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2026 Mr. Olympia Live Updates, Highlights and Reaction From Night 2

Lyle Fitzsimmons
Sep 26, 2026, updated 21 min ago

Will the next Arnold Schwarzenegger please stand up.

Admittedly, odds are the man crowned Saturday night as 2026's Mr. Olympia won't have the sort of crossover impact that the seven-time winner did as a movie star and a politician, but there's always a chance, right?

This year's competition wraps up in Las Vegas with finals at the Orleans Arena. The schedule, subject to change, also includes competition in the Fitness, Men's Physique, and Bikini divisions.

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Performance Art

As many as 10 competitors will perform two-minute routines as part of the program-opening Fitness Olympia finals, with 67 percent of the final scoring coming from the routine and the remaining 33 percent based on physique judging.

The winner, according to the updated Saturday schedule, will be announced later in the program after a Mr. Olympia confirmation round, introduction of the first Fit Model Olympia winner, and competition in the Bikini Olympia division.

Fitness Witness

First up on stage in Saturday's finals session will be the Fitness Olympia competition, which mandates competitors have a toned, athletic physique and a high-energy, athletic-artistic routine.

The division's first champion, Mia Finnegan, was crowned in 1995.

Adela Garcia has won the title a record eight times, including 2004, 2006 and 2007, and then each year from 2009 through 2013.

Michelle Fredua-Mensah is the defending champion from 2025 and is in this year's field looking for a repeat win.