Crossfit Games
The CrossFit Games are the annual highlight of the season for the CrossFit sport . By 2016, they found the StubHub Center in Carson ( California ) ( United States ) the end of July. 2017, the venue in the Alliant Energy Center was Madison ( Wisconsin ) (USA) laid. In 2019 the CrossFit Games were held for the thirteenth time. In addition to 396 male and female "individuals", teams, masters and teenagers also compete against each other.
Mathew Fraser has been named "Fittest Man on Earth" for the fourth time in a row. Tia Clair Toomey became the first woman to win the title for the third time in a row. The “Crossfit Mayhem Freedom” team led by CrossFit legend Rich Froning won the Affiliate Cup.
qualification
In principle, anyone can qualify for the CrossFit Games. Until 2018 you had to go through both "The Open" and the Regionals to participate. In 2019, the qualification conditions were changed, since then the best athletes and the best teams from the participating countries (162 in total) and the best 20 female and male athletes of the "CrossFit Open" have qualified. You can also qualify through the so-called "Sanctionals" (competitions that are independently organized by CrossFit but are licensed and take place in 16 locations around the world).
The Open
The Open are open to everyone. For a low fee, you can register on the CrossFit Games website and participate. The director of the CrossFit Games, Dave Castro, announced five different training sessions over the course of five weeks. According to the announcement, each athlete has five days to complete this training session. Since every training unit is measured, certain standards must be adhered to. To ensure that these are observed, this must be judged either by a referee or by video. In order to be approved as an official referee or “judge”, an online course must be completed and passed prior to “The Open”. With the workouts, as usual in CrossFit, it is usually important to complete as many repetitions of an exercise as possible, or to get a certain training unit over with as quickly as possible.
At the Open you are assigned to the country in which you currently live or are registered as an athlete in an official CrossFit box.
The Regionals
The Regionals were the last qualification stage before the CrossFit Games. They lasted three days and entitle the best athletes to participate in the games. In Europe, the United States of America and Australia it was the three best-placed women and men, in Canada East and Canada West the two best, and in Africa, Asia and Latin America (Central and South America) the best athlete who attended the Games to lead. The Regionals took place in the same place for all athletes in the region. In Europe the venue changed annually, in 2016 and 2017 the Regionals took place in Madrid. In 2018 the venue was in Berlin.
The CrossFit Games
At the CrossFit Games, the 394 best athletes (197 women and 197 men), the best 14 teams, and the best 120 athletes from the Masters and 40 from the Teens Divisions compete. In 2016 there were 15 workouts to complete within 5 days for the first time. The games usually start on Wednesday and end in the final on Sunday evening. The winners will receive $ 275,000 in prize money. A total of $ 1,750,000 in prize money will be distributed.
Men's winner since 2007
| year | winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mathew Fraser | Noah Ohlsen | Björgvin Karl Guđmundsson |
| 2018 | Mathew Fraser | Patrick Vellner | Lukas Högberg |
| 2017 | Mathew Fraser | Brent Fikowski | Patrick Vellner |
| 2016 | Mathew Fraser | Ben Smith | Patrick Vellner |
| 2015 | Ben Smith | Mathew Fraser | Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson |
| 2014 | Rich Froning Jr. | Mathew Fraser | Jason Khalipa |
| 2013 | Rich Froning Jr. | Jason Khalipa | Ben Smith |
| 2012 | Rich Froning Jr. | Matt Chan | Kyle Kasperbauer |
| 2011 | Rich Froning Jr. | Joshua Bridges | Ben Smith |
| 2010 | Graham Holmberg | Rich Froning Jr. | Chris Spealler |
| 2009 | Mikko Salo | Tommy Hackenbruck | Moe Kelsey |
| 2008 | Jason Khalipa | Josh Everett | Jeremy Thiel |
| 2007 | James Fitzgerald | Brett Marshall | Josh Everett |
Women's winners since 2007
| year | winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tia-Clair Toomey | Kristin Holte | Jamie Greene |
| 2018 | Tia-Clair Toomey | Laura Horvath | Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir |
| 2017 | Tia-Clair Toomey | Kara Webb | Anníe Mist Thórisdóttir |
| 2016 | Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir | Tia-Clair Toomey | Ragnheiður Sara Sigmundsdóttir |
| 2015 | Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir | Tia-Clair Toomey | Ragnheiður Sara Sigmundsdóttir |
| 2014 | Camille Leblanc-Bazinet | Anníe Mist Thórisdóttir | Julie Foucher |
| 2013 | Samantha Briggs | Lindsey Valenzuela | Valerie Voboril |
| 2012 | Anníe Mist Thórisdóttir | Julie Foucher | Talayna Fortunato |
| 2011 | Anníe Mist Thórisdóttir | Rika Diedericks | Lauren Guibert |
| 2010 | Kristan Clever | Anníe Mist Thórisdóttir | Valerie Voboril |
| 2009 | Tanya Wagner | Charity Vale | Carey Kepler |
| 2008 | Caity Matter | Tanya Wagner | Gillian Mounsey |
| 2007 | Jolie Gentry | Mary Rigney | Nichole Dehart |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The CrossFit Games ain't broke - so why fix it? Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Chow Greg Glassman is Reshaping the CrossFit Games. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
- ↑ CrossFit Games 2019 changes: all you need to know. Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
- ^ About the Games. Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
- ^ About the Games. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
- ↑ 2019 Leaderboard | CrossFit Games . In: CrossFit Games . ( crossfit.com [accessed August 6, 2019]).
- ↑ BREAKING NEWS - 2017 CrossFit Games Podium Finisher Disqualified for Taking PEDs! | BOXROX . In: BOXROX . October 4, 2017 ( boxrox.com [accessed October 12, 2017]).
- ↑ 2019 Leaderboard | CrossFit Games . In: CrossFit Games . ( crossfit.com [accessed August 6, 2019]).
- ↑ 2007 Leaderboard | CrossFit Games . In: Rogue Fitness . ( roguefitness.com [accessed March 15, 2019]).
- ↑ 2011 Fittest on Earth . In: CrossFit Games . ( crossfit.com [accessed May 23, 2017]).