Category Archives: Arnold Weekend
2012 Arnold Classic: Free Live Webcast for all who won’t be there
When the curtains rise at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Bodybuilding.com will once again be on hand to bring you the exclusive live coverage of all the action as Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to Columbus for the 24th installment of the Arnold Sports Festival.
2012 Arnold Classic: Official Party with the Pros Saturday night
The 2012 Arnold Party WIth The Pros Will once again be the place to be as the world’s top professionals in bodybuidling, fitness, figure, bikini, strongman and other sports celebrate deep into the night at the Official After-Party For The Arnold Classic. The can’t-miss event includes a night of fun, drinks, dancing, music, star-gazing and world-class entertainment.
2012 Arnold Classic Weekend Competitor Lists
Here we go, the 2012 Arnold Classic competitors lists of all five contests are announced. Who was invited and who was not? Here are the official invite lists…. Hardbody.com and Getbig.com bringing them out quickly for all of you to check out and analyze.
Arnold Classic – Live Updates via Twitter / Links
It is going to be a busy 2011 Arnold Sports Festival Weekend, with much of the live updates going to be via Twitter since we won’t be in our rooms every moment of the day. We will also be updating various pictures as we get them. Here are the links in which you can check out to follow the action.
Getbig Twitter Link Page
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There is also going to be a free Webcast from Bodybuilding.com so that is awesome for those of you who are not going to be here this weekend.
Arnold Classic – Pick the Top 6 Contest
The 2011 Arnold Classic is right around the corner; and here is a contest to see if you can predict the top six! This is probably one of the most interesting contests of the year, with bragging rights involved! So lets see how good you really are!
By each name, click on whether the competitor will place first, second, third, and so on. If you do not think the competitor will place in the top six, you don’t have to put anything next to their name. Good luck! You can do more if you want, but only the top six count.
The top three winners that pick the top six in order will receive some supplements and more (but I can only send it in the USA, not outside the US). The rest will just have bragging rights. Have fun.
The last date and time that the entry will be accepted is Friday night midnight, 12 hours before prejudging begins.
Click on the link to enter and see how well you do…
Getbig’s Arnold Classic Top Six Contest
Charity After-Bash MEGA-PARTY VIII – 03-05-11
At 9:30pm on Saturday night March 5th in Columbus, Ohio; Jason Dhir will once again open the gates to fitness industries Biggest, Baddest and most Revolutionary After-Party Ever.
This Year’s 8th Annual Bash will bring you an entire evening of High Energy Entertainment unlike anything else seen throughout the year. All shows and LIVE entertainment at the bash are custom designed to be only the most unique and original features that will leave you in awe. This year, come watch Moodpak’s ICEBREAKER show at 11pm, ELEVATE 4-D: a 4-dimensional MEGA-show in the main room, and back by popular demand… a micro-midget wrestling CAGE MATCH at 1am! Since 2004, the Charity After-Bash MEGA-Party has set the standard for After-Parties, bringing in Hollywood celebrities, over the top entertainment and hundreds of pro athletes and models from around the globe. Voted as the Fitness Industries #1 After-Party 7 years in a row in Columbus during the event Weekend, this year’s overboard and underground MEGA-Party promises to be the best bash yet!
Team BSN® Welcomes IFBB Roelly Winklaar
BSN® is pleased to announce the latest addition to its elite roster of athletes, IFBB pro and 2010 New York Pro Champion Roelly Winklaar! 2010 saw Roelly emerge from relative anonymity to take the IFBB by storm in his rookie season, making a splash with a strong debut at the Arnold Classic before taking the top honors in New York and finishing the year with his first trip to the Olympia stage.
Along the way, Roelly’s mix of size, conditioning and an undeniably freaky aesthetic made a lot of people around the sport take notice, and BSN® was no exception. With his immense promise and relentless dedication to improve and take his physique to even greater heights, Roelly will make an excellent ambassador for the world leader in nutritional supplementation for years to come.
A native of Curacao who now resides in the Netherlands, Egberton Rulove “Roelly” Etienne-Winklaar first came to national prominence in the US with his overall win at the 2009 NPC Arnold Amateur Championships, displaying a rare combination of massive size and shredded conditioning that heralded big things to come. The dominant win set him up for his big 2010, highlighted by his top-three finish at the Australia Pro Grand Prix and stunning victory at the prestigious New York Pro. With a passion for competition and some valuable Mr. Olympia experience now under his belt, the future looks very bright for Roelly in 2011.
Roelly will make his onstage debut as a Team BSN® athlete at the 2011 Arnold Classic in March, looking to capture the title at the same venue where he earned his pro card and subsequently made his pro debut. Joining him this year will be new BSN® teammate Dennis Wolf, and the duo will present a formidable threat to the rest of the deep field expected at this year’s event – so it should be a Classic in every sense of the word!
Once again, BSN® welcomes Roelly as the newest member of Team BSN®, and we look forward to watching him continue to climb his way up the IFBB pecking order and back to the Olympia stage in 2011!
2011 Arnold Classic Competitor Blogs
Our sister site, Hardbody.com has been bringing us a number of competitor blogs as they gear up for the 2011 Arnold Classic Weekend, including the Bikini International, Figure International, and Fitness International. Here are some of the blogs as they get ready.
Included are:
Updates to the 2011 Arnold Classic Competitor List
Two new names were added to the 2011 Arnold Classic. Congratulations to Fouad Abiad, and Sergey Shelestov on being invited, while Marius Graatrud has dropped out. Here is the latest list of competitors to the 2011 Arnold Classic.
1. Fouad Abiad
2. Evan Centopani
3. Toney Freeman
4. Dexter Jackson
5. Johnnie Jackson
6. Victor Martinez
7. Essa Obaid
8. Ben Pakulski
9. Robert Piotrkowicz
10 .Ronny Rockel
11. Sergey Shelestov
12. Branch Warren
13. Roelly Winklaar
14. Dennis Wolf
In the 2011 Ms. International, Klaudia Larson has dropped out of the Ms. International. Here is the current list.
1. Betty Adkins
2. Rita Maria Bello
3. Dayana Cadeau
4. Tina Chandler
5. Maria del Carmen Gomez
6. Sarah Hayes
7. Iris Kyle
8. Debi Laszewski
9. Cathy LeFrancois
10. Yaxeni Oriquen Garcia
11. Jeannie Paparone
12. Alina Popa
13. Antoinette Thompson
14. Isabelle Turell
There have been no changes to the 2011 Bikini International, 2011 Figure International or the 2011 Fitness International from the competitor lists.
2011 Arnold Classic Competitor List
The 2011 Arnold Classic competitor list came out today with 13 competitors on it. Some of the big names were off the list, including Phil Heath, Jay Cutler, Kai Greene, Melvin Anthony and Hidetada Yamagishi, most likely because they didn’t ask for an invite. Here is the competitor list.
1. Evan Centopani
2. Toney Freeman
3. Marius Graatrud
4. Dexter Jackson
5. Johnnie Jackson
6. Victor Martinez
7. Essa Obaid
8. Ben Pakulski
9. Robert Piotrkowicz
10. Ronny Rockel
11. Branch Warren
12. Roelly Winklaar
13. Dennis Wolf
2011 Ms. International Competitor List
The 2011 Ms. International Competitor List includes
1. Betty Adkins
2. Rita Maria Bello
3. Dayana Cadeau
4. Tina Chandler
5. Maria del Carmen Gomez
6. Sarah Hayes
7. Iris Kyle
8. Klaudia Larson
9. Debi Laszewski
10. Cathy LeFrancois
11. Yaxeni Oriquen Garcia
12. Jeannie Paparone
13. Alina Popa
14. Antoinette Thompson
15. Isabelle Turell
2011 Fitness International Competitor List
The 2011 Fitness International Competitor List includes
1. Myriam Capes
2. Regiane Da Silva
3. Nicole Duncan
4. Tina Durkin
5. Allison Ethier
6. Adela Garcia
7. Oksana Grishina
8. Tanji Johnson
9. Daniela O’Mara
10. Erin Riley
11. Camala Rodriguez
12. Sylvia Tremblay
13. Bethany Wagner
14. Trish Warren
2011 Figure International Competitor List
The 2011 Figure International Competitor List includes
1. Teresa Nicole Anthony
2. Cheryl Brown
3. Ava Cowan
4. Jenn Gates
5. Alicia Harris
6. Candice Keene
7. Chelsey Morgenstern
8. Larissa Reis
9. Natalia Revajova
10. Felicia Romero
11. Rosa-Maria Romero
12. Monica Specking
13. Erin Stern
14. Courtney West
15. Latisha Wilder
16. Nicole Wilkins
2011 Bikini International Competitor List
The 2011 Bikini International Competitor List includes
1. Jelena Abbou
2. Dina Al-Sabath
3. Jennifer Andrews
4. Jaime Baird
5. Jessica Clay
6. Missy Coles
7. Willeke “Wicky” Davis
8. Sonia Gonzales
9. Amanda Latona
10. Nathalia Melo
11. Shelsea Montes
12. Justine Munro
13. Nicole Nagrani
14. Noemi Olah
15. Jessica Paxson-Putnam
16. Monique ‘Minton’ Ricardo
17. Ali Rosen
Phil Heath is not going to compete in the 2011 Arnold Classic
From Phil Heath – “Hello all! After long thought and consulting with family and friends, I have decided NOT to compete at the ’11 Arnold Classic. This was a very difficult decision to make as I had a great ’10 season. I want to thank my beautiful wife Jennie for her on-going support along with my sponsors Team MuscleTech and Weider/AMI. ”
With this statement, the number two ranked IFBB pro bodybuilder in the world is foregoing the early season to concentrate on the 2011 Mr. Olympia in the hopes of defeating Jay Cutler and finally picking up the title of the best of the best. But Phil will surely be missed at the first Flex Pro, and now the 2011 Arnold Classic.
So who is happy with this? The other pro bodybuilders that are going to compete in these contests. The prize money at the Arnold Classic is only second best to the Olympia. See you there.