Post by ChrisC on Oct 3, 2004 21:45:10 GMT -5
www.ironmind.com has a writeup of the 2004 WSM:
Vasyl Virastiuk Wins World's Strongest Man
Paradise Island, Bahamas - It could not have been any more exciting as the World's Strongest Man title came down to the last pair in the last event on the last day of the finals.
Vasyl Virastiuk wins his duel with Zydrunas Savickas. Photo: Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
It was a battle up to the very end, but once the Atlas Stones started, Vasyl Virastiuk was not to be denied. Zydrunas Savickas finished second overall, followed by Mariusz Pudzianowski, Magnus Samuelsson, Raimonds Bergmanis and Svend Karlsen.
This year's contest was long, grueling and filled with excitement, and the TV shows will be broadcast to 75 countries beginning about Christmas time. For exact schedule times, please check with BBC in Britain, ESPN in the US and TV3 in Sweden.
Saturday, October 02, 2004
The Wheelbarrow at the World's Strongest Man Contest
Paradise Island, Bahamas - With the 2004 World's Strongest Man contest coming down to the finish line, ending tomorrow, the second event today was the Wheelbarrow race.
Magnus Samuelsson goes for the keg in Wheelbarrow Race. Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
The Wheelbarrow Race was held on a 35-meter course, with four 100-kg objects that had to loaded along the way. The TV shows, which the BBC and ESPN will begin broadcasting about Christmas time, will capture the excitement that built in this, the second to the last, event, but Magnus Samuelsson maintained the momentum he had established earlier in the day and he won again. The battle for the top positions is extremely tight and tomorrow's final event, the stones, will determine who leaves with what. Unofficially, Zydrunas Savickas and Vasyl Virastiuk are once again tied for the lead, at 32 points, followed by Mariusz Pudzianowski at 29, Magnus Samuelsson at 26 and Raimonds Bergmanis at 17.
Saturday, October 02, 2004
World's Strongest Man: Truck Pull
Paradise Island, Bahamas - The second to the last day of the 2004 World's Strongest Man finals kicked off with a classic strongman event, the Truck Pull.
Magnus Samuelsson puts the pedal to the metal in the Truck Pull at WSM. Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
Coming into the second to the last day of the World's Strongest Man finals, Vasyl Virastiuk and Zydrunas Savickas were tied at 24 points, followed by Mariusz Pudzianowski at 21 points. Magnus Samuelsson was next, at 14 points, and he was followed by Raimonds Bergmanis at 13 points and Svend Karlsen at 9 points.
Before the events started today, Magnus Samuelsson had said, "I can’t remember a tougher contest," given that there were 11 events in the qualifier and before the day's competition had started, five more events already completed in the finals. "This is the contest everyone wants to win," said Samuelsson, so you can believe the competitors were going to be giving it their all.
All of these scores are unofficial and be sure to watch the TV shows (on ESPN and BBC around Christmas) for the details, but when the dust had settled after the Truck Pull, Savickas had moved up to 29 points, followed by Virastiuk at 28 and Pudzianowski at 24. Samuelsson, with a huge win, was now up to 20 points, followed by Bergmanis at 15. Karlsen, who had injured his leg in the qualifiers, pulled out today, to avoid further injury.
Friday, October 01, 2004
The Safe Lift: World's Strongest Man Finals
Paradise Island, Bahamas - World's Strongest Man finals wrapped up the second day with the safe lift.
Zydrunas Savickas, pushing hard on the Safe Lift, at WSM 2004. Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
Mention lifting safes and iron game historians might well think of Paul Anderson's hip lifts or back lifts, but at the 2004 World's Strongest Man contest, it meant an overhead lift using an apparatus like a yoke.
The lift began by getting under the bar as if you were lifting it off the racks for a front squat, and from there it was push pressed overhead. Each rep was done from the ground, and although the weight of was not announced, the chief difficulty seemed to be controlling the yoke's tendency to swing.
The action continues tomorrow, with two events scheduled, and then the last event on Sunday
Vasyl Virastiuk Wins World's Strongest Man
Paradise Island, Bahamas - It could not have been any more exciting as the World's Strongest Man title came down to the last pair in the last event on the last day of the finals.
Vasyl Virastiuk wins his duel with Zydrunas Savickas. Photo: Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
It was a battle up to the very end, but once the Atlas Stones started, Vasyl Virastiuk was not to be denied. Zydrunas Savickas finished second overall, followed by Mariusz Pudzianowski, Magnus Samuelsson, Raimonds Bergmanis and Svend Karlsen.
This year's contest was long, grueling and filled with excitement, and the TV shows will be broadcast to 75 countries beginning about Christmas time. For exact schedule times, please check with BBC in Britain, ESPN in the US and TV3 in Sweden.
Saturday, October 02, 2004
The Wheelbarrow at the World's Strongest Man Contest
Paradise Island, Bahamas - With the 2004 World's Strongest Man contest coming down to the finish line, ending tomorrow, the second event today was the Wheelbarrow race.
Magnus Samuelsson goes for the keg in Wheelbarrow Race. Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
The Wheelbarrow Race was held on a 35-meter course, with four 100-kg objects that had to loaded along the way. The TV shows, which the BBC and ESPN will begin broadcasting about Christmas time, will capture the excitement that built in this, the second to the last, event, but Magnus Samuelsson maintained the momentum he had established earlier in the day and he won again. The battle for the top positions is extremely tight and tomorrow's final event, the stones, will determine who leaves with what. Unofficially, Zydrunas Savickas and Vasyl Virastiuk are once again tied for the lead, at 32 points, followed by Mariusz Pudzianowski at 29, Magnus Samuelsson at 26 and Raimonds Bergmanis at 17.
Saturday, October 02, 2004
World's Strongest Man: Truck Pull
Paradise Island, Bahamas - The second to the last day of the 2004 World's Strongest Man finals kicked off with a classic strongman event, the Truck Pull.
Magnus Samuelsson puts the pedal to the metal in the Truck Pull at WSM. Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
Coming into the second to the last day of the World's Strongest Man finals, Vasyl Virastiuk and Zydrunas Savickas were tied at 24 points, followed by Mariusz Pudzianowski at 21 points. Magnus Samuelsson was next, at 14 points, and he was followed by Raimonds Bergmanis at 13 points and Svend Karlsen at 9 points.
Before the events started today, Magnus Samuelsson had said, "I can’t remember a tougher contest," given that there were 11 events in the qualifier and before the day's competition had started, five more events already completed in the finals. "This is the contest everyone wants to win," said Samuelsson, so you can believe the competitors were going to be giving it their all.
All of these scores are unofficial and be sure to watch the TV shows (on ESPN and BBC around Christmas) for the details, but when the dust had settled after the Truck Pull, Savickas had moved up to 29 points, followed by Virastiuk at 28 and Pudzianowski at 24. Samuelsson, with a huge win, was now up to 20 points, followed by Bergmanis at 15. Karlsen, who had injured his leg in the qualifiers, pulled out today, to avoid further injury.
Friday, October 01, 2004
The Safe Lift: World's Strongest Man Finals
Paradise Island, Bahamas - World's Strongest Man finals wrapped up the second day with the safe lift.
Zydrunas Savickas, pushing hard on the Safe Lift, at WSM 2004. Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
Mention lifting safes and iron game historians might well think of Paul Anderson's hip lifts or back lifts, but at the 2004 World's Strongest Man contest, it meant an overhead lift using an apparatus like a yoke.
The lift began by getting under the bar as if you were lifting it off the racks for a front squat, and from there it was push pressed overhead. Each rep was done from the ground, and although the weight of was not announced, the chief difficulty seemed to be controlling the yoke's tendency to swing.
The action continues tomorrow, with two events scheduled, and then the last event on Sunday
