2011 IFBB Olympia - Sep 15-18 - Info, Lists, Schedule

[Ron]

The best of the best are competing at the 2011 Olympia in Las Vegas. With the Olympia Weekend coming up fast on us in the middle of September (one week earlier than last year), here is some information, competitor lists, event schedule and more on the Olympia weekend.  See you there!



(Talia Terese and Courtney Prather holding the official 2011 Olympia poster)



 

[Ron]

Competitor Lists (that are qualified as of August 24th)

2011 Mr. Olympia Competition

1. Fouad Abiad (Canada)
2. Troy Alves (USA)
3. Lionel Beyeke (France)
4. Robert Burneika (USA)
5. Evan Centopani (USA)
6. Brandon Curry (USA)
7. Jay Cutler (USA)
8. Maruis Dohne (South Africa)
9. Toney Freeman (USA)
10. Kai Greene (USA)
11. Phil Heath (USA)
12. Marcus Haley (USA)
13. Dexter Jackson (USA)
14. Johnnie Jackson (USA)
15. Michael Kefalianos (Australia)
16. Marc Lavoie (Canada)
17. James 'Flex' Lewis (United Kingdom)
18. Victor Martinez (Dominican Republic)
19. Frank McGrath (Canada)
20. Cedric McMillan (USA)
21. Evgeny Mishin (Russia)
22. Ed Nunn (USA)
23. Shawn Rhoden (USA)
24. Craig Richardson (USA)
25. Ronny Rockel (Germany)
26. Branch Warren (USA) --> Not competing, injured
27. Ben White (USA)
28. Roelly Winklaar (Netherlands)
29. Dennis Wolf (Germany)
30. Hidetada Yamagishi (Japan)


2011 Olympia 202lb Showdown Competition

1. Allan Auguste (Haiti)
2. Jason Arntz (USA)
3. Pierre Chamoun (Sweden)
4. Gaetano Cisternino (USA)
5. Eduardo Da Silva Correa (Brazil)
6. Myoba Edwards (Canada)
7. Kevin English (USA)
8. Vaughan Ettienne (USA)
9. David Henry (USA) - not competing, serving in the armed forces!
10. John Hodgson (United Kingdom)
11. Jaroslav Horvath (Slovakia)
12. Tricky Jackson (USA)
13. James 'Flex' Lewis (United Kingdom)
14. James Llewellin (United Kingdom)
15. Stan McQuay (USA)
16. Fernando Noronha (Brazil)
17. Sergio Pestano Ramos (Switzerland)
18. Branden Ray (USA)
19. Jose Raymond (USA)
20. Amit Sapir (Israel)
21. Rixio Tapia (Venezuela)
22. Shaun-Joseph Tavernier (United Kingdom)
23. Marvin Ward (USA)

2011 Figure Olympia Competition

1. Jelana Abbou (USA)
2. Teresa Anthony (USA)
3. Holly Beck (USA)
4. Cheryl Brown (USA)
5. Raechelle Chase (New Zealand)
6. Krissy Chin (USA)
7. Ava Cowan (USA)
8. Heather Dees (USA)
9. Darlene Escano (Australia)
10. Heather Mae French (USA) - not competing, pregnant
11. Alicia Harris (USA)
12. Ella Horton (USA)
13. Candice John (Trinidad)
14. Candice Keene (USA)
15. Chelsey Morgenstern (USA)
16. Kristen Nagrani (USA)
17. Larissa Reis (Brazil)
18. Kristal Richardson (USA)
19. Felicia Romero (USA)
20. Monica Specking (USA)
21. Erin Stern (USA)
22. Gennifer Strobo (USA)
23. Ann Titone (USA)
24. Denna Walsh (USA)
25. Natalie Waples (Canada)
26. Courtney West (USA)
27. Latisha Wilder (USA)
28. Nicole Wilkins (USA)


2011 Fitness Olympia Competitors

1. Michelle Blank (USA)
2. Jodi Boam (Canada)
3. Myriam Capes (Canada)
4. Regiane Da Silva (Germany)
5. Nicole Duncan (USA)
6. Tina Durkin (USA)
7. Adela Garcia (USA)
8. Oksana Grishina (Russia)
9. Tanji Johnson (USA)
10. Diana Monteiro (Brazil)
11. Mindi O’Brien (Canada)
12. Camala Rodriguez (USA)
13. Kizzy Vaines (England)
14. Bethany Wagner (USA)
15. Trish Warren (USA) - not competing, pregnant



2011 Bikini Olympia Competitors

1. Dina Al-Sabah (Kuwait)
2. Jennifer Andrews (USA)
3. Jamie Baird (USA)
4. Barbara Bolotte (USA)
5. Abby Burrows (USA)
6. Vanessa Campbell (USA)
7. Missy Coles (USA)
8. Dianna Dahlgren (USA)
9. Juliana Daniell (USA)
10. Jenny Drennan (USA)
11. Sonia Gonzales (USA)
12. Diana Graham (USA)
13. Candyce Graham (USA)
14. Jessica Jessie (USA)
15. Amanda Latona (USA) - not competing, emceeing the Olympia
16. Marisa Renee Lee (USA)
17. Nina Luchka (Canada)
18. Nathalia Melo (Brazil)
19. shelsea Montes (USA)
20. Justine Munro (Canada)
21. Nathalia Mur (France)
22. Nicole Nagrani (USA)
23. India Paulino (USA)
24. Jessica Paxson (USA)
25. Natalie Pennington (USA)
26. Vanessa Prebyl (USA)
27. Ali Rosen (USA)

2011 Ms. Olympia Competition

1. Nicole Ball (Canada)
2. Sheila Bleck (USA)
3. Brigita Brezovac (Slovenia)
4. Kim Buck (USA)
5. Dayana Cadeau (Canada)
6. Tina Chandler (USA)
7. Heather Foster (USA)
8. Monique Jones (USA)
9. Iris Kyle (USA)
10. Debbie Laszewski (Debbie)
11. Cathy LeFrancois (Canada)
12. Mah Ann Mendoza (USA)
13. Helle Nielsen (Denmark)
14. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (Venezuela)
15. Kim Perez (USA)
16. Alina Popa (Switzerland)
17. Skadi Seifert (Germany)
18. Betty Viana-Adkins (Venezuela)

[Ron]

2011 Olympia Weekend Event Schedule


THURSDAY - September 15 

12:00 PM
Mr. Olympia Press Conference
Orleans Hotel - Showroom
Open to The Public
 
7:00 PM
Meet the Olympians
Orleans Arena Concourse Level
VIP Ticket Holders & Platinum Members Only
 
8:00 PM
Meet the Olympians
Orleans Arena Concourse Level
Free Admission/Open to Public
 



FRIDAY - September 16

9:30 AM - Early Entry for VIP Ticket Holders & Platinum Members
Olympia Expo
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
(Free shuttle buses will run between the Convention Center and Orleans Hotel all day. Schedule to be posted.)
 
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Olympia Expo (click for more info)
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Tickets: $20 at the door
(Free shuttle buses will run between the Convention Center and Orleans Hotel all day. Schedule to be posted.)
 
10:00 AM
MHP’s Olympia Strongman Challenge - Fan Experience
Demo and/or Attendee participation
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
10:00 AM
Olympia Sport MMA
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
10:00 AM
BSN’s Olympia Grappling Championships
BJJ Gi tournament
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
10:30 AM
IFBB Pro League
Women's Judging: Fitness, Bikini, Figure and Ms. Olympia (click for VIP packages)
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall VIP Ticket Holder - Reserved Seating / General Admission - Standing Room Only
 
11:00 AM
ETT Olympia Sumo Open
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
11:00 AM
FLEX Pound4Pound Challenge - Military Edition (Weider Publications Booth)
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
11:00 AM
Muscle & Fitness SuperPump Max Athlete Challenge - Judging (Weider Publications booth) (click for more info)
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
12:30 PM
202 Showdown - Athlete Weigh-Ins
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
1:00 PM
MHP’s Olympia Strongman Challenge
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
1:00 PM
FLEX Magazine's Bikini Model Search - Judging
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Olympia Backstage Tour and Photo Opportunity)
Orleans Arena
Gold VIP Ticket Holders & Platinum Members Only
 
3:30 PM
Pro Powerlifting Championships
Las Vegas Convention Center
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
7:00 PM
Fitness, Bikini & Ms. Olympia Finals and Mr. Olympia Judging
Orleans Arena
 


SATURDAY - September 17   

9:30 AM - Early Entry for VIP Ticket Holders & Platinum Members
Olympia Expo
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
(Free shuttle buses will run between the Convention Center and Orleans Hotel all day. Schedule to be posted.)
 
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Olympia Expo (click for more info)
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Tickets: $20 at the door
(Free shuttle buses will run between the Convention Center and Orleans Hotel all day. Schedule to be posted.)
 
10:00 AM
MHP’s Olympia Strongman Challenge - Fan Experience
Demo and/or Attendee participation
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
10:00 AM
Olympia Kickboxing - NKC Western Championships
No-Gi Submission Grappling tournament
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
10:00 AM
BSN’s Olympia Grappling Championships
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
10:30 AM
Olympia 202 Showdown - Judging
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
VIP Ticket Holder - Reserved Seating / General Admission - Standing Room Only
 
11:00 AM
ETT Olympia Sumo Open Finals
Las Vegas Convention Center
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
11:00 AM
FLEX Pound4Pound Challenge - Fan Challenge (Weider Publications booth)
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
12:00 PM
MHP’s Olympia Strongman Challenge
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
12:00 PM
Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
1:00 PM
FLEX Magazine's Bikini Model Search - Finals
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
1:00 PM
Muscle & Fitness SuperPump Max Athlete Challenge - Finals
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
3:00 PM
FLEX Pound4Pound Challenge - Military Edition Finals (Weider Publications Booth)
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
3:00 PM
Pro Powerlifting Championships
Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall
Free with your Expo Ticket
 
7 PM
Figure, 202 Showdown & Mr. Olympia Finals
Orleans Arena
 
11 PM
Olympia Victory Gala
Orleans Hotel - Mardi Gras Ballroom
Gold and Silver VIP Ticket Holders Only  



SUNDAY - September 18 

11:00 AM
Olympia Superstar Seminar
Orleans Hotel - Mardi Gras Ballroom (click for map)
Free to VIP Ticket Holders & Platinum Members or $20 General Admission at the door
 

[GroinkTropin]

Amazing! I am looking forward to seeing the Olympia in action Ron. Please do get some nice pictures and full trip report. We are not all so lucky to be able to go in person. Trip reports and pictures mean a lot...

[Meso_z]

The best of the best are competing at the 2011 Olympia in Las Vegas. With the Olympia Weekend coming up fast on us in the middle of September (one week earlier than last year), here is some information, competitor lists, event schedule and more on the Olympia weekend.  See you there!



(Talia Terese and Courtney Prather holding the official 2011 Olympia poster)

 

Ron, I would definately hit it.

[G_Thang]

Talia Terese - Best Bikini Girl by a Mile

[Imako]

30 competitors in the mens open? It used to be the best of the best

[WillGrant]

Who is this Courtney Prather!  

[Dr Dutch]

Think good ol' Joe Weider will show up again ??

[Mazda323]

Do you know if there will be a live streaming on internet so we can watch it on line?

[MB]

30 competitors in the mens open? It used to be the best of the best

Looks like an old NOC line-up.  Half those guys won't get a callout. 

[JasonH]

Crazy amount of competitors for the Mr O this year - they should cap the number at 15 or so - most of those guys are second tier.

[smoothasf]

Jay. Phil. Kai. Dexter. Wolfe in that order

[fromamsterdam]

Will there be after party's, can't find any?

[Ron]

Exhibitors who are supporting the 2011 Olympia Weekend, and will have a booth at the expo (which is at the Las Vegas Convention Center, not the Orleans Hotel).


They include

6 Pack Fitness
AccuFitness, LLC  
Advanced Nutrient Science (ANSI)
All American EFX
Allmax Nutrition
ALR Industries
American Body Building
Angle Foods, LLC
Apollo Fitness Equipment
Applied Nutriceuticals
AST Sports Science
Beast Sports Nutrition
Better Body Sports
Big Bully Sports
Bio Nutritional Research Group (BNRG)
Bio-X Performance Nutrition
Body Fortress
Body Rock Sport
Bodybuilding.com
BPI Sports
BSN  
Caveman Foods
Cellucore
Champion Nutrition USA
Chef Jay's Food Products
CNP Professional
Compund Solutions
Con-Cret / Promera Health
C-Prime
Cytosport
Detour Bar
Dream Tan
EFX Performance
Egg Whites International
EJM Company
Endless Youth & Life
EnergyCare USA
Equilibrium Activewear
ETT Sumo Challenge 
Europa Sports
Evogen
Extreme Fit Nutrition.com
Fineflex
Fit Foods LTD
Fit Gear Republic
Fit Gum/PROPTA
Fitness Pro Lab 
Freak'n Muscle
Fusion Bodybuilding
Gaspari Nutrition
GENr8, Inc.
GLC Direct
GNC
Grenade
GX Supplements
Gyms on Wheels
Handschuhe Industries
Hans Drake International Corp
Hardfitness.com
HDNet
High Energy Labs
Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals
House Of Pain
Ideal Marketing Concepts, LLC
IFBBTV.com
Infinite Labs
Interactive Nutrition (Nutrimix Labs, Inc.)
International Sports Sciences Association
Inzer Adavnce Designs
Ironville Clothing
ISS Research
Jagware
Labrada Nutrition
Les 3 Chens (Eric Favre Sport Hard Body Fitness)
Liquid Grip
Lone Star Distribution
Magic Masseus
Magnum Nutraceuticals, Inc.
MCR Strength Inc.
Merchandise Booth
Metragenix / 2:1 Protein Bars
MET-Rx Shaping Every Body
MHP 
MRI
MRM 
Muscle & Performance / Black Belt Magazines
Muscle Nutrition, LLC
Muscle Pharm
Muscle Warfare, Inc.
MuscleDog.com
MuscleEgg
Musclehedz
MuscleMeds
MuscleTech
Myogenix
Namman Muay
Nature's Best 
Neogenix
New Whey Nutrition
Now Sports
NPC Active Wear
Nutrabolics, Inc.
Nutrex Research, Inc.
Nutrition Formulators
Optimum Nutrition
Otomix Footwear & Activewear
Perky Jerky - Performance Enhancing Meat Snacks
PharmaFreak Technologies
Pharmagenx, Inc.
PhD Nutrition
Power Performance Products
PowerBlock Inc.
Prayfit
Premier Nutrition, Inc.
Probiotica 
ProBread LLC 
Prolab
Promax Nutrition
Prosource 
ProTan
Protein Squared, LLC
QNT International, Inc.
Quantum Health Beverages 
Quest Protein Bar
Radevik Nutrition
Rhino / Slingshot
Right Way Nutrition
Ronnie Coleman Nutrition  
RumbleRoller / STI
Sacrifice & Honor
Saleyla LLC
SAN
Schiek Sports Inc.
SCI-FIT
Scivation
SDC Nutrition, Inc
SEI Nutrition
Sheru Classic
SixReps
Skechers
Smartshake.com
Spider Bottle
Sports Research Corp. / Sweet Sweat
SSP Nutrition, Inc.
Switchgrip
The Burn Machine
The EZ Whey
Top Secret Nutrition
Torchyourfat.com
Train Like A Freak
Triactive Sports Nutrition
TuffStuff Fitness
Ultimate Nutrition
Universal Nutrition
Up Vibe
Versa Gripps, USA
Vitamin Shoppe
WCFC aka World Championship Full Contact
Weider Global Nutrition
Weider Publications
Worldwide Sports Nutrition
XAPP
Xyience

[Ron]

Do you know if there will be a live streaming on internet so we can watch it on line?

yes, Bodybuilding.com will be Webcasting and Streaming the Olympia on both nights. 

[Mazda323]

Thanks Ron!!!

[willie mosconi]

Has Melvin Anthony retired?

[bentone]

Talia and Courtney are smoking hot! Talia is hand over fist the hottest girl competing in the IFBB right now.

[Dr Dutch]

Has Melvin Anthony retired?

Yes, but Melvin Goodrum hasn't....

[Ron]

The ONLY LIVE Webcast of the 2011 Mr. Olympia contests!

Earlier this year, Bodybuilding.com's BODYSPACE™ community eclipsed the 1 million member mark. As a token of our gratitude for helping us become the documented LARGEST ONLINE FITNESS COMMUNITY IN THE WORLD, we are pleased to continue a tradition of bringing you the ONLY worldwide webcast production of Joe Weider's 2011 Olympia Weekend, LIVE from the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas!

Presented by MuscleTech and Bodybuilding.com, the coverage will include the featured Mr. Olympia (Pre-judging & Finals) as Jay Cutler looks for his 5th Sandow Trophy, awarded to the world's #1 bodybuilder. On the ladies side, the Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, and Bikini Olympia events will all be covered, in addition to the Men's Under 202 Showdown.

Considered one of the best lineups in the contest's 46 year history, nearly ONE MILLION dollars in prize money is up for grabs at the September 16th & 17th event, including the prestigious Olympia title.

Calling the action from the booth will be bodybuilding's veteran lead commentator Dan Solomon along with highly opinionated IFBB Pro Bodybuilder King Kamali. A former Olympia Top 10 finisher, Kamali is known for his candid, no-holds-barred commentary.

Covering the women's action will be the hosting team of Carla Sanchez and Amanda Latona.

The coverage gets underway on Friday September 16th at 6:30pm Pacific Time (9:30 ET) and continues on Saturday (start times will be the same on both nights).

Be sure to check out all of Bodybuilding.com's expanded Olympia coverage at http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2011-olympia-main-page.html

[1stkeepitreal]

The ONLY LIVE Webcast of the 2011 Mr. Olympia contests!

Earlier this year, Bodybuilding.com's BODYSPACE™ community eclipsed the 1 million member mark. As a token of our gratitude for helping us become the documented LARGEST ONLINE FITNESS COMMUNITY IN THE WORLD, we are pleased to continue a tradition of bringing you the ONLY worldwide webcast production of Joe Weider's 2011 Olympia Weekend, LIVE from the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas!

Presented by MuscleTech and Bodybuilding.com, the coverage will include the featured Mr. Olympia (Pre-judging & Finals) as Jay Cutler looks for his 5th Sandow Trophy, awarded to the world's #1 bodybuilder. On the ladies side, the Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, and Bikini Olympia events will all be covered, in addition to the Men's Under 202 Showdown.
Considered one of the best lineups in the contest's 46 year history, nearly ONE MILLION dollars in prize money is up for grabs at the September 16th & 17th event, including the prestigious Olympia title.

Calling the action from the booth will be bodybuilding's veteran lead commentator Dan Solomon along with highly opinionated IFBB Pro Bodybuilder King Kamali. A former Olympia Top 10 finisher, Kamali is known for his candid, no-holds-barred commentary.

Covering the women's action will be the hosting team of Carla Sanchez and Amanda Latona.

The coverage gets underway on Friday September 16th at 6:30pm Pacific Time (9:30 ET) and continues on Saturday (start times will be the same on both nights).

Be sure to check out all of Bodybuilding.com's expanded Olympia coverage at http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2011-olympia-main-page.html

What good is this if only 10 people in the world can tune in??   These folks never have enough bandwidth to support what they is say is available.  Its all corporate hype in my opinion.

[Ron]

What good is this if only 10 people in the world can tune in??   These folks never have enough bandwidth to support what they is say is available.  Its all corporate hype in my opinion.

I think last year close to 20,000 at the same time tuned in, with thousands more afterwards.  You are talking about the first webcast about 4-5 years ago, when the line went down (aka Hardbody Entertainment).  Last year, it went very well, and there should be no problems this year either.

[bber]

Evan Centopani - not competing 

[Nails]

http://streaming.bodybuilding.com/2011-olympia-webcast/