Once the men's open prejudging was wrapped up, we called the top six in the exact order they finished in. Yes, Phil heath deserved the win and even the defending champion said as much as he congratulated his best friend on the stage.
Jay Cutler showed a great amount of class as he gave kudos to "The Gift" and was fully entrenched in the runner-up spot. Kai Greene looked better than he had before in his previous two appearances at the O, but still was a bit on the bloated and softer side. Either way, a third place finish for "The Predator" is a great step in the right direction.
Some folks felt that Dennis Wolf deserved fourth, but we felt that Victor Martinez looked a hair better than the big German. Dexter Jackson has gone from first to sixth in just three years, but he is still one of the best conditioned athletes on the stage year in and year out.
Places seven through 10 finished a little different than we expected, but the names were the same. We had called as far back as our Olympia preview in the Summer 2011 issue of MuscleSport Magazine that Ronny Rockel would not make the top six, but ninth was a further drop off than we expected for him.
Toney Freeman keeps going strong at 45 and seventh is a good placing for the X-Man. Brandon Curry followed up an impressive New York Pro with an even better look here and deserved eighth. Rounding out the top 10 was Hidetada Yamagishi, who had a great posing routine.
