2010 Ms. Olympia Explained

2010 Ms. Olympia
Promotion:	IFBB
Date:	September 24, 2010
Venue:	South Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino
City:	Winchester and Paradise, Nevada, United States
Previousevent:	2009 Ms. Olympia
Followingevent:	2011 Ms. Olympia

The 2010 Ms. Olympia was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2010 was held on September 24, 2010, at the South Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada and in the Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 31st Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition included the 202 Olympia Showdown, Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, and Bikini Olympia contests.

Prize money

1st - $28,000
2nd - $14,000
3rd - $8,000
4th - $5,000
5th - $3,000
6th - $2,000

Total: $60,000

Rounds

Prejudging Round: Combined the evaluation of symmetry, muscularity, and conditioning. Contestants were judged on their overall physique, including balance, proportion, muscle size, and definition.
Finals Round: The posing routine and the final posedown. Contestants presented their choreographed routines to music, showcasing their presentation skills, followed by a posedown among the top finalists.

Results

1st - Iris Kyle
2nd - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
3rd - Debi Laszewski
4th - Sheila Bleck
5th - Dayana Cadeau
6th - Heather Foster
7th - Cathy LeFrançois
8th - Tina Chandler
9th - Helen Bouchard
10th - Brigita Brezovac
11th - Zoa Linsey

Comparison to previous Olympia results:

Same - Iris Kyle
+3 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
Same - Debi Laszewski
+3 - Dayana Cadeau
+6 - Heather Foster
+1 - Cathy LeFrançois
+2 - Tina Chandler

Scorecard

ATHLETES' NAME^[1]	Country	Pre Judging	PLACE	Pose Down	TOTAL	PLACE
1 Sheila Bleck	USA	20	4	20	40	4
2 Helen Bouchard	Canada	46	9
3 Brigita Brezovac	Slovenia	49	9
4 Dayana Cadeau	USA	29	5	23	52	5
5 Tina Chandler	USA	46	8
6 Heather Foster	USA	30	6	25	55	6
7 Iris Kyle	USA	5	1	5	10	1
8 Debi Laszewski	USA	15	3	15	30	3
9 Cathy LeFrancois	Canada	31	7
10 Zoa Linsey	USA	50	11
11 Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia	Venezuela	10	2	10	20	2

Attended

13th Ms. Olympia attended - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
12th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle
11th Ms. Olympia attended - Dayana Cadeau
4th Ms. Olympia attended - Cathy LeFrançois
3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Heather Foster
2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Debi Laszewski and Tina Chandler
1st Ms. Olympia attended - Zoa Linsey, Brigita Brezovac, Helen Bouchard, and Sheila Bleck
Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend - Heather Armbrust, Betty Viana-Adkins, Rosemary Jennings, Heather Foster, Nicole Ball, Gale Frankie, Kristy Hawkins, Betty Pariso, and Lisa Aukland

Notable events

This was Iris Kyle's 6th overall and 5th consecutive Olympia win, thus tied her with Cory Everson with the number of overall Olympia wins and surpassed Kim Chizevsky's number of a consecutive Olympia wins.
Heather Armbrust, who on 8 June 2010, told MuscleSport Radio that she was training hard for the 2010 Ms. Olympia, did not attend the 2010 Ms. Olympia due to a series of personal problems that ultimately lead to her retiring from bodybuilding. Lisa Aukland and Betty Pariso both did not attend the 2010 Ms. Olympia due to retiring from bodybuidling.

2010 Ms. Olympia qualified

2010 EUROPA BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS^[2] ^[3]

Hartford, Connecticut, USA, July 24, 2010

1. Brigita Brezovac,

2. Helen Bouchard,

3. Cathy LeFrancois,

2010 PRO BODYBUILDING WEEKLY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tampa, Florida, USA, July 17, 2010

1. Brigita Brezovac,

2. Tina Chandler,

3. Cathy LeFrancois,

2010 NEW YORK PRO

New York, New York, USA, May 8, 2010

1. Cathy LeFrancois,

2. Sheila Bleck,

3. Heather Foster,

2010 MS. INTERNATIONAL

Columbus, Ohio, USA, March 5, 2010

1. Iris Kyle,

2. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia,

3. Debbie Laszewski,

4. Lisa Aukland,

5. Betty Pariso,

6. Dayana Cadeau,

2010 PHOENIX PRO

Phoenix, Arizona, USA, February 20, 2010

1. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia,

2. Betty Pariso,

3. Zoa Linsey, 2009 MS. OLYMPIA

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, September 25, 2009