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:

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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