As 10,000 fans flooded into the First Direct Arena on Saturday, the air was heavy with speculation at who would be leaving Leeds, England, with the crown of Europe's Strongest Man.

After an incredible and taxing day of competition, Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson has won his record third Europe's Strongest Man title. He just barely edged out Eddie "The Beast" Hall in an exciting show that came down to the wire.

Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson, the 2014 and 2015 Europe's Strongest Man, has been diagnosed with Bell's Palsy but will still compete today at Europe's Strongest Man:

Unlike powerlifting or weightlifting, strongman is fortunate enough to not be bound by rigidly set events. Each competition picks the events that it thinks will bring out the best in the athletes and provide the greatest spectacle for the fans. This is more art than science, and organizers don't always get it right. This time, though, Giants Live seems to of hit the nail right on the head for Europe's Strongest Man on Saturday, April 1, in Leeds, England, by effortlessly combining our favorite movements with some that have perhaps unjustly fallen to the wayside in recent years.

The flagship event in the Giants Live World Tour is BACK with big names and, of course, the heaviest, gnarliest lifts you can imagine.

With Europe's Strongest Man just around the corner (which you can watch live here on FloElite!) the biggest and strongest men in Europe are putting the final touches on their preparation for the event. In a surprising turn, two-time Europe's Strongest Man Hafthor "The Mountain" Bjornsson took second in 2016 to Big Loz Shahlaei and is now on the warpath to take the title back.

Eddie Hall is the greatest deadlifter of all time, Britain's Strongest Man, podium finisher at the 2016 World's Strongest Man, and is making a run at Europe's Strongest Man next week. According to him, his training has been better and more consistent than ever, but don't just take his word for it. Check out his incredible training lifts leading up to Europe's Strongest Man and see for yourself:

Europe's Strongest Man was a show unlike any other last year. For the first time in the event's history, 11,000 fans flooded into First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, to see Laurence Shahlaei take home the title and to watch Eddie Hall pull the 500.