at: http://ebff.es/?p=4984#sthash.y5Ei23J1.dpuf

The inspection report is now available for more information about the venue, categories, tentative schedules…

http://www.ifbb.com/wp-content/uploads/Inspection_Report_2014_Euro_Senior_Junior_Master_Santa_Susanna.pdf

The EUROPEAN BODYBUILDING AND FITNESS FEDERATION (EBFF), Santa Susanna City Hall and the Tourist Foundation of Santa Susanna extend a warm welcome to all EBFF National Federations to participate in the EBFF European Bodybuilding, Fitness and Juniors & Masters Championships and EBFF Congress, in Santa Susanna, Spain, which will include the following disciplines: Men’s Bodybuilding, Men’s Classic Bodybuilding, Women’s and Men’s Fitness, Body-Fitness, Bikini-Fitness, Men’s and Women’s Physique, Mixed Pairs and Men’s Wheelchair Bodybuilding.

Santa Susanna is a popular touristic resort, located at the Mediterranean cost of Catalonia (Spain).Santa Susanna, as an international tourist centre, has gained a renowned reputation in the field of promotion, management and implementation of international sports and cultural events. It has been the successful venue site of 6 consecutive World Women championships (2003-2008) and numerous other European and World
Championships and is known as THE CAPITAL OF FITNESS.

Santa Susanna is located in the centre of the Maresme coast, on a quiet spot surrounded by a splendid garden, at the foot of Montnegre’s hill. It is easily accessible through the N-II road, C32 motorway, and train. As well, it is close to Gerona and Barcelona airports – an easy reach from any arrival or departure point. It is located between the sea and the mountain and here we can find a new holiday place with the possibility to stay at comfortable hotels, apartments or campsites. Surrounded by the greenness of its mountains and the blue of its waters, Santa Susanna has become an important holiday centre.

Vit Sahula – 2012 IFBB Europeans junior CBB runner up – update // http://kulturistika.ronnie.cz/c-18172-vit-sahula-trenink-ramen-9-tydnu-pred-me-junioru-a-masters-2014.html

Finland had the Europeans qualifier during the weekend. Team Finland in Santa Susanna will be:

Johanna Hermans (Bikini Fitness – 158 cm)

Tua Wikholm (Bikini Fitness – 168 cm)

Emmi Mäenpää (Bikini Fitness + 168 cm)

Tiina Vaskelainen (Body Fitness – 163 cm)

Laura Kivari (Body Fitness – 168 cm)

Minna Holappa (Body Fitness + 168 cm)

Emilia Miinalainen (Body Fitness juniors, up to and incl. 163cm)

Pauliina Räsänen (Body Fitness juniors, over 163cm)

Milla Kelahaara (Bikini Fitness juniors)

Jeve Ojala (Classic BB juniors, on the right in photo)

Jaani Inkinen (Men’s physique)

Maaret Nousiainen (Body fitness masters 35)

Laura Simola (Body fitness masters 45)

Essi Sarja (Fitness)

Oona Ylitolonen (Fitness juniors)
Hanna-Mari Kärkkäinen (Women’s Physique)
Henri Vaarala (CB:cool:
Tommi Heinonen (BB masters 40 +90 kg)
Tommi Kaukinen (BB masters 40 – 80 kg)
Jari Laine (BB masters 50 – 80 kg)
Voitto Suosaari (CBB Masters 40)
Timo Kiviniemi (CBB Masters 50)

Vit Sahula showing his package 4 weeks before the event // http://kulturistika.ronnie.cz/c-18457-vit-sahula-aktualni-forma-4-tydny-pred-me-junioru-a-masters-2014.html

Many of the TOP Slovakian women competed during the weekend at the IFBB Slovakian nationals. See the show coverage on Eastlabs.sk. The complete Slovakian team will be announced after the Mozolani Classic, but we are expecting to see at least these girls on the stage in Spain // photos by Eastlabs.sk (taken during the weekend)

Sabrina Plevakova (nr. 85)

Denisa Lipovska (nr. 103)

Veronika Gulasova (nr. 119)

Barbora Seckarova (fitness, nr. 7)