dude plzz tell me how poitics play a role in bodybuilding..any 1 plzz tell me this...i am sick and tired of hearing the word POLITICS IN BODYBUILDING....
I agree 100 %. Can any of you guys who say that the Olympia is fixed, answer this question please - why is it that no one has blown the whistle on whoever fixed the contest (Joe weider or otherwise)? There are heaps of guys (and women) who have been in the judging panel and have since drifted away due to various reasons. Why is it that NONE of these guys have ever surfaced to confess the 'fixing' of a contest? Reason - there is no whistle to blow.
There are contests where it's close between first place and second place, like the 97 Mr O or the 2001 Mr O. While one could argue strongly as to why Dorian or Ronnie shouldn't have won each of those respectively, there are also equally strong (and valid) arguments that could be made as to why they SHOULD have. For example, in 2001, Jay looked great in the front, but got blown away (by Ronnie) as soon as they turned around (and IMO, even from the side, albeit to a lesser degree). Jay had the conditioning, while Ronnie had the size and freakishness. Shape was close - it could have gone either way.
Ronnie just had the same problem Dorian had in 1997 or what Flex, Kevin and Chris (cormier) have all had at various points in their careers - he set the standard and raised the bar high. So, when he wasn't able to repeat his previous (best) shape and fell short of expectations, people talk about how he should have lost. But the fact of the matter is, on that day on stage, he had the best overall physique and that is why he won the 2001 Mr O deservedly (as he did everything else).