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2008 FITNESS OLYMPIA PREVIEWInterviews by Isaac Hinds September 17, 2008 FLEXONLINE.COM Take this to the bank: Fitness Olympia will crown a new champion this year. But we're not happy about it. Not because we won't enjoy seeing one of this year's 14 competitors flip, tumble and rumble her way to the the top; it's because two-time and reigning Fitness Olympia champ Adela Garcia was forced to withdraw from this year's event with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. We hope to see Garcia back next year, when she will be gunning for history, more specifically Susie Curry, as she attempts to tie Curry's record of four Fitness Olympia wins. That said, the show must go on. And what a show it is turning out to be, as five of the remaining top-six finishers return from last year. The lineup was injected with a shot of energy - and sarcasm, as you will see below - when larger-than-life performer and 2006 Fitness O winner Jen Hendershott decided to postpone her retirement ... again ... and come back for her ninth straight Olympia. Hendershott, who placed third last year, enters this year's event as one of the favorites. Joining Hendershott as one of the odds-on favorites to take home her first Fitness Olympia title is Kim Scheideler (formerly Klein). Scheideler has finished as the runner-up in Vegas for the last three years, and judging by her win at the Fitness International in March, she could be primed to take the next step. After spending a season as gladiator Stealth on NBC's American Gladiators, Tanji Johnson should be more prepared than ever for the rumble at the Orleans. Johnson had a breakout year in 2006, when she finished fourth, and matched the feat at last year's event. The always entertaining Tracey Greenwood, with eight pro wins on her resume, has been on a tear of late. No one in recent memory has been hotter, as Greenwood, who has finished in the top five in Vegas for five straight years, has won the last three professional fitness contests - the Houston Pro, the Europa Super Show and the Atlantic City Pro. Add the always dangerous Julie Palmer and Julie Lohre to the mix and the battle for a top-six spot will be as competitive as ever. 2008 FITNESS OLYMPIA COMPETITOR LIST Regiane Da Silva Nicole Duncan Heidi Fletcher Tracey Greenwood Jen Hendershott Laticia Jackson Tanji Johnson Julie Lohre Mindi O'Brien Julie Palmer Erin Riley Kim Scheideler Stacy Simons Trish Warren WHAT: 2008 Fitness Olympia WHEN: Friday, September 26 PREJUDGING: Friday at 11 am, Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall FINALS: Friday at 7 pm, Orleans Arena FOR FULL DETAILS OF JOE WEIDER'S 2008 OLYMPIA WEEKEND GO TO MROLYMPIA.COM!! FLEXONLINE OLYMPIA COUNTDOWN MONDAY 2008 Olympia Odds and Analysis TUESDAY 202 Showdown Preview and Figure Olympia Preview Figure Olympia Preview TODAY Ms. Olympia Preview Fitness Olympia Preview FIVE QUESTIONS WITH FITNESS' QUEEN OF SARCASM
NAME: Jenny Hendershott AGE: 36 HEIGHT: 5'3" WEIGHT: 118 pounds OLYMPIA HISTORY: 2000, 7th; 2001, 6th; 2002, 5th; 2003, 5th; 2004, 2nd; 2005, 1st; 2006, 3rd; 2007, 3rd FLEX: Who besides Kim Schneider has a chance at the title? And don't say everyone. Jen Hendershott: I am thinking its Adela Garcia's show! I love you Chica! FLEX: Give me three reasons why you'll be the next Fitness Olympia winner. Hendershott: I am hot! I am cute! And it's my 9th Olympia damn it! FLEX: You always bring something new for your routines. What inspired this year's theme? Hendershott: I am doing something cute, popular, and high energy. Nothing inspired it other then I have been wanting to do it. I am bringing a routine that is crammed full of two minutes of moves and entertainment. It will be plenty of bunny fun! FLEX: Oh boy. Some say you dance too much in your routine and don't have enough strength moves or gymnastics. How do you feel about those comments and do you agree with them? Hendershott: Honestly, I don't really care what some say. Kelly Ryan used to dance more then me and she won every routine round. Some people tumble to much, Some girls dance and they shouldn't, some girls try and be sexy and they are not. Its all opinions. I am not a gymnast nor do I try to be. I am strong but I don't need a bunch of strength moves to show that I am fit. I have a GREAT ASS, so I want to shake it! I have a dance and cheer background and that is why my routines are the most entertaining. People want to see high energy, aerobics and entertainment. This is fitness, a mixture of strength, dance, gymnastics et cetera ... it is what makes a routine a fitness routine. Isn't that what sells tickets? FLEX: Well said. Any chance of you retiring if you win the O this year? Hendershott: I am never retiring, I have decided to stay and compete till I am 50. GO TO PAGE 2 FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH TANJI JOHNSON!
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