The year 2022 has a lot of extraordinary sporting anecdotes in its bag. From Rafael Nadal’s momentous triumph at the Australian Open 2022 to Hadi Choopan’s momentous victory on the podium of Mr. Olympia, this year is now winding up on a jubilant note for the athletic universe of sports. To celebrate the year filled with zeal and glory, Essentially Sports is now recognizing the 22 most gratifying and emotional moments of 2022. Moreover, the Most Dominant Moment of the Year goes to Chris Bumstead, who bagged his 4th Mr. Olympia title in an undisputed manner.

The Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder, Chris Bumstead, ruled the category of dominance by taking home the reverent title of Mr. Olympia’s Classic physique for the 4th time in a row. 

Chris Bumstead dominated the year 2022

With his three-time Classic Physique winning spree from 2019 to 2021, Bumstead already had achieved widespread recognition. However, on 18th December 2022, the 27-year-old bodybuilder again made many heads turn his way, by bagging the most imperative title of bodybuilding. CBum astounded his fans and the bodybuilding fraternity by lifting the Classic Physique accolade for the fourth consecutive year. Interestingly, he not only bagged the victory but also kept up with his last year’s signature mustache look and made it to the center of the spotlight.

Forthwith his crowning moment, Chris got overwhelmed with emotions as he said, “it feels really beautiful being up here”. Furthermore, the champion even expressed his heartfelt gratitude toward his fans and fellow competitors by stating, “they really pushed me to be my best”.

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Moreover, after fighting various health challenges, the Canadian truly macadamized his way to win the most glorious award and dominated Mr. Olympia’s stage by presenting his meticulous persona. Owing to his triumphant victory, CBum is now considered as one of the most influential athletes. And, that’s how Chris Bumstead’s momentous victory accounted for the most-dominant moment of the year.

The Essential 22 Sporting moments of the year

From winning the hearts of millions on the field of FIFA world cup to breaking the hearts of millions by retiring from the arena of sports, the athletes made this year a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Moreover, many athletes even left their fans in hysterical fits by being a part of memes and bloopers. However, the essence that they left behind with each moment makes those little anecdotes worthy to have a look at. Now finally, here’s the full list of the most memorable award-winning moments catered by Essentially Sports.

1. WTF moment of the year: Antonio Brown exposing himself 
2. Heart-breaking announcement/moment of the year: Serena Williams retiring 
3. Most-dominant moment of the year: C-Bum winning Mr. Olympia for 4th time in a row
4. Fairytale moment of the year: Leo Messi lifting World Cup with Argentina
5. Shocking moment of the year: Bubba Wallace punching fellow NASCAR driver
6. Picture-perfect moment of the year: Miami GP pic with MJ, Beckham, Brady, and others
7. Cringe-worthy moment of the year: Salt Bae’s World Cup cringe
8. Most-Controversial moment of the year: Lia Thomas 
9. Biggest Disruptive sporting moment of the year: LIV Golf inaugural season
10. End of an era moment of the year: Vince McMahon
11.  Wildest moment of the year: (80-1) underdog Rich Strike winning the famous Kentucky derby after ranking 16th in the final turn 
12. Most viral athlete off-the court: Brittney Griner 
13. Impossible moment of the year: Ross Chastain 
14. Breakout star of the year: Carlos Alcaraz
15. Unexpected truth-bomb of the year: Cristiano Ronaldo exposing Man Utd’s leadership
16. The saddest moment of the year: Nadal vs Federer holding hands and tearing up 
17. Upset of the Year: Hadi Choopan winning Mr. Olympia over Big Ramy 
18. Meme-worthy moment of the year: LeBron James interview memes 
19. Entertainers of the Year: Paul Brothers 
20. Blooper of the Year: Tom Brady retiring for 40 days 
21. The underdog story of the year: Leon Edwards KO
22. The comeback of the Year: Vikings completing the biggest comeback in NFL history 

This year indeed proved to be the year of many emotions. With this, we hope the next year brings in a lot of new enthusiasm and a lot of awe-inspiring moments from every sporting arena.

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