Anaheim, CA, will host the 2023 Musclecontest Zhanna Rotar Pro Figure division show on Saturday, July 22, 2023. There are 14 IFBB Pro League competitors slated to enter this show, and the winner will receive an invite to compete in the 2023 Olympia Weekend in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 2-5, 2023.
None of the athletes have yet qualified for the 2023 Olympia. Check out the full roster below:
2023 Musclecontest Zhanna Rotar Pro Roster — Figure
- Jossie Alarcon (USA)
- Desiree Alferes (USA)
- Jessica Baltazar (USA)
- Oyku Basar (Turkey)
- Kara Bennitt (USA)
- Zulfiya Bitiyeva (Kazakhstan)
- Christine Cave (USA)
- Jennifer Delgado-Martin (USA)
- Wendy Fortino (USA)
- Dr. Adrienne Matthews (USA)
- Ericka Morales Morgan (Guatemala)
- Xin Qi (USA)
- Paula Rojo (USA)
- Osiris Trumpe (USA)
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Zulfiya Bitiyeva
Zulfiya Bitiyeva of Kazakhstan was the 2022 Romania Muscle Fest Pro winner, which led her to the Olympia stage that year; she finished outside of the top 15. This will be her first show of the 2023 season, and she would have over three months to prepare for the Olympia if she takes the gold. She will also enter the 2023 Masters Olympia in Romania on Aug. 26-27, 2023.
Wendy Fortino
Wendy Fortino is one of the division’s veterans with 12 years of pro experience. She has competed once in the 2023 season, placing sixth at the Northern California Pro. She is the defending champion of this contest, having won it in 2022 — the most recent of her three pro wins.
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Jossie Alarcon
Jossie Alarcon is set to make her 2023 season debut. She was last seen onstage at the 2022 New York Pro, which she won — her lone win in three seasons as a pro. She was qualified to enter the 2022 Figure Olympia but didn’t compete. Cydney Gillon won her sixth Olympia championship in Las Vegas, NV, that year.
Other Notes
This is one of three Figure division contests being held on the weekend of July 21-22, 2023. The others are at the 2023 Chicago Pro and the 2023 Pharlabs Sur Pro Cup Colombia shows. Those divisions will offer 2023 Olympia qualifications to the winners as well.
Featured image: @zulfiya_bitiyeva on Instagram
