If You Could Change ONE Olympia Result…

[Chainer★]

"If You Could Change ONE Olympia Result..."

You get to rewrite history — but only once.

Pick one Olympia result you would change.

- Who should have won instead?
- Why?
- Was it close... or obvious?

Let's keep it focused — one change only.

[Chainer★]

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[Saxony Red Devil]

Marja Lehtonen, 2004. She was immense.

[Zenzen]

If I get one rewrite, I'm going with Ms. Olympia 2012 — give it to Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia over Iris Kyle.

Not an easy pick, because Iris was still elite—but on that night, I think Yaxeni had the edge.

Why Yaxeni:

• Fullness + shape were outstanding
• Still brought strong conditioning without sacrificing that trademark flow
• From the rear especially, she was incredibly hard to beat

Iris in 2012:

• Still dominant overall
• But slightly less "complete" than her absolute peak years
• The balance wasn't quite as sharp as what we'd seen before

This wasn't a robbery—more of a "on-the-day" call where I think Yaxeni presented the better total package.

So for me:

• Winner I'd pick → Yaxeni (2012)
• Actual result → Iris (10th title)

Changing that result doesn't erase Iris' legacy at all—but it does give Yaxeni one Olympia that I think she just did enough to earn.

Curious what others pick—there are definitely more controversial ones, but this is the one I'd actually flip based purely on the physiques that night.

[Nahuel-H]

Marja Lehtonen, 2004. She was immense.

I agree 100%

[taedea67]

How many titles Iris Kyle won that could have gone the other way, especially Yaxeni Oriquen and Heather Policky. Marja Lehtonen has a case in 2004. Same with Denise Masino.