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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Ron on August 14, 2019, 10:41:02 PM
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The 2019 Olympia Weekend is set for September 12-15th, 2019 in Las Vegas, where it has been for quite a while. The Orlean Arena is where the evening contests will be held, while the Orleans Hotel is the host hotel, where the press conference, Meet the Olympians and Athlete Meetings occur, as well where a lot of the competitors stay.
The Las Vegas Convention Center is where the Olympia Expo takes place on Friday and Saturday.
The official site is https://mrolympia.com where you can get most of the info you want in terms of buying tickets, schedule and more.
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So who is officially qualified.... here we go...
2019 Olympia Men's Bodybuilding Qualified Competitors
1. William Bonac (Netherlands) – 2018 Mr. Olympia 4th Place
2. Maxx Charles (USA) - 2018 Romania Pro Winner
3. Hadi Choopan (Iran) - 2019 Vancouver Pro Winner
4. Brandon Curry (USA) - 2019 Arnold Classic USA Champion
5. Nathan De Asha (UK) - 2019 British Grand Prix Winner
6. Jonathan DeLaRosa (USA) - 2019 Puerto Rico Winner
7. Clarence DeVis (Belgium) - 2018 George Farah Classic Winner
8. Phil Heath (USA) - Past Winner Mr. Olympia - 2018 Mr. Olympia 2nd Place
9. Dexter Jackson (USA)- Past Winner Mr. Olympia - 2019 Tampa Pro Winner
10. Steve Kuclo (USA)- 2019 Indy Pro Winner
11. Josh Lenartowicz (Australia) - 2019 Big Man Weekend Winner
12. Michael Lockett (USA) -2019 Chicago Pro Winner
13. Patrick Moore (USA) - 2019 Golden State Winner
14. Juan Morel (USA) - 2019 Arnold South America Winner
15. Lukas Osladil (Czech Republic) - 2019 Season Points Leader
16. Shawn Rhoden (USA) - 2018 Mr Olympia winner
17. Luke Sandoe (UK) - 2019 Season Points – 2nd Place
18. Mohamed Shaaban (Egypt) - 2019 Portugal Pro Winner
19. Akim Williams (USA) - 2019 Season Points – 3rd Place
20. Roelly Winklaar (Curacao) - 2018 Mr. Olympia - 3rd Place
In addition, Special Invites can be Given if someone asks for it -
21. Cedric McMillan - Asked and Received A Special Invite
Past Winners of the Mr. Olympia Contest
(Year, Name, Contest City)
1965 - Larry Scott - New York
1966 - Larry Scott - New York
1967 - Sergio Oliva - New York
1968 - Sergio Oliva - New York
1969 - Sergio Oliva - New York
1970 - Arnold Schwarzenegger - New York
1971 - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Paris
1972 - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Essen
1973 - Arnold Schwarzenegger - New York
1974 - Arnold Schwarzenegger - New York
1975 - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Pretoria
1976 - Franco Columbu - Columbus
1977 - Frank Zane - Columbus
1978 - Frank Zane - Columbus
1979 - Frank Zane - Columbus
1980 - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Sydney
1981 - Franco Columbu - Columbus
1982 - Chris Dickerson - London
1983 - Samir Bannout - Munich
1984 - Lee Haney - New York
1985 - Lee Haney - Brussels
1986 - Lee Haney - Columbus
1987 - Lee Haney - Gothenburg
1988 - Lee Haney - Los Angeles
1989 - Lee Haney - Rimini
1990 - Lee Haney - Chicago
1991 - Lee Haney - Orlando
1992 - Dorian Yates - Helsinki
1993 - Dorian Yates - Atlanta
1994 - Dorian Yates - Atlanta
1995 - Dorian Yates - Atlanta
1996 - Dorian Yates - Chicago
1997 - Dorian Yates - Los Angeles
1998 - Ronnie Coleman - New York
1999 - Ronnie Coleman - Las Vegas
2000 - Ronnie Coleman - Las Vegas
2001 - Ronnie Coleman - Las Vegas
2002 - Ronnie Coleman - Las Vegas
2003 - Ronnie Coleman - Las Vegas
2004 - Ronnie Coleman - Las Vegas
2005 - Ronnie Coleman - Las Vegas
2006 - Jay Cutler - Las Vegas
2007 - Jay Cutler - Las Vegas
2008 - Dexter Jackson - Las Vegas
2009 - Jay Cutler - Las Vegas
2010 - Jay Cutler - Las Vegas
2011 - Phil Heath - Las Vegas
2012 - Phil Heath - Las Vegas
2013 - Phil Heath - Las Vegas
2014 - Phil Heath - Las Vegas
2015 - Phil Heath - Las Vegas
2016 - Phil Heath - Las Vegas
2017 - Phil Heath - Las Vegas
2018 - Shawn Rhoden - Las Vegas
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212 Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Qualified Competitors
1. Noel Adame (USA)
2. Mahmood Al Durrah (Canada)
3. Sami Al Haddad (Bahrain)
4. Ahmad Ashkanani (Kuwait)
5. Kokeny Bela (Hungary)
6. Steve Benthin (Germany)
7. Hadi Choopan (Iran)
8. Shaun Clarida (USA)
9. Eduardo Correa Da Silva (Brazil)
10. Lloyd Dollar (USA)
11. Kamal Elgargni (Libya)
12. Angel Calderon Frias (Spain)
13. Fahad Zaid Hazzizi (Saudi Arabia)
14. David Henry (USA)
15. John Jewett (USA)
16. Oleh Kryvyi (Ukraine)
17. James Lewis (UK)
18. Derek Lunsford (USA)
19. Aaron Polites (Australia)
20. Adolphus Quoida (Canada)
21. Jose Raymond (USA)
22. Tomas Tabiciar (Slovakia)
23. Zane Watson (Canada)
24. Hidetada Yamagishi (Japan)
Past Winners of the Olympia 212lb and under Bodybuilding Contest
2018 - Flex Lewis - Las Vegas, NV
2017 - Flex Lewis - Las Vegas, NV
2016 - Flex Lewis - Las Vegas, NV
2015 - Flex Lewis - Las Vegas, NV
2014 - Flex Lewis - Las Vegas, NV
2013 - Flex Lewis - Las Vegas, NV
2012 - Flex Lewis - Las Vegas, NV
2011 - Kevin English - Las Vegas, NV
2010 - Kevin English - Las Vegas, NV
2009 - Kevin English - Las Vegas, NV
2008 - David Henry - Las Vegas, NV
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Classic Physique Olympia that are Qualified to Compete
1. Ahmad Ahmad (Iraq)
2. Abdulla Al-Sairafi (Kuwait)
3. Dancovea Anderson (Germany)
4. Henri-Pierre Ano (Canada)
5. Breon Ansley (USA)
6. Woilid Baatout (France)
7. Piotr Borecki (Poland)
8. Chris Bumstead (Canada)
9. Alex Cambronero (USA)
10. Khaled Chikhaoui (Canada)
11. Marvin Cornejo (USA)
12. Stan de Longeaux (USA)
13. Grego Suewendley Francisca (Netherlands)
14. Jonathan Hambrick (USA)
15. Antwane Hamlett (Canada)
16. Danny Hester (USA)
17. David Hoffman (Germany)
18. Chen Kang (China)
19. Kirill Khudaiev (Ukraine)
20. Seonghwan Kim (South Korea)
21. Steve Laureus (USA)
22. Abner Logan (USA)
23. Fabio Lopes (Portugal)
24. Jason Lowe (USA)
25. Rylon McDuell-Batiste (USA)
26. Stan McQuay (USA)
27. Ro’Vonte Moody (USA)
28. Courage Opara (USA)
29. Keone Pearson (USA)
30. George Peterson (USA)
31. Panexce Pierre (USA)
32. Jordan Plantiko (USA)
33. Arash Rahbar (USA)
34. Damion Ricketts (USA)
35. Hany Saeed (Egypt)
36. Christopher White (Canada)
37. Dani Younan (USA)
38. Giuseppe Christian Zagarella (Italy)
Past Winners of the Classic Physique Olympia
2018 - Breon Ansley - Las Vegas, NV
2017 - Breon Ansley - Las Vegas, NV
2016 - Danny Hester - Las Vegas, NV
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Men’s Physique Olympia that are Qualified
1. Dean Balabis (USA)
2. Yasser Fernando Chala Blandon (Colombia)
3. George Brown (USA)
4. Jeremy Buendia (USA)
5. Bhuwan Chauhan (Canada)
6. Julian Colley (Canada)
7. Carlos DeOliveira (Brazil)
8. Raymont Edmonds (USA)
9. Andre Ferguson (USA)
10. Xavisus Gayden (USA)
11. Anthony Gilkes (USA)
12. Brandon Hendrickson (USA)
13. Kyron Holden (USA)
14. Ahmed Abdul Jalil (Egypt)
15. Ondrej Kmostak (Czech Republic)
16. Joseph Lee (USA)
17. Corey Morris (USA)
18. Carl Presendieu (USA)
19. Ramses Rams (Spain)
20. Arya Saffaie (USA)
21. Akeem Scott (USA)
22. Suruqah Shabazz (USA)
23. Ryan Terry (UK)
24. Kimani Victor (Canada)
25. Anthony Woods (USA)
Past Winners of the Men's Physique Olympia
2018 - Brandon Hendrickson - Las Vegas, NV
2017 - Jeremy Buendia - Las Vegas, NV
2016 - Jeremy Buendia - Las Vegas, NV
2015 - Jeremy Buendia - Las Vegas, NV
2014 - Jeremy Buendia - Las Vegas, NV
2013 - Mark Anthony Wingson - Las Vegas, NV
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2019 Bikini Olympia Qualified Competitors
1. Beatriz Biscaia (Canada)
2. Maureen Blanquisco (Norway)
3. Lauralie Chapados (Canada)
4. Jennifer Dorie (Canada)
5. Monica Ellis (USA)
6. Eli Fernandez (Mexico)
7. Marcia Goncalves (Brazil)
8. Kim Gutierrez (Chile)
9. Ashley Kaltwasser (USA)
10. Janet Layug (USA)
11. Jourdanne Lee (USA)
12. Priscilla Leimbacker (Switzerland)
13. Breena Martinez (USA)
14. Jessica Palmer (USA)
15. Cristobalino Pajares (Spain)
16. Elisa Pecini (Brazil)
17. Mariella Pellegrino (Italy)
18. Camile Periat (USA)
19. Jennifer Ronzitti (USA)
20. Alexandria Ross (USA)
21. Etila Santiago Santos (Brazil)
22. Karina Skowronska (UK)
23. Francesca Stoico (Italy)
24. Angelica Teixeira (Brazil)
25. Jasmine Williams (USA)
Past Winners of the Bikini Olympia
2018 - Angelica Teixeira - Las Vegas, NV
2017 - Angelica Teixeira - Las Vegas, NV
2016 - Courtney King - Las Vegas, NV
2015 - Ashley Kaltwasser - Las Vegas, NV
2014 - Ashley Kaltwasser - Las Vegas, NV
2013 - Ashley Kaltwasser - Las Vegas, NV
2012 - Nathalia Melo - Las Vegas, NV
2011 - Nicole Nagrani - Las Vegas, NV
2010 - Sonia Gonzalez - Las Vegas, NV
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2019 Figure Olympia Qualified Competitors
1. Anna Banks (Poland)
2. Brittany Campbell (USA)
3. An Da Jeong (South Korea)
4. Tarryn Garlington (USA)
5. Rhea Gayle (UK)
6. Cydney Gillon (USA)
7. Nicole Zenobia Graham (USA)
8. Sandra Grajales (Mexico)
9. Karina Grau (Paraguay)
10. Ivana Ivusic (USA)
11. Chelsea Larson (USA)
12. Candice Lewis-Carter (USA)
13. Michelle Lindsay (USA)
14. Laurelle Martineau (USA)
15. Bruna Miyagui (Brazil)
16. Lola Montez (Canada)
17. Jessica Reyes Padilla (Puerto Rico)
18. Natalia Soltero (Mexico)
19. Ashley Soto (USA)
20. Carly Starling-Horrell (USA)
21. Latorya Watts (USA)
22. Nadia Wyatt (USA)
23. Bojana Vasiljevic (USA)
24. Martina Yabekova (Canada)
Past winners of the Figure Olympia
2018 - Cydney Gillon - Las Vegas, NV
2017 - Cydney Gillon - Las Vegas, NV
2016 - Latorya Watts - Las Vegas, NV
2015 - Latorya Watts - Las Vegas, NV
2014 - Nicole Wilkins - Las Vegas, NV
2013 - Nicole Wilkins - Las Vegas, NV
2012 - Erin Stern - Las Vegas, NV
2011 - Nicole Wilkins - Las Vegas, NV
2010 - Erin Stern - Las Vegas, NV
2009 - Nicole Wilkins-Lee - Las Vegas, NV
2008 - Jennifer Gates - Las Vegas, NV
2007 - Jenny Lynn - Las Vegas, NV
2006 - Jenny Lynn - Las Vegas, NV
2005 - Davana Medina - Las Vegas, NV
2004 - Davana Medina - Las Vegas, NV
2003 - Davana Medina - Las Vegas, NV
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2019 Fitness Olympia Qualified Competitors
1. Marta Aguiar (Uruguay)
2. Jaclyn Baker (USA)
3. Jodi Boam (Canada)
4. Darrian Borello (USA)
5. Myriam Capes (Canada)
6. Tiffany Chandler (USA)
7. Kate Errington (UK)
8. Missy Farrell (USA)
9. Ryall Graber (Canada)
10. Whitney Jones (USA)
11. Sara Kovach (USA)
12. Minna Pajulahti (Finland)
13. Liudmila Somkina (Russia)
14. Jeanine Taddeo (USA)
15. Tamara Vahn (Canada)
16. Bethany Wagner (USA)
17. Jennifer Worth (USA)
Past Winners of the Fitness Olympia
2018 - Whitney Jones - Las Vegas, NV
2017 - Oksana Grishina - Las Vegas, NV
2016 - Oksana Grishina - Las Vegas, NV
2015 - Oksana Grishina - Las Vegas, NV
2014 - Oksana Grishina - Las Vegas, NV
2013 - Adela Garcia - Las Vegas, NV
2012 - Adela Garcia - Las Vegas, NV
2011 - Adela Garcia - Las Vegas, NV
2010 - Adela Garcia - Las Vegas, NV
2009 - Adela Garcia - Las Vegas, NV
2008 - Jen Hendershott - Las Vegas, NV
2007 - Adela Garcia - Las Vegas, NV
2006 - Adela Garcia - Las Vegas, NV
2005 - Jen Hendershott - Las Vegas, NV
2004 - Adela Garcia-Friedmansky - Las Vegas, NV
2003 - Susan Curry - Las Vegas, NV
2002 - Susan Curry - Las Vegas, NV
2001 - Susan Curry - Las Vegas, NV
2000 - Susan Curry - Las Vegas, NV
1999 - Mary Yockey - Las Vegas, NV
1998 - Monica Brant - Nice, France
1997 - Carol Semple-Marzetta - New York, NY
1996 - Saryn Muldrow - Chicago, IL
1995 - Mia Finnegan - Atlanta, GA
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2019 Women’s Physique Olympia that are Qualified
1. Natalia Abraham Coelho (USA)
2. Tomefafa Ameko (USA)
3. MayLa Ash (USA)
4. Sheila Bleck (USA)
5. Reshanna Boswell (USA)
6. Daniely Castilho (Brazil)
7. Laura Pintado Chinchilla (Spain)
8. Jeannie Feldman (USA)
9. Heather Grace (USA)
10. Shanique Grant (USA)
11. Delane Hart (USA)
12. Laura Hays (USA)
13. Valentina Mishina (Russia)
14. Ann-Lorraine Mohn (France)
15. Sheikha Nguyen (Singapore)
16. Ivie Rhein (USA)
17. Jennifer Taylor (USA)
18. Sarah Villegas (USA)
19. Brittany Watts (USA)
20. Margita Zamolova (Czech Republic)
Past Wiiners of the Women's Physique Olympia
2018 - Shanique Grant - Las Vegas, NV
2017 - Juliana Malacarne - Las Vegas, NV
2016 - Juliana Malacarne - Las Vegas, NV
2015 - Juliana Malacarne - Las Vegas, NV
2014 - Juliana Malacarne - Las Vegas, NV
2013 - Dana Linn Bailey - Las Vegas, NV
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Schedule for the Weekend Regarding Bodybuilding Related Events
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Schedule - Thursday - September 12
12:00 PM - Olympia Press Conference - Orleans Arena
(Open to The Public – VIP’s Receive Early Entry)
7:00 PM - Meet the Olympians
(Early Entry for VIP Ticket Holders & Platinum Members Only)
8:00 PM - Meet the Olympians
(Open to the Public - Free)
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Schedule - Friday - September 13
8:00 AM - Olympia Fitness & Performance Expo (VIP & Platinum Early Entry)
Early Entry for VIP Ticket Holders & Platinum Members Only
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
9:00 AM - Olympia Fitness & Performance Expo (Fast Pass Early Entry)
Early Entry for Expo Fast Pass Ticket Holders Only
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
10:00 AM – Olympia Fitness & Performance Expo (General Entry)
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
10:00 AM - IFBB Pro League Olympia Pre-Judging (Expo Stage)
212 Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia and Women’s Physique Olympia
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
7:00 PM - OLYMPIA FRIDAY EVENING ARENA SHOW – ORLEANS ARENA
Finals of 212 Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, Women’s Physique Olympia and Pre-Judging of Mr. Olympia
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Schedule - Saturday - September 14
8:00 AM - Olympia Fitness & Performance Expo (VIP & Platinum Early Entry)
Early Entry for VIP Ticket Holders & Platinum Members Only
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
9:00 AM - Olympia Fitness & Performance Expo (Fast Pass Early Entry)
Early Entry for Expo Fast Pass Ticket Holders Only
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
10:00 AM – Olympia Fitness & Performance Expo (General Entry)
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
10:00 AM - IFBB Pro League Olympia Pre-Judging (Expo Stage)
Bikini Olympia, Men’s Physique Olympia and Classic Physique Olympia
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
12:30 PM - Wheelchair Olympia Bodybuilding Championship (Expo Stage)
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
2:00 PM - Celebrating the Greatest Female Bodybuilders of All-Time (Expo Stage)
LEGENDS AND CHAMPIONS -The Road From Ms. Olympia To The Rising Phoenix
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
7:00 PM - OLYMPIA SATURDAY EVENING ARENA SHOW – ORLEANS ARENA
Finals of Mr. Olympia, Bikini Olympia, Men’s Physique Olympia and Classic Physique Olympia
11:00 PM - Olympia Victory Gala: VIP Ticket Holders Only
Orleans Hotel - Mardi Gras Ballroom
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Schedule - Sunday - September 15
11:00 AM - Olympia Superstar Seminar
Orleans Hotel - Mardi Gras Ballroom
Free to VIP Ticket Holders & Platinum Members, $25 to Others
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Introducing The Women of Iron where the Past meets the Present on September 14th on the Joe WEIDER Olympia Expo Stage
"The Road from Ms. Olympia to the Rising Phoenix'
2:00 PM - Celebrating the Greatest Female Bodybuilders of All-Time (Expo Stage)
LEGENDS AND CHAMPIONS -The Road From Ms. Olympia To The Rising Phoenix
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
More Info...
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=655821.0
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Ronnie Coleman Book Release
Friday at 3:30 PM - Ronnie Coleman Book Release Event (Expo Stage)
The 8-Time Mr. Olympia Champion discusses his new book.
“Yeah Buddy” – My Incredible Story
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=654641.0;attach=775546;image)
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New poster..
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Friday night at the O
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Amatuer Olympia Information
https://amateur.mrolympia.com/vegas
ALL Women’s Divisions - Registration / Judging & Finals
Registration: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Time: 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Orleans Hotel and Casino in Salon G
Judging & Finals: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Time: 8:00 am
Location: Orleans Hotel & Casino – Showroom
Order of events: Women’s Physique, Figure, Bikini
ALL Men’s Divisions
Registration / Judging & Finals
Registration: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Time: 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Orleans Hotel and Casino in Salon G
Judging & Finals: Thursday, September 12, 2019
Time: 8:00 am
Location: Orleans Hotel & Casino – Showroom
Order of events: Bodybuilding, Classic Physique, Men’s Physique
These are the divisions that will be competing this year.
Bikini
Figure
Women’s Physique
Men’s Bodybuilding
Classic Physique
Men’s Physique
Bikini Masters over 35 (no Pro card awarded)
Figure Masters over 35 (no Pro card awarded)
Men’s Physique Masters over 35 (no Pro card awarded)
Men’s Bodybuilding Masters over 35 (no Pro card awarded)
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So Flex Lewis is going for #8 in the 212-lb class, and not competing in the open [as has been speculated]? If so, good. I see no reason for him to compete in the open and round out the top six. Although this year, who knows what could happen in the open?
It would be hard for anyone to beat eight wins. I hope he gets it. Well...I hope the best competitor gets it...I just hope that's Flex. It would be a good swan song. Hopefully he saved some money over the years, or invested in rental properties, monetized his social media, or done something that he can live off.
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Art by Madmacfit - Pics by various photographers
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Different poster
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More Info - Press Release
The fitness industry’s most celebrated tradition returns to Las Vegas September 12-15 with the world’s most prestigious physique titles on the line. Olympia Weekend is set to award more than 1.4 million dollars in prize money, eclipsing its previous mark, making this year’s event the most lucrative bodybuilding and fitness championship of all time. In addition to a $400,000 prize to the Mr. Olympia winner, the event has increased prize money in several other divisions, including all four Olympia women’s competitions.
Chief Olympia Officer Dan Solomon explains, “Despite constant changes in the global fitness community, we’ve remained laser focused, growing the Olympia in every way possible, with increases in overall sponsorships, expo attractions, prize money and stage production.”
When American Media took over management of Olympia Weekend in 2004, the lineup included a total of 63 competitors. Here in 2019, the event will include 176 pro competitors, each receiving flights, hotels, meal allowances, and the chance to compete for their sport’s most lucrative title at the Orleans Arena.
In addition to the Friday and Saturday evening arena production, more than 65,000 fitness enthusiasts will attend the Olympia Fitness & Performance Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center, featuring many of the fitness industry’s most innovative brands, product giveaways and celebrity appearances, including a confirmed appearance by Mark Wahlberg at the Weider booth.
“Olympia Weekend is an incredible tradition.” Says Wahlberg. “If you attend the Olympia you’ll leave with enough inspiration and energy to fuel an entire year of workouts and I’m excited to showcase my brands there. The Olympia has grown into something really special.”
This year marks the 55th edition of the Mr. Olympia contest. VIP Packages and floor seating at the arena have sold out, but good seats are still available at MrOlympia.com. Expo passes can also be purchased in advance at MrOlympia.com, as well as upon arrival at the convention center.
The main expo stage features the preliminary judging for the Olympia competitions plus a series of events including the OG Pole Fitness Championship, Wheelchair Olympia, a celebration of female bodybuilding presented by Wings of Strength, and the highly anticipated release of the new book by bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman. This year’s expo also marks the arrival of a Fit Fashion show, Spartan Race, The Performix Pro Skateboarding Showdown, along with the return of several martial arts, strength and endurance events taking place throughout the two-day expo.
It all gets underway on September 12th as Trifecta Presents Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend brought to you by Wings of Strength. For more information, including updated schedules and tickets, visit MrOlympia.com.
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DAN SOLOMON the man behind the success of this year's Olympia .... and The Rock ...
And I'll include Bob also ....
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"SIZE MATTERS IN SIN CITY"
;D ;D ;D
Schmoe-tastic slogan!
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Billboards in Vegas... cool
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Is there something I'm missing? Why didn't Big Ramy get a special invite? Or did he and he chose not to compete?
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There are shampoos made to deal with this....
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SYNC, I'm sure you know this so I'll just mention it for those GetBiggers with poor eyesight, but the 'spots' on Bob's jacket sure ain't dandruff ... but simply the reflection of light off some reflecting material on his jacket and vest.
Simply a 'show biz suit'!
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As of 12 noon today (Saturday, Sept. 7) the less expensive seats for the Jr. Olmpia events which will be held on Thursday starting at 8:00 AM in the Orleans Showroom are $50 each.
That $50 price includes all fees but will possibly increase just prior to this event
The better seats were $100 each but according to the tickey staff, "They are all sold out!"
But I suspect that they are with-holding a good number of those up-front sets so that they can bleed the fans who show up late.
I can guarantee you that this event will be an initial sell-out but fans will come and go as each event starts and finishes as many in attendance will only be there to see a family or gym member during his or her event ... so it may not appear to be a sell-out at times.
And ... Due to this Jr. Oly event ... the 'press conference' (or whatever it's called) in which Bob MC's ..... will be held in the Arena.
And all bars will be open 24 hours.
Tommy Wishbone, you lost our long forgotten Titus bet, so you still owe me many beers!
I can guarantee you that this event will be an initial sell-out but fans will come and go as each event starts and finishes as many in attendance will only be there to see a family or gym member during his or her event.
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My deck of Gypsie Ouiji cards (only available in LV) says that someone whose initials are K.K. will win the Jr. Olympia and is trained by a "wild animal".
That's the only Jr. Oly info that these Gypsie cards were able to provide but the cards also claim that this forecast is 80% accurate.
It willl be interesting to see if this deck of cards was worth the expense!
CORRECTION: I have been informed that I mis-interpreted those Gypsie cards ... and that this KK fella (trained by a wild animal) will be in the pro classic physique lineup.
And if Ron's contender info is up to date that would mean that K.K. is Kirill Khudaiev (Ukraine).
Never heard of this contender.... nor who his trainer may be.
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I stopped by the Orleans early yesterday (Thursay) to say hello to some old lifting friends and ended up in the Showroom seeing various parts of fhe Jr. Olympia (bodybuilding classic, and physique) and I can assure one and all that anything to do with the NPC/IFBB is far from dead.
The showroom holds approximately 800 seats (a great venue for a contest such as this) and at times it appeared that every seat was occupied with fans coming and going as specific events began and ended.
And this Jr.Oly Contest started at 0800 and was still going on when I left the Orleans at 1630 which means that the contender list was in the many hundreds.
I only saw small parts of fhe contest throughout the day as I was too damn occupied helping old friends get organized and down to the pool and to the buffet and getting the kids into "IT" whcih I didn't think was a good idea, but one grownup went in with them in the event tht anyone got hysterical .........
I did notice that the majority of the Oly AMteur contenders were foreigners and mostly from Soouth Amrerica and a few from France and throughout Europe.
And while there were five classses within the bodybuilding event, only three received IFBB Pro Cards and only the super looked to have the potential to compete pro-wise.
Bodybuilding contests are very boring unless you know the contenders so I didn't pay too much attention to the results and will leave that up to Ron.
I ran into Bob and Solomon and Dr. Tony Hiuge and others whom GetBiggers most likely have never heardof but the doc was the only one who had the time to join in a conversation and I will say that I did enjoy that brief discussion.
Some of his guys were competing, but I have no idea how they placed.
I left before the event ended .... but it did appear to be a major success financially with a great number of contenders.
I also took a look inside the "Press Conference' which was this year held within the arena and it also looked like every chair was occupied.
So thiis Oly week had a great start-off and the smart guys expect to have 65,000+ attending the Oly Expo Friday and Sturday.
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I forgot to mention that I was present when an award was presented to a 'little person' (I forget what the polite term is nowadays) but it was damn deceent to notice that the NPC (worldwide NPC) is recognizing individulas with disabilities and will continue to do so in the future.
But .....
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It looked pretty strange to have a four foot contender competing against six foot competitors .... especially in the line-up.
So the NPC might be making some changes which will draw the interest of others with disabilities ... thereby leveling the playing field somewhat.
I gotta say that the audiance was very receptive and the little competitor was very-very thankful for the reception.
And, of course, he also got a trophy whcih he sincerely appreciated along with the fans in attnedance.
Ron will most likely recall the name of this new NPC Worldwide contest endeavor.
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Anyone want to buy a deck of cards?