No comment on being proven wrong, I see?
As a fan and supporter of bodybuilding I only have what is announced at the contest and the posted results to go by. Apparently you have the inside scoop on placement payouts that the rest of us aren't worthy of seeing. I appreciate the fact that you cleared it up and that some sort of cash disbursement was made to other competitors. Is it a secret what they were paid, because I have yet to see it posted anywhere? Did 2nd place get more than 6th or was it a general $1000. to everyone else? Was it changed at the last minute because there was no placement monetary announcement BEFORE the 202 Olympia got under way? Once again, I'll post the results and cash payouts as they appear on MD. If someone sends MD the payout for the competitors from 2nd place on down I'm sure they will correct the page.
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2010 Olympia 202 Showdown and Mr. Olympia Finals
202 Showdown
A little more respect next time, please!
Even if I didn’t have a good friend competing in this event, I would still be disgusted at the treatment the 202 men received. If it isn’t bad enough that every other event this weekend except them gets the Olympia title in its name, further indignities were heaped on tonight. Some of you will be outraged to hear the following, others will think I am making this up. All 22 Mr. Olympia competitors performed their posing routines at the start of the night show. How many 202 Showdown competitors posed tonight? None! Not the top five, the top three, or even the winner. But wait, it gets worse.
I had just watched all the top six women of the Figure Olympia receive checks. The winner, Erin Stern, pocketed 28 thousand dollars. Only the winner of the 202 Showdown got a check, and that was for ten grand. The others left the stage without a nickel. Really.
Thanks for letting me vent.
English makes it two in a row
Despite very tough competition from David Henry, Kevin English did manage to retain his title. The crowd was not pleased, as many seemed to feel David was the better man today. The rest of the results were pretty much in line with what I thought they would be, and few in the audience seemed to have a major problem with anything but the decision for first. All I can say is that if you don’t like the way the 202 men are being treated, we all need to let the IFBB know it and hopefully they will show these hard-working athletes more respect next year.
Final results:
1. Kevin English $10,000
2. David Henry
3. Eduardo Correa
4. Jose Raymond
5. Jason Arntz
6. Jaroslav Horvath
Final results:
1. Jay Cutler $200,000
2. Phil Heath $100,000
3. Branch Warren $75,000
4. Dexter Jackson $50,000
5. Dennis Wolf $ 40,000
6. Ronny Rockel $ 30,000
7. Kai Greene $18,000
8. Victor Martinez $ 17,000
9. Toney Freeman $ 16,000
10. Hide Yamagishi $14,000
