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Phil Heath Defeats Jay Cutler To Become 13th Mr. Olympia in Bodybuilding History

Published: September 18, 2011

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They stood in the same spot on the Orleans Arena stage as they did a year ago, but on this evening it was Phil Heath who heard his name called as the winner. “The Gift” brought an incredible package to the stage and was able to knock out the champ – and his best friend [...]

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Branch Warren Out of Olympia With Quad Injury

Published: August 22, 2011

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A report on Muscular Development.com has confirmed that Branch Warren tore his left quad on Saturday and is out of the upcoming Mr. Olympia contest next month. According to the report, Warren was in Atlanta for a guest posing appearance and “slipped on (a) wet pavement while getting into a car.” The Texas native returned [...]

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Iris Kyle Wins 6th Ms. International Despite Illness

Published: March 4, 2011

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Training for a bodybuilding competition is difficult enough, but couple that with an illness that lasts two months and that is a recipe for disaster – unless you happen to be Iris Kyle. The defending champion won her sixth Ms. International on Friday evening despite being felled with flu-like symptoms the final eight weeks before [...]

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Day 3 – 2010 Mr. Olympia 202 Showdown Pre-Judging Report

Published: September 25, 2010

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Every year, it seems that the 202 Division gets tougher and tougher. That is certainly not the exception now as bodybuilding fans who arrived at the Olympia Expo this morning were treated to an incredibly tight pre-judging. Kevin English, the defending champion, looks to be even bigger than last time around and can certainly pack [...]

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Day One – “Meet The Olympians” Highlights, MSTV Interviews

Published: September 24, 2010

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We have arrived and immediately broke out the video camera to head to the “Meet The Olympians” session. Held on the concourse level of the Orleans Arena, there was plenty of room for the fans and pros alike. Of course Jay Cutler had the longest line to get his autograph, which was winding down the [...]

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Expect a Tough Decision & a Few Surprises at 2010 Mr. Olympia

Published: July 3, 2010

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It was just about a full year ago that we were all talking about how deep the 2009 Mr. Olympia line-up was going to be. Dexter Jackson was coming in as the defending champion, Kai Greene was making his first appearance on the Las Vegas stage after dominating at the Arnold Classic, Phil Heath was [...]

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Ronny Rockel Knockin’ on the Door of Greatness

Published: March 14, 2010

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It may seem kind of strange to predict big things out of a bodybuilder who has exactly one win since earning his pro card eight years ago, but Ronny Rockel may just be the one to change that. The 37-year-old German has made strides in the past year and was impressive in 2009 with top [...]

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Phil Heath Leading After Pre-Judging, But Kai Greene Makes it Two Straight Arnold Classics

Published: March 9, 2010

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As the War Memorial was emptying out and the competitors wound down in the Brehm Pump Up room, the judges went over their scoresheets for the afternoon prejudging at the 2010 Arnold Classic. The top six would be calculated, as well as who sat in what placing heading into the evening’s Finals. Kai Greene came [...]

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Branch Warren More Than Just ‘On the Map’

Published: October 6, 2009

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And then there were two. As Jay Cutler and Branch Warren stood side by side on the stage at the Orleans Arena, the tension cut be cut with a knife. As emcee Bob Cicherillo was set to read out the winner’s name, a bit of confusion ensued when he led the announcement with “the new [...]

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Jay Cutler Reclaims the Mr. Olympia Title, Branch Warren Runner-Up

Published: September 27, 2009

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Becoming the first to reclaim the Mr. Olympia title, Jay Cutler defeated what has been called the deepest line-up in the contest’s history. The Las Vegas resident was the clear-cut fan favorite and obviously impressed the judges just as much. “Everyone wrote me off,” he said on stage right after the announcement. “It’s a huge [...]

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