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2009 MS OLYMPIA PREVIEWKyle, Laszewski and Armbrust speak out By Zack Zeigler September 25, 2009 FLEXONLINE.COM Defending her title this year as Ms O won’t be easy for Iris Kyle. The four-time winner and reigning champ faces fierce competition in a pool of contenders that’s deeper than ever before, adding even more excitement to what’s already being billed as the greatest Olympia in the event’s illustrious history. WHAT: Ms Olympia Kyle, the runaway favorite, will have her work cut out for her as she faces former champ Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, who beat Kyle in 2005, last year's runner-up Betty Viana-Adkins and a field of cotenders determined to keep Kyle from leaving Las Vegas with her fifth championship. We caught up with Kyle and challengers Debi Laszewski and Heather Armbrust - who placed second and fourth, respectively, earlier this year at the Ms. International - to get their take on this year's big O. IRIS KYLE 
FLEX: On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you going into this year’s competition? KYLE: "I'd love to give myself a 10 but I think remaining optimistic is a better approach; therefore, an 8.5 is sufficient. Have you ever heard the expression: “If it isn't broken, don't try to fix it?” Well, look it up in the dictionary, it reads Iris Kyle." FLEX: Who will be in the first callout? KYLE: In no particular order: myself, Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, Dayana Cadeau, Betty Viana, and Heather Armbrust or Lisa Aukland - maybe Debbie Laszewski if she can display her same Ms. International physique. FLEX: If you could issue a warning to your fellow competitors, what would it be? KYLE: Iris will not go down without a fight. Iris will be dialed in and ready for battle. Title number six is calling my name. [At the 2001 Ms. Olympia, Kyle won the heavyweight class but lost the overall to Juliette Bergman] FLEX: This year at the Olympia, I want to be compared to… KYLE: If I have it my way, I'd like to be compared to only the top deserving physique. No one in particular, but that means receiving one callout. After that, it's a wrap. FLEX: Who will be your biggest threat this year and why? (Please don’t say “myself.”) KYLE: Now, now, now, what happened to being able to respond to the questions as I see fit? Anyhow, since Yaxeni has beaten me in the past, she will always cross my mind as a threat. Other than that, you have the best athletes in the world on the Olympia stage, therefore I consider everyone a threat. FLEX: Do you feel any added pressure in your preparation to defend your title? KYLE: Of course. I have no room for error. It's totally different when you're the under dog; being the champ intensifies the pressure one thousand times more.
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