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Cheryl Brown continued her incredible run, and won her first IFBB pro figure contest here in Kentucky. Last week, she was second at the Sacramento Pro Figure. Julie Ann Kulla, which placed 4th last week (via a tie-breaker with Huong Arcinas) took 2nd place, and qualified for the 2010 IFBB Figure Olympia. Also, congratulations to Teresa Anthony for also qualifying for the 2010 IFBB Figure Olympia. Here are the results for the 2009 IFBB Kentucky Pro Figure: 1- Cheryl Brown 2- Julie Ann Kulla 3- Teresa Anthony 4- Patricia Mello 5- Terri Turner 6- Sherlyn Roy 7- Ann Titone 8- Rosa Marie Romero 9- Cristiana Casoni 10- Valerie Haines 11- Stephanie Billings 12- Tivisay Briceno 13- Natalie Calland 14- Stephanie Togrul 15- Rachel Cammon 16- Jessica Clay 16- Amy Lee Martin 16- Liane Siewald 16- Laura Sutter 16- Jennifer Toth For scorecard results, click below 2009 IFBB Kentucky Pro Figure Scorecard

The new updated 2010 IFBB schedule came back out today, and one event was noticeably missing – the 2010 Ironman Pro. What? This has got to be a mistake, people wondered, but as the day progressed, the emails and calls kept coming. The 2010 Ironman Pro, alas, was not going to be, and regrettably it was cancelled for that weekend. We are all awaiting a statement from the promoter of the event, which I know, has to be one of the hardest statement that he would ever make, for the Ironman Pro has been going strong for 20 years now. The Fit Expo, which is usually in the same expo hall, and weekend, will continue, which has over 150-200 booths, as well as a myriad of other events. But for the pro bodybuilding community, the loss of the beloved Ironman Pro contest will hurt. It would have been my 15th Ironman contest, and not having it start the pro season, in my own hometown, is going to be quite distressing. There are a lot of rumors and speculation as to why the contest was postponed, but we will wait until the press release comes out.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.– (BUSINESS WIRE) –The big guns are loaded and the bombshells will be out in full force! The NPC Nationals returns to South Florida – this time at one of the classiest resorts in Florida – the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood! With more than 500 of the ultimate bodybuilding, figure and bikini athletes from 50 states competing, it looks like the 2009 Nationals will be the biggest one ever! This pro qualifier – each class winner qualifies for the professional Grand Prix tour – will be held right in the host hotel in the Westin’s Great Hall and is billed as the “BATTLE AT THE BEACH 2009” – where the best of the nation’s NPC athletes vie for their pro status, at the one event that sets the standard – the event that features the best from across America…and is the road to the Olympia! The sanctioning body, the National Physique Committee of the USA (NPC), the NCAA of competitive amateur bodybuilding, sanctions more than 1,000 events around the country, which lead up to this – its “crown jewel” and premier championship event. Show hours are: Men’s Bodybuilding and Women’s Bikini Preliminaries – Friday, November 20,…

From the PR Newswire, by Weider Global Nutrition SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ — GLG-Weider Sweet Naturals (“Sweet Naturals”) is a joint venture between GLG Life Tech Corporation (“GLG”) and Weider Global Nutrition (“Weider”), combining GLG’s knowledge of stevia and Weider’s expertise in marketing, sales and distribution of health and nutritional products. In their Shareholders’ Agreement, GLG and Weider stated their intention was to maximize stevia-based product sales through Sweet Naturals throughout the world. On October 14, 2009, however, GLG announced that it formed its own sales team for stevia-based products. On November 4, 2009, Weider filed a Statement of Claim against GLG with the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Canada, stating claims for breach of the Shareholders’ Agreement, misrepresentations by GLG and its Chairman/CEO, and for breach of fiduciary duties. The Statement of Claim is a public court record. Weider remains committed to supporting Sweet Naturals, which continues to market stevia-based products, and GLG has represented that it will continue to supply Sweet Naturals. Although Weider is hopeful it can resolve its dispute with GLG — and improve Sweet Naturals’ service to its customers — Weider intends to maintain the lawsuit to protect and enforce its interests.

Kraft Foods has agreed to sell its Balance Bar business to Brynwood Partners of Greenwich, Connecticut. The transaction is expected to close on November 21, 2009. The new company plans to operate as Balance Bar Company. Kraft Foods will continue to distribute, provide HQ/retail coverage and manage the Balance Bar business for an extended period of time post-closing through a transition services agreement with Brynwood Partners. Kraft Foods will provide these services using either the Kraft Foods sales organization or Acosta Marketing and Sales, as we currently do, to ensure no interruption to the business.

Toney Freeman was the favorite, and Toney Freeman won the show, but not without a fight by Craig Richardson, who in many people’s opinion, almost took the title from Toney. Robert Portrokowics from Poland qualified too for the 2010 Olympia here, with Kris Dim and Ed Nunn just missing it. Here for the results for the 2009 IFBB Sacramento Pro Men’s Bodybuilding. 1. Toney Freeman 2. Craig Richardson 3. Robert Piotrkowicz 4. Kris Dim 5. Edward Nunn 6. Mark Dugdale 7. Grigori Atoyan 8. Darrem Charles 9. Martin Kjellstrom 10. Khalid Almohsinawi 11. Adorthus Cherry 12. Frederic Sauvage 13. Marcus Becht 14. Emmanouil Karamanlakis 15. Pavol Jablonicky 16. Serdar Aktolga 16. JoJo Ntiforo 16. Aiman Faour 16. Rob Churchill 16. Eric Castagnet 16. Heinz Senior The 2009 IFBB Sacramento Pro Figure competition was the closest I have ever seen a contest go, with only 2 points difference between 1st and 4th. It was just close, with, as I predicted, Kristi Tauti taking first place after placing second at the IFBB Border States a few weeks ago. What is surprising is Cheryl Brown, jumping into second place over defending champion Huong Arcinas, who looked amazing. Some people had Julie Ann Kulla…

Moe El Moussawi was up in Sacramento, as Pro Fight, the company in which he partially owns was the title sponsor for the contests. Speaking to Moe, he said that he will be ready for the 2010 Ironman, and he is also going to win it! Last year, Moe placed second over Silvio Samuel in a battle in which each competitor blasted each other on who will be better prepared. Silvio did win, but Moe bested Silvio at the 2009 Olympia by two places. Will this battle continue? Sources have said that Silvio is not going to defend his title at the Ironman? We will see. Moe with J.M. Manion and John Tuman in Sacramento

The IFBB/NPC Sacramento Pro contest is shaping to be a great one, with over 200 competitors on track to be on stage at the Crest Theater in Sacramento on Saturday, November 7th. No less than 14 countries will be represented in the IFBB Men’s Pro Sacramento this weekend, with a chance for three of the competitors to qualify for the 2010 IFBB Olympia. There are some standout competitors who are competing, including Toney Freeman, Mark Dugdale, Kris Dim, and Darrem Charles who have a good chance into early qualify. Here is the current IFBB Pro Men’s competitor list. 1. Serdar Aktolga (Turkey) 2. Khalid Almohsinawi (Netherland) 3. Grigori Atoyan (USA) 4. Jorge Barrios (Spain) 5. Markus Becht (Germany) 6. Eric Castagnet (France) 7. Darrem Charles (Trinidad) 8. AD Cherry (USA) 9. Rob Churchill (Canada) 10. Kris Dim (USA) 11. Mark Dugdale (USA) 12. Aiman Faour (Lebanon) 13. Toney Freeman (USA) 14. Pavol Jablonicky (Czech) 15. Emmanouil Karamanlakis (Greece) 16. Martin Kjellstrom (Sweden) 17. Jo Jo Ntiforo (USA) 18. Ed Nunn (USA) 19. Robert Piotrkowicz (Poland) 20. Craig Richardson (USA) 21. Frederic Sauvage (France) 22. Heinz Senior (Venezuela) Wow – the IFBB Pro Figure Sacramento lineup is going to be a…

Tres Bennet and Lee Thompson are please to announce that the 2010 NPC Jr. USA has been moved to Houston (Stafford), TX on August 28th! The venue is the Stafford Centre’ ( http://www.staffordcentre.com ). The contest hotel, Marriott Residence Inn (Marriott Courtyard for overflow) in Stafford has small kitchenettes and is beautiful. Food and shopping within walking distance. Stay tuned for updates.

The IFBB Professional League has released the 2010 Calendar of events schedule. New additions to the schedule are the Phoenix Pro on February 20, 2010 and the Europa Battle of Champions in Hartford, Connecticut on July 23-25th. There are a six pro bikini shows slated for the new season, however the first show will NOT be at the Arnold. The Arnold Weekend added Men’s 202 event instead of bikini. I’m disappointed to see that the bikini pros will not get to debut at the Arnold as it would have been a great venue to launch the pro event. For the complete list, visit http://www.ifbbpro.com/events/2010-calendar-of-events/.

The Following Athlete’s Are Required To Participate In The NPC NEWS Photo Shoot With J.M. Manion On Sunday, November 22 At The Westin Diplomat Resort Hotel Swimming Pool/Beach Area From 8:30 a.m. To Approximately 12 Noon; ● MEN’S OVERALL WINNER ● WOMEN’S BODYBUILDING OVERALL WINNER ● THE 6 FIGURE HEIGHT CLASS WINNERS ● THE 6 BIKINI HEIGHT CLASS WINNERS Only The 4 Overall Winners Are To Bring Their Overall Trophies. The Men’s & Women’s Bodybuilding Overall Winners Are To Bring Their Posing Suit & Posing Oil. The Bikini, Figure & Fitness Winners Are To Bring Their 2-Piece Competition Suits Along With At Least 1 Other 2-Piece Bikini. (There May Also Be An Opportunity To Do Individual Photo Shoots For The NPC News So The More Bikini’s Brought The Better.) Tentative Schedule As Follows; 8:30 a.m. – Photograph The NPC News Cover Featuring The 4 Overall Winners Only (Men’s & Women’s Bodybuilding; Bikini & Figure). Immediately Following Will Be Individual Photos Of The Men’s & Women’s Bodybuilding Overall Winners 10 a.m. – Arrival Of All Other Bikini & Figure Class Winners For Group Photos. * All Women Please Arrive With Hair & Make-up Done* All Competitors Please Plan Accordingly With Your…

IFBB Border States Pro Figure Results: 1. Felicia Romero* 2. Kristi Tauti* 3. Krissy Chin* 4. Kristin Nunn 5. Akane Nigro-Ismeal 6. April Rountree 7. Carin Hawkins 8. Meriza DeGuzman 9. Ann Titone 10. Sabrina Gibson 11. Christina Vargas 12. Jennifer Dejoya 13. Crystal Chiles 14. Stephanie Togrul 15. Valerie Gangi 16. Ann Pratt 17. Maria Del Consuelo Rojas * Qualify for the 2010 Figure Olympia.

The 2009 IFBB / NPC Border States will be held on Saturday, October 17th, in San Diego, at the Scottish Rite Auditorium. This competition is going to be huge, with over 130 competitors! Besides the NPC event, we are fortunate to have some of the finnest IFBB Pro Figure competitors competing. Here is the flyer and a list of the of some of the IFBB competitors. IFBB competitors include Chiles, Crystal Chin, Krissy DeGuzman, Meriza DeJoya, Jennifer Gangi, Valerie Gibson, Sabrina Hawkins, Carin Nigro-Ismeal, Akane Nunn, Kristin Pratt, Ann Rojas, Maria del Consuelo Romero, Felicia Roundtree, April Tauti, Kristi Titone, Ann Togrul, Stephanie Vargas, Christina

Congratulations to Kizzy Vaines and Kristal Richardson for their pro wins in Ft. Lauderdale. Here are the final results from the evening. IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Pro Fitness Final Results 1. Kizzy Vaines 2. Nicole Duncan 3. Yenny Polanco 4. Kristina Rojas 5. Nita Marquez 6. Tonya Burkhardt 7. Desiree Walker 8. Nizole Balarezo 9. Michele Mayberry 10. Victoria Larvie 11. Liza Hughes 12. Sandi Stuart 13. Bridgette Murray-Ward 14. Sandie Ward DNF. Leslie Rae Newton DNF. Susana Cacavieli IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Pro Figure Final Results 1. Kristal Richardson 2. Erin Stern 3. Gennifer Strobo 4. Candice Keene 5. Cheryl Brown 6. Allison Jones-Williams 7. Rosa-Maria Romero 8. Marie Ann Newman 9. Tivisay Briceno 10. Rosalind Vanterpool 11. Kristin Nunn 12. Brandie Gardner 13. Chastity Slone 14. Natalie Waples 15. Heather Green 16. Petra Mertl 17. Aleisha Hart 18. Marcy Porter 19. Anna Level 19. Cynthia Sharp 19. Michelle Theison 19. Karen Williams 19. Tessa Wood-Thornes 19. Aliana Hernandez For complete scorecard results, click below IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Fitness Scorecard Results IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Figure Scorecard Results

After making history at the 2009 Olympia, Jay Cutler visited PBW Radio for his first interview following his 3rd Sandow. Jay tells Dan & Bob how he was motivated by all of the non-believers and he covers a variety of topics ranging from Hany Rambod’s assistance, Phil Heath’s future, the fulfillment of his destiny and his plans for 2010. The PBW Olympia show also has a report directly from Olympia head judge Jim Rockell. Rockell reports that Dexter Jackson was as good as he was last year, but still not good enough to beat Jay. To listen to the show now, click here: http://probodybuildingweekly.com/olympia-2009-post-show-report.htm

Wow, this weekend was an incredible weekend, with each contest creating new superstars and unexpected surprises. We were all over, taking pictures from the stage, backstage, in the expo, at the seminar on Sunday, and even on Thursday, with the competitors meeting, and Meet the Olympians. Here is the link, located on bodybuilding.com, where you can see most of the pictures, as they are still being added. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2009-olympia-pics.htm

Wow! What a great contest! With heavily favorite David Henry coming into this show to repeat, Kevin English stole the thunder by outmuscleling David to become the new best 202lbs and under bodybuilder in the world. Eduardo Correa also looked great, and some had him to win it all. Here is the results. 1. Kevin English 2. David Henry 3. Eduardo Correa 4. Mark Dugdale 5. James “FLEX” Lewis 6. Jose Raymond 7. Richard “TRICKY” Jackson 8. Jason Arntz 9. Lee Powell 10. John Hodgson 11. Charles Dixon 12. Kris Dim 13. Clarence Devis 14. Stan McQuay 15. Daryl Gee

With the loud standing ovation, and everyone in the Orleans Arena on their feat, we all watched history being made as Jay Cutler came back from his second place finish to retake the title, and win his third Mr. Olympia! Wow! But in another surprise, Branch Warren took the second place finish over a surprised and stunned Dexter Jackson by ONE point. The battle for 4th and 5th place continued with Kai beating Phil Heath by a ONE point marging too. This year was one of the most exciting Mr. Olympias, and whoever had doubted that Jay could not come back, we are all clearly wrong. Congratulations! Here are the results. 1. Jay Cutler 2. Branch Warren 3. Dexter Jackson 4. Kai Greene 5. Phil Heath 6. Victor Martinez 7. Ronny Rockel 8. Toney Freeman 9. Hidetada Yamagishi 10. Moe El Moussawi 11. Melvin Anthony (tie) 11. Silvio Samuel (tie) 13. Gustavo Badell 14. Dennis James 15. Markus Ruhl 16. Troy Alves 16. Darrem Charles 16. Martin Kjellstrom 16. Bill Wilmore 16. Dennis Wolf 16. Joel Stubbs 16. Michael Kefalianos 16. Ahmad Haidar

What an exciting contest, as Nicole Wilkins-Lee took home top honours over the favorite Gina Aliotti at the 2009 Figure Olympia. Here are the results of the contest, with many pictures, both backstage and stage shots, to be featured on bodybuilding.com. 1. Nicole Wilkins-Lee 2. Gina Aliotti 3. Heather Mae French 4. Krystal Richardson 5. Amy Fry 6. Erin Stern 7. Jenny Lynn 8. Jessica Paxson-Putnam 9. Felicia Romero 10. Monica Brant 11. Sonia Gonzales 12. Larissa Reis 13. Alicia Harris 14. Kristi Tauti 15. Meriza DeGuzman 16. Teresa Anthony 16. Houng Arcinas 16. Krissy Chin 16. Patricia Mello 16. April Rountree 16. Sherlyn Roy 16. Brenda Marie-Smith

Flex Magazine puts up a bikini model contest, with the finals each year to be held at the Olympia stage. This year, there were 96 competitors backstage. Here are the results of the 2009 Flex Bikini model contest. 1. Amanda Latona 2. Mary Jarmolawich 3. Tianna Ta 4. Michell Goulet 5. Shannon Rockweiler 6. Tatum Miranda 7. Lauren Rush 8. Natalia Muntean 9. Krissy Richards 10. Fernanda Rocha 11. Katie Barnes 12. Ashley Zito 13. Tiffany Radzwill 14. Lindsay Huber 15. Deborah Cochrell 16. Kelly Willis