Oleksii Novikov (Novikov_Strong) placed second at the Arnold Classic Europe (ArnoldClassicEurope) Pro Strongman competition in Barcelona last weekend. The Ukraine #strongman finished with 78 points, only 2.5 points behind the overall winner, Mateusz Kieliszkowski (KieliszkowskiMateusz). Oleksii won the Yoke with a very fast time of 11.69 seconds. He finished second in the Farmer's Walk where he timed in at 8.47 seconds, just 0.04 seconds behind Mateusz Kieliszkowski, and second in the Arm-Over-Arm, again finishing just behind Mateusz. #SBDStrongman