Arnold Sports Festival

Logo of the Arnold Sports Festival

The IFBB Arnold Sports Festival, also known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival, (previously known as the Arnold Classic) is an annual multi-sport event of men's professional bodybuilding, as well as separate strongman, physique, fitness, figure, and bikini weekend expo. It was established in 1989 and is named after Arnold Schwarzenegger. It is held annually around late February or early March in Columbus, Ohio, United States by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB). It is the second most prestigious event in professional men's bodybuilding, physique, figure, and bikini, as well as formerly the second most prestigious event in professional female bodybuilding.

History

A lucrative sports competition, the ASF offers a number of large prizes. Most notably, first prize in bodybuilding consists of a $130,000 check, a Hummer vehicle, and an Audemars Piguet watch. Since the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding title pre-dates and offers higher prize money than the ASF, a rivalry in prestige and popularity has sprung up. The ASF is always hotly contested, often with one or two competition points separating the winners.

All-star cheerleading competitions span a two-day period (usually all day Saturday, and to midday Sunday). More than 4,000 competitors entered the cheerleading event in 2014. Each team (of 15-30 cheerleaders) prepares to perform a two and one-half minute routine. After the teams' routines are complete, they are scored by a panel of judges, each judge being an expert on one area of cheerleading (jumps, tumbling, stunting, etc.). Once scoring is complete, every team entered in the competition is called to the mat for awards, during which each team has a chance of winning multiple times. The ASF's awards consist of the following: National Champion jackets, trophies for every team, custom medals, limited edition patches and Grand Champion banners, and possible partial or full paid bid to Cheerleading World contests.[1]

On June 7, 2013, the ASF's event promoter, Jim Lorimer, announced that from 2014 on, the ASF's "212" (a professional, men’s bodybuilding division) would permanently replace the Ms. International women’s bodybuilding competition. Lorimer, in a statement, said “The Arnold Sports Festival was proud to support women’s bodybuilding through the Ms. International for the past quarter century, but in keeping with demands of our fans, the time has come to introduce the Arnold Classic 212 beginning in 2014. We are excited to create a professional competitive platform for some of the IFBB Pro League’s most popular competitors.”[2]

Arnold Classic Australia

In 2015 and 2016 there will be an Arnold Classic Australia and Arnold Strongman Australia.[3][4]

Champions

Year Arnold Classic Ms. International Fitness International Figure International Bikini International Pro Arnold Classic 212 Arnold Classic Women's Physique Arnold Classic Men's Physique Venue
Overall Best Poser Most Muscular Fan's Choice Award Most Entertaining Routine Overall Heavyweight Lightweight
1989 United States Rich Gaspari United States Jackie Paisley Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
1990 United States Mike Ashley Canada Laura Creavalle Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
1991 United States Shawn Ray United States Tonya Knight Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
1992 United States Vince Taylor Germany Anja Schreiner Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
1993 United States Flex Wheeler United States Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
1994 United States Kevin Levrone Canada Laura Creavalle United States Carol Semple-Marzetta Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
1995 United States Mike Francois Canada Laura Creavalle United States Carol Semple-Marzetta Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
1996 United States Kevin Levrone United States Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls Hungary Alexandra Béres Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
1997 United States Flex Wheeler United States Yolanda Hughes-Heying United States Carol Semple-Marzetta Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
1998 United States Flex Wheeler United States Yolanda Hughes-Heying United States Susie Curry Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
1999 Serbia and Montenegro Nasser El Sonbaty United States Vickie Gates United States Susie Curry Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2000 United States Flex Wheeler United States Vickie Gates United States Vickie Gates United States Brenda Raganot United States Kelly Ryan Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2001 United States Ronnie Coleman United States Vickie Gates United States Vickie Gates Canada Dayana Cadeau Canada Jenny Worth Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2002 United States Jay Cutler Venezuela Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Venezuela Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Ukraine Valentina Chepiga United States Susie Curry Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2003 United States Jay Cutler Venezuela Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Venezuela Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Canada Cathy LeFrançois United States Susie Curry United States Jenny Lynn Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2004 United States Jay Cutler United States Iris Kyle United States Iris Kyle Canada Dayana Cadeau United States Adela Garcia-Friedmansky United States Jenny Lynn Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2005 United States Dexter Jackson Venezuela Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Venezuela Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia United States Brenda Raganot United States Jen Hendershott United States Jenny Lynn Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2006 United States Dexter Jackson United States Iris Kyle Heavyweight category not held. Lightweight category not held. United States Adela Garcia-Friedmansky United States Mary Lado Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2007 Dominican Republic Victor Martinez United States Iris Kyle United States Kim Klein United States Mary Lado Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2008 United States Dexter Jackson Venezuela Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia United States Kim Klein United States Gina Aliotti Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2009 United States Kai Greene United States Kai Greene United States Branch Warren United States Iris Kyle United States Jen Hendershott Lithuania Živilė Raudonienė Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2010 United States Kai Greene United States Kai Greene United States Branch Warren United States Iris Kyle United States Adela Garcia-Friedmansky United States Nicole Wilkins-Lee Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2011 United States Branch Warren Germany Dennis Wolf United States Branch Warren United States Branch Warren United States Iris Kyle United States Adela Garcia-Friedmansky United States Nicole Wilkins-Lee United States Nicole Nagrani Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2012 United States Branch Warren Best Poser category not held. United States Branch Warren Fan's Choice Award category not held. United States Branch Warren United States Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia United States Adela Garcia-Friedmansky United States Nicole Wilkins-Lee United States Sonia Gonzales Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2013 United States Dexter Jackson Most Muscular category not held. Most Entertaining Routine category not held. United States Iris Kyle United States Tanji Johnson United States Candice Keene United States India Paulino Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2014 Germany Dennis Wolf None Russia Oksana Grishina United States Candice Keene United States Ashley Kaltwasser United States James Lewis Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
2015 United States Dexter Jackson Russia Oksana Grishina United States Camala Rodriguez-McClure United States Ashley Kaltwasser United States Juliana Malacarne United States Sadik Hadzovic United States Jose Ramond Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Columbus, Ohio

See also

References

  1. Greater Columbus Convention Center. "2013 Arnold Cheerleading & Dance Championships". Arnoldsportsfestival.com. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  2. "Ms. International Dropped from 2014 Arnold Sports Festival". Hard Body News. June 7, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  3. "Arnold Classic Australia". Arnold Classic Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. http://arnoldstrongman.com.au/

External links

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