Strongest Woman in the WorldAug 28, 2016 by FloElite Staff
Hofheins, Schwalbe & Cornelius are the Strongest Women in the World
Hofheins, Schwalbe & Cornelius are the Strongest Women in the World
By: Kalle BeckIn the final event of the Strongest Woman in the World contest, it all came down to the stones. Lightweights (150#)Catherine Medeiros won grou
By: Kalle Beck
In the final event of the Strongest Woman in the World contest, it all came down to the stones.
Lightweights (150#)
Catherine Medeiros won group one with ten reps. Group two was a rep-for-rep battle, with Pyron getting 12 to just edge out McCrights' 11. The final group went at an even faster pace. Hofheins didn't even bother to lap the stone, going on to get 14 reps for the event win. Kite needed to secure second place, but bobbled the stone on a few reps. She was also no-repped for grabbing the cross bar. Kite ended with ten reps, allowing Hofheins to secure first place overall in the contest.
Kaitlin Burgess and Liefa Ingalls came down to the wire, with Ingalls getting her 12th rep over just before the whistle. Burgess was right behind with 11. To say there was anticipation for the final group would be an understatement. Dani Schwalbe had just a 1.2 point lead over Kimberly Lawrance. Lawrance needed a win and Schwalbe needed to not falter. It seemed like the two were competing in synchronized stone loading as their pace and reps were nearly identical. They were loading stones so fast most expected one of them to slow, but neither did. Both ended with 14 reps, but Lawrance was slightly faster to take the event win. However, the event win ended up not being enough. Dani Schwalbe held on to win the contest by just 2/10ths of a point.
In the final event of the Strongest Woman in the World contest, it all came down to the stones.
Lightweights (150#)
Catherine Medeiros won group one with ten reps. Group two was a rep-for-rep battle, with Pyron getting 12 to just edge out McCrights' 11. The final group went at an even faster pace. Hofheins didn't even bother to lap the stone, going on to get 14 reps for the event win. Kite needed to secure second place, but bobbled the stone on a few reps. She was also no-repped for grabbing the cross bar. Kite ended with ten reps, allowing Hofheins to secure first place overall in the contest.
Middleweights (175#)
Kaitlin Burgess and Liefa Ingalls came down to the wire, with Ingalls getting her 12th rep over just before the whistle. Burgess was right behind with 11. To say there was anticipation for the final group would be an understatement. Dani Schwalbe had just a 1.2 point lead over Kimberly Lawrance. Lawrance needed a win and Schwalbe needed to not falter. It seemed like the two were competing in synchronized stone loading as their pace and reps were nearly identical. They were loading stones so fast most expected one of them to slow, but neither did. Both ended with 14 reps, but Lawrance was slightly faster to take the event win. However, the event win ended up not being enough. Dani Schwalbe held on to win the contest by just 2/10ths of a point.Heavyweights (200#)
Mollie Hoss put up an amazing 11 reps with the 200lb stone and it held to take the event win. Brooke Sous looked like she was on pace to challenge Hoss's 11, but slowed midway through and ended with eight reps for second in the event. Cornelius, who had been dominant all weekend, showed a weakness for the first time and could not get a good grip on the slick stone, failing to load it. This opened the door for Julie Rader to pick up big points and take the overall win, but Rader would need to win the event to do so. She struggled with grip midway through and ended with five reps to secure second overall in the contest. Cornelius's huge lead she amassed kept her safe to hold onto the win and title of Strongest Woman in the World.