Christian Savoie Wins North American Strongman Championships
by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2010
Christian Savoie won Hugo Girard’s 2010 North American Strongman Championships in Gatineau, Quebec, in a contest that drew high praise from its competitors.
Here are the final places and points:
| 1. | Christian Savoie | 94.0 |
| 2. | J. F. Caron | 85.0 |
| 3. | Scott Cummins | 72.5 |
| 4. | Jessen Paulen | 67.5 |
| 5. | Karl Gillingham | 64.0 |
| 6. | Jaciei Ouellet | 61.0 |
| 7. | Corey St. Clair | 54.0 |
| 8. | Grant Conners | 35.0 |
| 9. | Brad Dunn | 50.5 |
| 10. | Grant Higa | 37.0 |
| 11. | Chad Coy | 31.0 |
| 12. | Josh Thigpen | injured |
Chad Coy told IronMind, “Hugo Girard's contests are filled with people, excitement, and HEAVY events!,” and Karl Gillingham reinforced this: “Very heavy max yoke and wheelbarrow!,” he said. How heavy? Try 1,200 pounds.
“Thigpen has had to pull out of the show after injuring his back on the yoke [on the first day],” Coy said. “Hugo went the extra mile as a promoter and found a chiropractor to work on Josh [that] night and [the next] morning!”
Speaking of Hugo Girard, Corey St. Clair reported to IronMind, “Hugo missed emceeing on Sunday, “to go to an Inch DB Press exhibition in Quebec City, where I hear he did 20 reps.”
If that’s accurate, maybe someone should sign up Hugo Girard and Derek Poundstone to go head-to-head on this challenge.
“Hugo really has his stuff together up there. Very professional, with huge very enthusiastic crowds over three days,” Gillingham said.
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