Las Vegas hosted Olympia Weekend from September 24 to 27, and two athletes left with history in hand. Nick Walker won the Men's Open crown for the first time, and Ryan Terry collected a fourth Men's Physique title. 

Walker's victory came with a lot of noise around it. Before the show, there were doubts about whether he would compete at all, and he later said he had shut out the negativity heading into the weekend. 

His answer came Saturday night, when the judges placed him first ahead of a crowded Men's Open lineup, and he picked up the $600,000 top prize. 

Samson Dauda was the closest challenger, taking second place. Two-time champion Derek Lunsford finished third, with Andrew Jacked fourth and Tonio Burton fifth. Fans also chose Walker as the People's Champ, so the audience and the panel agreed on the winner. 

According to coverage from FitnessVolt, the weekend's other big moment came a night earlier, when the Men's Physique finals opened at 7:00 pm PDT on September 26 at the Orleans Arena. 

Terry entered as the reigning three-time champion and weighed in at 200 pounds, two under the division limit. A fourth straight win would draw him level with Jeremy Buendia, the division's record holder. 

The competition was strong. Ali Bilal had finished behind Terry in each of the previous two years and wanted to change that. Brandon Hendrickson, a three-time winner himself, arrived after taking the Arnold Classic. Kyron Holden had beaten Bilal at the Pittsburgh Pro and was a real threat. 

None of them could catch Terry. His score of 5 was the lowest by a wide margin, since the judging rewards the lowest total, while Bilal posted 12 and Holden 13. Bilal took second again, and Holden took third, and Terry's fourth consecutive title put him alongside Buendia in the record books. 

With both the division competitions wrapped up, below are the full results of Mr. Olympia 2026

2026 Mr. Olympia (Men's Open) Top 5 

1. Nick Walker: $600,000
2. Samson Dauda
3. Derek Lunsford: $100,000
4. Andrew Jacked
5. Tonio Burton: $30,000

2026 Men's Physique Olympia Results 

1. Ryan Terry (UK): $50,000
2. Ali Bilal (Afghanistan): $20,000
3. Kyron Holden (USA): $12,000
4. Erin Banks (USA): $7,000
5. Brandon Hendrickson (USA): $6,000
6. Edvan Palmeira (Brazil)
7. Isai Kesek (Indonesia)
8. Vitor Chaves (Brazil)
9. Carlos Asiedu Ocran (Ghana)
10. Kaique Santos (Brazil)
11. Andrei Deiu (Romania)
12. Emanual Hunter (USA)
13. Benquil Marigny (USA)
14. Heng Zhao (China)
15. Corey Morris (USA)

The remaining competitors shared 16th place, with Juxian He (China) on a score of 79 and the rest tied on 80. 

Written by

Chionia Libania Colaco