I love how Aivars' picture is him yawning

@tankeater

14 күн бұрын

Your teeth don't show like that when you yawn... He's laughing. 👍

Just realized Handsome Pav and Handsome Marc went head-to-head in a handsome-off to to decide who made it to the final, this is why we need a livestream

@lauriep7760

14 күн бұрын

I’m just here for the handsome giants lifting heavy things

Can't wait for the final, hope they all stay injury free, absolutely gutted for Adam bishop

@jp05598

14 күн бұрын

Yeah agreed. I felt he was the clear favorite in his group and he was showing it

@richtheunstable3359

14 күн бұрын

I was on the bishop hype train to. Let's hope it's just a small thing and let's get him to the Shaw classic

I hope Mitch shares the passion but I'd love to see him be a 4 time back to back to back to back WSM winner. The modern day DOMINATOR!

As a New Zealander I'm super proud of Matt Ragg. I'm hoping he hits the top 5 or even the podium. If not he will continue to improve year on year. Even just making the final has doe New Zealand proud

@dub_h7900

14 күн бұрын

Don't be surprised if he wins the gold 🇳🇿

@FoxStrength_Performance

14 күн бұрын

Matt Ragg is a beast. Podium worthy for sure

Omg Liz's t-shirt Love it

@xSpecterx99999999

14 күн бұрын

Glad you said that, i didn't even notice it was Rhauno. LOVE IT!

Aivers "The Smoke-Stack" Smaukstelis 🚬🚬🚬

3rd time in 3 years that 3 Canadians make the final !!!

@stephenhagen8976

15 күн бұрын

And without JF or Maxine!

@reallymysterious4520

15 күн бұрын

@@stephenhagen8976 I was thinking that as well. And Rheaume

@ericsmith3996

15 күн бұрын

Must be a great place to get 'supplements!'

@reallymysterious4520

15 күн бұрын

@@ericsmith3996 They're all on it - only a FOOL would think that any competitor was clean so your point is USELESS

@coalminingforlife5050

15 күн бұрын

@@reallymysterious4520ud be surprised one them I know personally an he’s natural with zero PED use

Hooper, Tom, Singleton. They are in a class above everyone else.

@IHateYouTube-sr1wj

14 күн бұрын

Yeah but Evan still struggles with multi-day events.

@yan3066

14 күн бұрын

You're right, but some of the new names and Pavlo Kordiyaka can always surprise us. We will see ! 😄

@lf67hh28

14 күн бұрын

Just ashame the top tier of strong men now choose to leave WSM. The organisation needs an overhaul.

@lenisemicolon

14 күн бұрын

@@lf67hh28 Who chose to leave besides Thor?

@lf67hh28

14 күн бұрын

@lenisemicolon Thor, Licis, Novikov, Maxime all no longer doing Colin Bryce events. Mateusz out injured and Colin Bryce never invited Rongo Keene. Shambles. Second rate competition 👌

I don't think it's likely but more than anything I want both Stoltmans to podium.

Here in Canada we work to stay warm ,streangth is just a byproduct .

@jeffmacarthur9722

13 күн бұрын

Winters are getting warmer here…

How amazing is it that 2 Scottish lads and brothers to be in the finals again.. absurdity amazing incredible 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶

Well, mh numbers are crunched. Here we go. 1-M. Hooper (57) 2-T. Stoltman (53) 3-M. Ragg (46) 4-E. Singleton (40) 5-P. Kordiyaka (30) 6-A. Smaukstelis (22) 7-A. Andrade (21) 7-T. Hoath (21) 9-L. Stoltman (20) 9-W. Derwinsky (20) Maxle and keg toss could throw my predictions out the window.

My head agrees with your top 5- the order may change slightly and I would love to see a Stoltman win 🏆 😊

Hearing Pavlo speak about his country , and his emotions makes us all realize the bigger picture. WTG Pavlo❤️🇺🇸🇺🇦

@gregpickett8816

15 күн бұрын

Handsome Pavlo is the best Pavlo. He'll carry the torch well in Novikov's absence.

@reallymysterious4520

14 күн бұрын

@@gregpickett8816 It's nice to see Novikov there supporting him

@dodumichalcevski

14 күн бұрын

F ukraine

@alexanderreich749

14 күн бұрын

@@reallymysterious4520 absolutely, made me almost tear up. Really wishing the best to Ukrainians

@Bmxae

14 күн бұрын

I'm a huge fan of Pavlo 🇺🇦🇺🇸❤️

That's a really good final lineup

@christofferjacobsson4324

14 күн бұрын

Really? I think its missing too many, like Novikov, Mateusz, Thor, Martins, Hatton not even there competing, and lots of good guys out in heats that would prob do good in final. which makes this feel like just a normal strongman comp. Looking at Shaw Classic however, that field is perfect imo

@daveaglasgow

14 күн бұрын

Yeah I think it is probably the worst lineup for a wsm in many years.

@edwardchester1

14 күн бұрын

@@christofferjacobsson4324 Agreed. Several people not even starting and the likes of Bish and Trey struggling with injuries. It was always going to be Tom or Mitch anyway but now it's even more so.

@-Erebus

14 күн бұрын

@@christofferjacobsson4324I first thought that too, but this fresh meat is performing better than the unhealthy veterans would have. If mateusz approached training as professional as Mitch he would be untouchable

Derwinsky is going after Shaws record on the keg toss.

@malcolm5514

14 күн бұрын

You think he's tall enough for that?

@FoxStrength_Performance

14 күн бұрын

He’s got the power. Would love to see it!

@a-a-rondavis9438

14 күн бұрын

Don't see that happening, but glad to see more good throwers in top-level Strongman.

My Top 10 Predictions: 1: Mitchell Hooper 2: Tom Stoltman 3: Evan Singelton 4: Mathew Ragg 5. Pavlo Kordiyaka 6: Tristian Hoath 7: Luke Stoltman 8: Aivars Smaukstelis 9: Austin Andrade 10: Wesley Derwinsky

@damiensmith9240

13 күн бұрын

Tristain

It’s so hard to root for/against anyone, I wish everyone good luck and have fun.

You guys are just awesome! Despite this being filmed at some ungodly late hour, the quality has not suffered! Appreciate you both!! 💚💚

So good to have a no nonsense channel to keep up to date on strongman. You guys and the Lalas brother both do a really good job of straight to the point info. Also miss watching Big Loz compete same as Lalas actually both were very entertaining to watch compete

@parisferguson8654

14 күн бұрын

Have you watch Lalas on talking strongman. Love a second episode at some point

On second thought, Axle, keg and stones are basically a semi-guaranteed top 2 for Tom, his conan's has improved, so do not count the albatross out yet.

Thank you both for the updates! 🙏🙏

Thank you as always! Love your updates every year!

What a great round of heats. Super excited for sat and sunday. Thanks guys, appreciate something to look forward to. ( watch party).

1. Tom 2. Mitch 3. Evan 4. Matt Ragg 5. Pavlo Tom Winning Axle Press, keg toss, Atlas Stones Hooper or Evan can go back and forth on Giant’s Medley Hooper winning Tire Deadlift or matching with Tom Conan’s can go to Mitch or Matt Ragg or Pavlo T. Hoath can be a wild card top 3 replacing Evan.

@notnownico7178

15 күн бұрын

I hope this is the result! I don't think Tom will win the axle though. Mitch already unofficially broke the world record and his technique is impeccable. I do agree with the rest, and I think Tom has a real chance in the Giant's Medley as well.

@Nattysuperman

14 күн бұрын

@@notnownico7178 He did break but the pressing portion… Cleaning the axle is the challenge and that too after Day 1… Gym lifts are relatively fresh… Nevertheless records should be broken, doesn’t matter who breaks. But then again we have to wait for months to see the footage 😅

Thanks for the great coverage and the roundup video. Enjoy the day off you've certainly earned it💪

A lot of newbies did super well, but many of them were unknowns anyway. Eddie Williams really did surprise, I hope he gets into more comps and comes back next year. These were some of the most exciting heats in a while.

A great showing by Ondrej Fojtu of Czechia, shame about the stoneoff, but them's the breaks, and as you say, he'll be back.

Proud of Jaco from my home country South Africa. He doesn't nearly have the resources or access to facilities and equipment that the more top famous steongmen have. To do as well as he does with what he has to work with is super impressive. And he is still young and has not reached his peak yet I believe

Looking forward to the final and the eventual tv coverage

my hype for this WSM final is through the roof, cant wait!

Hi Loz and Liz, I believe your predictions are pretty accurate. I would love to see Tom take another title. But if Aivers somehow took the title I would literally run around my house celebrating and hollering just because he seems so cool to me😃. Every comp he just shows up no-nonsense and just performs. I love it.

REALLY looking forward to the final- some interesting events- can't wait for the axle in particular

Happy Birthday Lewis . Hope you all have a great Friday. So pleased for Luke. My wife and I watched My Birth Story by Kushi just in time to switch to your coverage of Luke battling with Eddie Williams in the stone off.

Thanks guys, keep them coming

Going have to agree with you both

I think everyone expects either Mitch or Tom to take the win, but this might also put big pressure on these two. I wouldn't underestimate Evan Singleton with these events, I think he can potentially beat Mitch on some events (like the throwing) and Tom on others (axle press). But it's gonna come down to consistency between the events, so I'm really looking forward to seeing how things play out in the end.

Keep up the great coverage guys 👍👍👍👍

I think Tom's undoing may be the Conans wheel. Might even cost him 2nd place to Evan! But I can't see any one else other than the top 3 being Mitch, Evan and Tom. Not sure what order though.

1:00 p.m. Friday America Nebraska got done with the final live stream and now I got a few wrap up videos including coopers and stoltzman and of course big loz

You both are the BEST. Love that Canada has three awesome athletes to rep for Canada!

Very much looking forward to this final with the new names, there will be a few surprises.

Hooper, Evan, Tom. Until Hooper loses at something, you can't bet against him. I have a strange feeling Evan will pull out a second place finish, but he's definitely on the podium. Sucks that Adam left with an injury. Seems like he was doing great.

You two are the best!

Pulling for Tom to win his third 🌶

Excited for what will be a great weekend in strongmen!

I allready Looking forward to next year! Hoping for a superhungry Bish and Trey. But this year is really exciting I must say.

I think Tom beats Mitch this time but I still wouldn't be surprised if Mitch won, both seem to be coming in great shape.

@andeolevain

14 күн бұрын

I've been out of the loop for a while. Did Tom improve his deadlift recently? It used to be a (relative) weakness for him.

@AttractiveClock

14 күн бұрын

@andeolevain He did, greatly. Mitch is still probably stronger deadlift though but for reps I am expecting it to be close still. But Tom also really improved his overhead which he might beat Mitch on. Tom will likely win throwing and stones too.

@tylereaglesham7164

14 күн бұрын

@@AttractiveClock Tom will not beat Mitch on the Axle. Mitch has been hitting above the world record in training.

@AttractiveClock

14 күн бұрын

@@tylereaglesham7164 Fair point, I forgot he had done that. Even as good as Mitch is though it doesn't mean it will carry over into competition. Anything can happen though.

@curtharakaly4620

14 күн бұрын

​@@AttractiveClockMitch is just slightly better than Tom and its been proven at last years WSM and the Arnolds a little while back. Anything can happen but if both perform at their best and don't get injured Mitch has the advantage.

well your 3rd and 4th fit spot on.

Thankful for the easy win for Avairs

The stone off could be set up as a point sort of event as opposed to a pure elimination event. The 5 stones could be worth a set number of points, say 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3 points each. The event would continue as normal, but if 2nd place fails to lift a stone, 3rd would continue lifting to try to make up their point deficit. If 3rd place fails to complete enough lifts to surpass 2nd in overall points, then 2nd would still qualify for the finals. This would force all athletes to complete all events, because 2nd would want to maintain their point lead over 3rd, and it would make the stone off feel like 3rd really worked to re-earn their spot in the final.

Those are some solid predictions. I was super impressed with Tristian Hoath. It would not be shocking to see him pass Kordiyaka to take 5th in the final.

@BigLozOfficial

14 күн бұрын

We wouldn’t be surprised either with the way he’s performed in the heats! It’s always hard to predict the newer guys, especially in a competition with a different format to what they’ve been used to.

I really hope Luke Stoltman comes in higher than 7th but it's hard to disagree with your predictions with the events in the final.

The fact that these heats are so close and so impressive just make me more upset that we wont see it any footage for anyother 6 months.

1. Michael Cooper, 2. Tom Stoltman, 3. Evan Singleton, 4. Tom Hoath., 5. Matt Ragg

6:30 I love the way Rauno talks. 😄

Top five - Tom Stoltman, Evan Singleton, Mitch Hooper, Matt Rag, Aivars Smaukstelis

Yeah Evan!

Nobody will stop Mitch!

Hoooooooper! 🫎🇨🇦💪

Dude, Ondrej worked with Mitch on two events, agreeing to not push him. In the end he was within reach of 1st. If he got 1st he'd have not had to stone off, and would be going to the finals......

@Ezratal

15 күн бұрын

People calling him smart or mature for his age. Seems to me it's possible he flushed his finals down the toilet by working with Mitch?

@lenisemicolon

14 күн бұрын

Or he agreed to work with Mitch because he knew he could beat others but couldn't keep up with Mitch performing at max effort, could have wrecked himself and gassed out, we'll never know but there's no guarantee it would have worked any better without the arrangements

@DrummerJay74

14 күн бұрын

I don't like those tactics. Seems dishonorable.

@lenisemicolon

14 күн бұрын

@@DrummerJay74 How many guys left WSM in an ambulance already this year? Hard to be mad at the athletes for using tactics that keep them from over-exerting.

@DrummerJay74

14 күн бұрын

@@lenisemicolon It's a competition. They should compete.

I’m there all week and it was definitely a bicep issue for T. Evans. Rob was even on stand by if he couldn’t go. Evans could barely do the sand bags and was grabbing his arm. Plus you can see the bruise.

@rachelpark8700

14 күн бұрын

Do you think he will eventually need surgery? Shane Flowers had issues with his for two years and then it finally went.

@splinter357d6

14 күн бұрын

@@rachelpark8700 No idea, a bruise usually means muscle tear not tendon but only he knows.

I picked the same top three and posted it on Mitch's channel a few days ago.

This is a really exciting final with the new bloods

we are here on the ground and it is exciting. insane career finishing car walk from rob kearney and insane stone off schoonwinkel vs derwinsky was amazing and should be talked about. incredible heat 🥵 and results

My heart says Tom for the win but my head say Mitch. Let's just hope it's a good, injury free final. It would also be awesome for someone like Evan to win his first title, he's certainly capable. Can't wait to see (or should I say hear) the final!

Thanks

pepper your angus for the HOOPENING

Liz where can I get that shirt! Love everybody loves Raymond and love Rauno. Quality shirt!

I'm going to be the one and say I think Evan can win it all. He's a beast and seems to have his head straight this year. It may take a (slight) stumble from Mitch, Tom and/or Matt (nobody's perfect), but if Evan does what he can do, he's going to push the other guys hard.

@carlh296

15 күн бұрын

Honestly dont think he has a chance of 1st. I seem him around 4/5th on the stones, conans wheel and the max axle. Mitch will be top 3 in every event with wins on the Axle and medley, also possibe wins on Conans and the deadlift.

@idk13539

14 күн бұрын

I think kordiyaka can podium if he doesnt come last or second to last in deadlift

@batyasaks1274

14 күн бұрын

Really hope so

Missing Mateusz, Thor and Martins to name a few. Be good to see the final edit around Christmas time here in England. 🤓

Man I am torn. I want Evan to win for the states but seeing Mitch get back to back would be a treat, Tom getting his 3rd would be awesome and seeing Luke get his first would be spectacular. I love this sport! It’s going to be a battle!

Luke . Cheers

It’s always so good to have you guys doing this! If WSM would get their head out their asses we would have a PPV live stream! lol Thx guys for all your hard work! ❤

Now that the finals are set, let's see everyone's (totally unbiased) rankings/predictions for the Finals and each Event Top 3. My prediction (if EVERYONE stays healthy, which we all hope for): Mitchell Hooper - 1st in Giants Medley and Max Axle, 2nd in Tire Deadlift and Keg Toss, 3rd in Atlas Stones Tom Stoltman - 1st in Keg Toss and Atlas Stones, 2nd in Max Axle Evan Singleton - 2nd in Giants Medley, 3rd in Max Axle and Keg Toss, Pavlo Kordiyaka - 1st in Conan's Wheel, 3rd in Giants Medley Tristain Hoath - 3rd in Tire Deadlift Austin Andrade - 3rd in Conan's Wheel Mathew Ragg - 1st in Tire Deadlift Luke Stoltman Aivars Šmaukstelis - 2nd in Atlas Stones Wesley Derwinsky - 2nd in Conan's Wheel Let me know what you think and/or what your predictions are!

If judges demand mitch to bring his head through, that will change the axle in my opinion. We can't have a repeat of Evan and Mitch's dumbbell from last year!

Such an exciting competition! Can't wait to never see it.

Watching Wesley Derwinsky’s Interview with Eddie Hall after the stone off, he said he’s never lifted a 200KG Stone before, so watching him go out and rep that was incredible

Disappointing that we don't have Novikov, Kieliskowski, Licis and Thor, but great to see some new faces in WSM finals!!!!!

Come on T-Rex!!!

It is weird that they do a deadlift event in both heats and finals but no squat event at all. Also, the only overhead in the final is a really technical, awkward lift - never been a fan of the axle as it seems to result in too many injuries.

Hi guys!!! I absolutely love your channel, you're easily the best strongman content there is.

I think this is first time when someone wins stones from disatvantage

Axle press gonna be crazy

I can't decide between Hooper and Tom for first but I would bet they're top 2. Same for Ragg and Evan for 3&4. And I have Kordiyaka for 5th with Aivars close behind as 6th

Love Liz's T-shirt. I know this is meant to be unbiased coverage but if you are honest and upfront about who you are routing for then it only adds to the commitment and passion for the sport.

Canada's strongest man is 12 heavy events in 3 days then they did a show for fun on day 4...

Voting for Stoltman!!

The MOOOOOOOOSE; Tom Stoltman; & T-Rex!!!!! Let's gooooooooo!

Hopper, Tom, Singleton

Loz please can give your insight. Tom, Mitch and Evan are essentially going into the final having done 2 events less than many. How is that toll on the body. Seems to me it would be unsurmountable and the extra exhaustion will tell its toll during the last day without a doubt.

Once again, the groups and stone off setup makes it so clear there should be a best 3rd place system. Top two stone off losers on points should go through, or something to that effect. And poor old Bish. Such bad luck again. And Rauno finishing last in that group. So tough. From just missing out on a place in the finals due to coming up against Brian Shaw in the stone off last year to last place in a really tough group this year. Damn.

Hard to argue with the final 5 predictions to be fair. Great analysis. Got to rep the Brit so I'd like to see Tom bring it home again but I just can't see anybody beating Hooper with how he's performing so far this year. Imagine Tom had Mitchs brain and understanding of biomechanics. What an unstoppable force that'd be (similar to Shaw I'd say). PS. Love the shirt, Liz. 🤣

Instead of the Stone-Off I think they need a set of cards with 5 events e.g Deadlift, Hercules Hold, Farmers for distance; the contestant in 2nd can either veto the event and draw again (advantage for coming second) or go second knowing what score/time to beat. This would make the qualifying more interesting whist allowing an advantage for coming second.

@ConnoisseurOfExistence

15 күн бұрын

I'll say best is nothing-off. 5 events in the heats, 1st 2 of each heat go to finals. If draw, the better on the last event goes.

Does anyone know if Bobby is still hanging out? I have a custom poster I was hoping he would sign

Liz and Loz get the best lay in today sleep 😴

I would want pavlo above ragg but definetly solid prediction

Big Tom 💯🏋‍♀️💪🇬🇧 3 wins out of 4 years.

I need Liz’s shirt