The 2024 Moscow Showdown Pro Bikini division show is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. Promoter and five-time Fitness Olympia champion Oksana Grishina will host 10 pros vying to win and qualify for the 2025 Bikini Olympia contest. None of the contestants in this show have qualified for the 2025 Olympia before this event.
2024 Moscow Showdown Pro Roster
- Karina Aleksa (Russia)
- Natalia Barbasova (Russia)
- Kristina Chekmeneva (Russia)
- Alessia Facchin (Italy)
- Aisha Kaipova (Kazakhstan)
- Liana Moroz (Russia)
- Ekaterina Opekunova (Russia)
- Eujenia Shatova (Russia)
- Ekaterina Shokhina (Russia)
- Daria Sulzhenko (Russia)
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Athletes to Watch
These three competitors will likely be in the first and final callouts:
Alessia Facchin
Alessia Facchin is a four-time Bikini Olympia competitor but could not qualify for the 2024 Olympia. Her last appearance was in 2023; she finished tied for 16th place. Her most recent win was at the 2023 Orchid Pro Singapore show.
Ekaterina Opekunova
Ekaterina Opekunova will be competing in her home country. Her last show was the 2024 Daytona Pro, where she finished as the runner-up to Iulia Baba. This is her first full season in the pro ranks. She earned her pro card by taking her 2023 NPC Worldwide Amateur Olympia India competition class.
Kristina Chekmeneva
Kristina Chekmeneva turned pro at the 2024 NPC Worldwide Olympia Amateur China show earlier in the season. That same weekend, she made her pro debut at the Huanji China Pro and finished in 15th place. With time to improve and more familiarity with a pro show, she could improve her chances at this contest.
Other Notes
This same weekend, another pro Bikini division show will be held. The 2024 Nutriyummy Pro Cup show will take place in Alicante, Spain, and will also serve as a 2025 Bikini Olympia qualifying event.
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