2011 America's Strongest Man, Photos, Videos & Results from Day 1 and Day 2!

**Bryan Hildebrand** · 08-06-2011, 04:49 PM

with andrew palmer pulling out, we will have an even dozen in the field, meaning 6 pairs.

first up big ryan bracewell and john conner.

**robert da strongman** · 08-06-2011, 04:51 PM

with a good showing on the stones Ryan can move up in the placings.

**Bryan Hildebrand** · 08-06-2011, 04:52 PM

tied going into the third stone, john places it first. ryan struggles but makes number 3. john makes 4 easy. john for the big 420lb'er. and gets it. ryan retackying but passes on #5.

**Bryan Hildebrand** · 08-06-2011, 04:56 PM

warren and bakke up next. ryan rotating stones where he wants them. bakke in the lead after 3, bakke gets 4. just missed with #5. warren gets #4. runs out of time for a try at 5.

bracewells split was 35.4 for the 4th stone.

**Bryan Hildebrand** · 08-06-2011, 04:59 PM

scott weech and the wolverine are up. two short guys struggling but placing the first two. 3rd platform is shorter, but the stone is bigger! scott gets 4, brad drops out after missing 3. scott tries 5, but runs out of time.

**robert da strongman** · 08-06-2011, 04:59 PM

nice split time for Bracewell

**Bryan Hildebrand** · 08-06-2011, 05:00 PM

foemmel and thigpen are up. vince and travis joking around in the background. short delay...

**robert da strongman** · 08-06-2011, 05:02 PM

split times so far....

Connor 5/47.90
Bracewell 4/35.40
Bakke 4/25.42
Warren 4/55.08
Dunn 2/15.56
Weech 4/30.28

**robert da strongman** · 08-06-2011, 05:04 PM

looks like Thigpen took the lead with 37.55 seconds

**Bryan Hildebrand** · 08-06-2011, 05:05 PM

josh up first, nails number two. quickly to 3, goes up quickly. carl struggling with number 4. josh smokes 4 and 5. should be our new leader. waiting on the time. 37.55

burke and urbank up next. burke smokes through all 5 lightning fast. vince struggling with number 5 and calls it at 4. new leader is burke with 24.59!

GV · 08-06-2011, 05:07 PM

Woot Woot WAY TO GO BURKE!!!

**robert da strongman** · 08-06-2011, 05:07 PM

impressive time for Burke

**robert da strongman** · 08-06-2011, 05:09 PM

Ostlund and Ortmayer...can they beat the rookies time?

**Bryan Hildebrand** · 08-06-2011, 05:10 PM

last group and final event: ortmayer and otlund!

and here we go!

travis is lightning quick. no bobbles. travis in the lead at 4 but dave catches him. our winner is dave ostlund.