Twenty competitors will take the stage at IFBB Governor’s Cup Pro Figure Championships this weekend in Sacramento, California, with two top-five Olympians leading the way.
Heather Dees enters as the odds-on favorite to win her second straight Governor’s Cup title. Three weeks ago, Dees stunned the Figure world when she placed second at the Figure International – one spot ahead of precontest favorite and two-time Figure Olympia winner Erin Stern. Dees, whose first and only career win came in Sacramento a year ago, placed fourth at the 2012 Figure Olympia.
Second-year pro Mallory Haldeman continued to impress at the Figure International, notching her second straight top-five finish at a major competition. Haldeman, who turned pro at the 2012 Junior Nationals, placed fifth at the Figure International three weeks ago and fifth at the Figure Olympia last September. In five professional contests, Haldeman has yet to place lower than fifth.
The Governor’s Cup Pro Figure Championships will be held in conjunction with the NPC California Governor’s Cup, which is expected to host over 300 competitors. The weekend’s events kick off on Friday with a free NPC seminar featuring Dees, IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Steve Kuclo, IFBB Bikini Pro Amy Allen, IFBB Men’s Physique Pro Trevor Larson, NPC/IFBB Women’s Head Judge Sandy Williamson and trainers Kim Oddo and Hany Rambod.
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