Images from the IPF Women's World Powerlifting Championships
Ylitornio, Finland ~ May 26-29, 2005 (more to be added soon)

The closing banquet at the Hotel Helenan Kievari...

Me, Caitlin, Jess and Sioux-z

Priscilla, me, and Jenn

Watch out for those ladies from Australia...they will sweep you off your feet!

Carly, Sioux-z and Disa

Me, Bonica, and a couple of good-looking lifters from Finland, Jarmo Sohlman and Sanna Apuli

Coach Jim, me, and Disa

Carly, Coach Tod, and Caitlin

Me and Coach Larry

Disa, Jess, Harriet and me

Yukako Fukushima from Japan is this year's Silver Medalist in the 48 kg. / 105 lb. class and current IPF World Record Holder in the Bench Press (130 kg. / 286 lbs). I have been wanting to meet this power house! She is a very sweet lady and later traded t-shirts and souveniers with me from our respective countries at the banquet. Maybe her bench press power will rub off on me (with a bench like that, who needs a big squat? Hahaha). This was actually taken at the Ylitornio Sports Center.