Group USA Topples Group UK for 2023 World’s Strongest Nation Title

Because of a titanic effort from Evan “T-Rex” Singleton, Group USA took down Group UK in a tightly contested battle for the title of 2023 World’s Strongest Nation.

The showdown between an American squad led by 2019 World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis and a British facet headlined by legendary English strongman Eddie Corridor featured seven occasions throughout a single-day competitors that passed off on Nov. 18, 2023, on the M&S Financial institution Area in Liverpool, England. After watching their residence workforce declare the crown in 2022, UK followers witnessed Group USA put collectively a successful effort that included a record-setting efficiency by Kevin Faires within the newest present from the Giants Stay World’s Strongest Man Area Tour.

Each groups had a mixture of feminine and male athletes squaring off in a collection of challenges that examined their power, energy, and conditioning. Groups earned three factors for an occasion win, with a bonus level given to the workforce that had the highest general performer in every of the primary six occasions. Regardless of a livid comeback try by Corridor’s squad, Singleton — winner of each the 2023 Giants Stay Strongman Traditional and the 2023 Giants Stay World Open — sealed the victory for the People by hoisting a 551-pound (250-kilogram) weight onto the ultimate step of the “Energy Stairs.”

Listed below are the complete outcomes from the seven occasions, together with an summary of what every entailed.

Occasion 1: Sandbag Steeplechase

Every competitor needed to decide up a sandbag and transfer shortly to drop it over a hurdle set on the 10-meter level. After retrieving it from the opposite facet, the athlete needed to go one other 10 meters earlier than heaving it onto a desk positioned on the 20-meter mark. Males labored with 330.7 kilos (150 kilograms), with girls utilizing 220.5-pound (100-kilogram) sandbags.

Group USA gained the Sandbag Steeplechase by a large margin of practically 35 seconds for a complete of 4 factors.

Group USA (Complete Time — 2:39.39 seconds)

• Inez Carrasquillo — 18.20 seconds
• Rob Kearney — 21.39 seconds
• Nadia Stowers — 22.69 seconds
• Kevin Faires — 20.44 seconds
• Erin Murray — 19.59 seconds
• Spenser Remick — 21.39 seconds
• Inez Carrasquillo — 18.19 seconds
• Evan Singleton — 17.56 seconds (bonus level)

Group UK (Complete Time — 3:13.87 seconds)

• Andrea Thompson — 33.57 seconds
• Gavin Bilton — 17.66 seconds
• Lucy Underdown — 32.47 seconds
• Mark Felix — 29.63 seconds
• Donna Moore — 24.43 seconds
• Luke Stoltman — 18.00 seconds
• Rebecca Roberts — 19.99 seconds
• Tom Stoltman — 18.12 seconds

Occasion 2: Farmer’s Stroll

A traditional strongman occasion, the Farmer’s Stroll featured 40 meters of a grueling take a look at of grip power and endurance. The feminine athletes labored with 198.4 kilos (90 kilograms) in every hand, with the males carrying 308.6 kilos (140 kilograms) on either side.

Group USA defeated Group UK within the second occasion thanks to a different prime efficiency by Singleton that gave his squad a second bonus level.

Group USA (Complete Time — 3:04.90 seconds)

• Inez Carrasquillo — 21.68 seconds
• Spenser Remick — 23.26 seconds
• Nadia Stowers — 34.25 seconds
• Martins Licis — 21.12 seconds
• Erin Murray — 24.65 seconds
• Kevin Faires — 20.36 seconds
• Gabi Dixson — 21.48 seconds
• Evan Singleton — 18.10 seconds (bonus level)

Group UK (Complete Time — 3:13.65 seconds)

• Andrea Thompson — 21.87 seconds
• Gavin Bilton — 25.17 seconds
• Lucy Underdown — 26.55 seconds
• Luke Stoltman — 20.11 seconds
• Donna Moore — 32.53 seconds
• Tom Stoltman — 19.94 seconds
• Rebecca Roberts — 20.87 seconds
• Mark Felix — 26.61 seconds

Occasion 3: Axle Deadlift

A take a look at of deadlift proficiency had the lads use 793.7-pound (360-kilogram) axles — a weight that proved extremely difficult. In the meantime, the ladies put collectively some spectacular totals using 485-pound (220-kilogram) axles.

Group UK secured the win over Group USA by 5 complete reps on the again of a bonus point-earning displaying by Lucy Underdown.

Group USA (Complete Reps — 23 reps)

• Gabi Dixson — 10 reps
• Nadia Stowers — Six reps
• Rob Kearney — 4 reps
• Evan Singleton — Three reps

Group UK (Complete Reps — 28 reps)

• Lucy Underdown — 13 reps (bonus level)
• Andrea Thompson — Eight reps
• Gavin Bilton — 4 reps
• Tom Stoltman — Three reps

Occasion 4: Circus Dumbbell

Arguably probably the most technically troublesome occasion on the schedule, the Circus Dumbbell examined the athletes’ explosive energy and coordination with an overhead press. Licis neatly used his joker card to maximise the potential level haul for his squad — and the transfer paid off.

Group USA gained by three complete reps, with Singleton incomes his third bonus level by topping all opponents with seven reps. The joker card allowed the People to earn double the factors.

Group USA (Complete Reps — 22 reps)

• Nadia Stowers — 4 reps
• Inez Carrasquillo — 5 reps
• Rob Kearney — Six reps
• Evan Singleton — Seven reps (bonus level)

Group UK (Complete Reps — 19 reps)

• Donna Moore — 4 reps
• Andrea Thompson — Six reps
• Luke Stoltman — Six reps
• Gavin Bilton — Three reps

Occasion 5: Wrecking Ball Maintain

First held on the Giants Stay Strongman Open earlier this yr, this occasion examined the athletes’ grip energy and willpower. Kevin Faires, who positioned ninth on the 2023 Giants Stay Strongman Traditional, cemented his place in strongman historical past books by setting a World Report by holding the wrecking ball in place for practically two minutes.

Nonetheless, Group UK nonetheless emerged victorious because of 18-time WSM competitor Mark Felix recording a extremely spectacular time of his personal that gave his squad the decisive edge.

Group USA (Complete Time — 4:01.84 seconds)

• Gabi Dixson — 6.84 seconds
• Nadia Stowers — 46.01 seconds
• Kevin Faires — 1:53.00 seconds (World Report)
• Evan Singleton — 1:15.99 seconds

Group UK (Complete Time — 4:23.30 seconds)

• Lucy Underdown — 46.43 seconds
• Rebecca Roberts — 57.47 seconds
• Gavin Bilton — 1:02.02 seconds
• Mark Felix — 1:37.38 seconds

Occasion 6: Tug of Conflict

Eddie Corridor confidently used his joker card in an old style tug-of-war contest. The three-part battle began with separate showdowns between four-person female and male groups and concluded with an eight-a-side mixed-gender twin.

Sadly for Group USA, all three rounds went to Group UK, who closed the hole to only three factors heading into the final occasion.

Pull 1: Girls

Group UK (Moore, Roberts, Thompson, and Underdown) defeats Group USA (Carrasquillo, Dixson, Murray, and Stowers)

Pull 2: Males

Group UK (Bilton, Felix, L. Stoltman, and T. Stoltman) defeats Group USA (Kearney, Licis, Remick, Singleton)

Pull 3: Combined

Group UK (Moore, Roberts, Thompson, Underdown, Bilton, Corridor, L. Stoltman, and T. Stoltman) defeats Group USA (Carrasquillo, Dixson, Murray, Stowers, Faires, Kearney, Licis, and Remick)

Occasion 7: Energy Stairs

The final occasion had three males and two girls alternate carrying a weight every to the highest of a set of stairs. Whereas the lads labored with 496-pound (225-kilogram) and 551.2-pound (250-kilogram) weights, the ladies used 275.6-pound (125-kilogram) and 286.6-pound (130-kilogram) weights.

Between having a 1.5-second head begin resulting from their three-point lead and executing the problem with wonderful method, Group USA stormed to the highest of the steps and secured the World’s Strongest Nation title.

In the end, all of the athletes showcased great class and respect for each other whereas placing their our bodies on the road for the sake of nationwide satisfaction. With the groups splitting the primary two matchups, the third iteration of the World’s Strongest Nation must be much more aggressive. Solely time will inform whether or not Group USA can grow to be the primary back-to-back winners within the contest’s transient historical past.

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