The kickoff event of the debut for strongwoman competition at the 2024 Rogue Invitational in Aberdeen, Scotland, was the Deadlift Ladder. Each of the 10 competitors were tasked with establishing their max deadlift; they were each given three attempts.
History will remember Lucy Underdown as the first strongwoman to claim a Rogue Invitational event win as she bolstered a 785-pound pull.
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2024 Rogue Strongwoman Invitational Deadlift Ladder Results
- Lucy Underdown — 685 pounds
- Andrea Thompson — 665 pounds
- Olga Liashchuk — 625 pounds
- Inez Carrasquillo — 605 pounds
- Angelica Jardine — 585 pounds
- Rebecca Roberts — 565 pounds (T-sixth)
- Melissa Peacock — 565 pounds (T-sixth)
- Hannah Linzay — 545 pounds
- Donna Moore — 525 pounds
- Samantha Belliveau — 505 pounds
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Deadlift Ladder Recap
Linzay was the first to take the floor and cleared 505 pounds easily to warm up the crowd. Belliveau followed and matched Linzay’s lift.
The 44-year-old, three-time World’s Strongest Woman (WSW) Donna Moore pulled a 525-pound opener in a mixed grip without a lifting belt. Peacock confidently achieved her 525-pound opener.
Belliveau failed at 525 pounds, but Linzay locked it out. “You know you love it!” Linzay roared at the camera regarding the blood streaming from her nose post-lift. Belliveau took her third and final attempt at 525 pounds but missed.
Jardine entered for her opening 545-pound pull. It was easy work. Moore’s second and attempt at 545 moved but missed; her third attempt did not move. Peacock made it without issue, and Linzay went three-for-three in attempts to close at 545 pounds.
Liashchuck, Roberts, and Carrasquillo converted their 565-pound openers. Jardine’s second attempt counted 565 pounds — exceeding her top lift from the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic by five pounds. Peacock successfully converted her third attempt at 565.
Thompson finally reached the lifting platform to achieve her 585-pound opener and got a “wow” from the commentary team. Roberts attempted Thompson’s opener but failed to get it past the knees. Carrasquillo demolished 585 pounds; her training preparation was paying off.
Jardine hit a career-best 585 on her final attempt. Roberts failed it to finish at 565. Liashchuck was the first athlete to eclipse the 600-pound milestone at 605 on her second attempt, which looked smooth. Carrasquillo finished with a perfect run, grinding through 605 pounds.
Underdown made 625 pounds look like a warm-up, and it was clear that her deadlifting was a league above the rest of the field. Thompson took her second attempt at 625 and applied some pressure to Underdown.
Liashchuck accepted the bronze in the event by locking out 625 pounds. Underdown’s second attempt involved a forty-pound leap to 665 pounds; she smiled at the top.
Thompson kept the pressure on Underdown as she achieved 665 pounds with some gas still left in the tank. Underdown closed at 685 pounds for the event win.
2024 Rogue Invitational Schedule
The rest of the Strongman and Strongwoman competition schedule is as follows (all times EST)
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
- Strongwoman Event 2 — 9:45 a.m. — Grip and Press
- Strongman Event 2 — 9:45 a.m. — Grip and Press
- Strongwoman Event 3 — 12:25 p.m. — Inver Stones
- Strongman Event 3 — 1:15 p.m. — Inver Stones
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
- Strongwoman Event 4 — 7:30 a.m. — Power Drive
- Strongman Event 4 — 8:00 a.m. — Power Drive
- Strongwoman Event 5 — 10:15 a.m. — Yoke Escalator
- Strongman Event 5 — 10:30 a.m. — Yoke Escalator
- Strongwoman Event 6 — 1:45 p.m. — Circus Medley
- Strongman Event 6 — 2:10 p.m. — Circus Medley
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