2023 CrossFit Games
| 2023 CrossFit Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Alliant Energy Center |
| Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Dates | August 1–August 6, 2023 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Jeffrey Adler |
| Women | Laura Horvath |
| Team | CrossFit Invictus |
The 2023 CrossFit Games is the 17th edition of the premier competition in the sport of CrossFit held from August 1 to August 6, 2023, in Madison, Wisconsin.[1] The winners were Laura Horvath for the women's competition, Jeffrey Adler for the men's, and CrossFit Invictus for the team's.[2]
The qualification process for the 2023 CrossFit Games was adjusted this season,[3] and a worldwide ranking of athletes was introduced for the determination additional qualifying spots for the CrossFit Games.[4][5] All the workouts for the semifinals will also be standardized and programmed by CrossFit.[6] This Games is the final one to be held in Madison, Wisconsin since it was first held there in 2017.[7] The prize purse increased to $2.945 million this year, with the winners receiving $315,000.[8]
This year a number of top female athletes from 2022 did not compete at the Games, including the women champion Tia-Clair Toomey due to pregnancy,[9] and the runner-up Mal O'Brien.[10] Laura Horvath trailed Emma Lawson for large part of the Games, but managed three consecutive wins in the last four events to capture her first title at the Games.[11] The 2022 runner-up Roman Khrennikov led for most the Games, but injured his foot in the final day of competition, and finished third to the eventual winner Jeffrey Adler.[12] After several years of absence, ESPN returned as broadcaster for the Games with live coverage on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+.[13]
Qualifications[edit]
There are three qualification stages as before, but the number of competition regions has been reduced from 10 to seven: North American East, North American West, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and South America.[14][15] Athletes are required to compete in their respective competition regions, but special exemptions are awarded to some athletes who applied for them.[16] A new world ranking system was introduced, and athletes can acquire points across all four stages of the competition: the CrossFit Open, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Games over a two-year period. The ranking was used to determine the strength of field of the semifinals and additional qualification places for the Games would be awarded based on the strength of field of the semifinals.[17][18] The online Occupational Games created in 2021 was removed this year.[19]
Open[edit]
The Open began on February 16, 2023, with a live announcement in Madrid, Spain.[20] It lasted three weeks until March 6 and had four scored workouts, with the 23.2 test split into two.[21][22] This year the figure for Open participation increased by around 10% again, to 323,014.[23][24] The Open was won by Mal O'Brien and Jeff Adler.[25][26]
Quarterfinals[edit]
As with 2022 season, the top 10% of the Open participants and top 25% of team in each continent qualify for the Quarterfinals.[27] The top 60 women, top 60 men and the top 40 teams in the North American East, North American West and European regions will proceed to the semifinals. For the Africa, Asia, Australia and South America regions, the top 30 women and men, and the top 20 teams, will compete in their respective semifinals.[28]
The Quartfinals started on 16 March 2023 with all five individual workouts released, to be completed and the results submitted by participating athletes on specified time periods until 19 March.[29] The team Quarterfinals followed from March 29 through March 30, and age group from March 31 through April 1.[30] Mal O'Brien and Justin Medeiros were the respective individual female and male overall winners of the quarterfinals.[31][32]
Semifinals[edit]
The number of competitions has been reduced from 10 to 7, with the number in North America and Europe reduced to two and one respectively, while the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia and South America would have one each as before. CrossFit itself will run the three competitions in North America and Europe.[3] All the workouts for the Semifinals will also be standardized, a return to the system used for the Regionals.[6] There will be no Last Chance Qualifiers, instead a world ranking system was introduced, and the number of qualifying places will be allocated based on the strength of the field in each of the Semifinals as determined by the ranking system.[17] Five qualification places are guaranteed for each of the North American and European competitions, three for Oceania, two each for Asia and South America, and Africa one.[33] Of the 17 remaining qualifications spots, the D'Hondt method would be used to determine the number of qualifiers of each region based on the top 100 ranking of their participants after the conclusion of the Quarterfinals.[34][35]
The Semifinals are scheduled to take place over four weekends between 28 April and 4 June, starting with the Age Group Semifinal held online. The in-person live competitions for the Individual and Team Semifinals are to be held starting May 18.[36] Due to the higher number of competitors in North America and Europe, the three Semifinals for these regions would be held over four days, while the other Semifinals would be held over three days.[37] The cash prize for the winners of the semifinals doubled to $10,000 this season.[8]
Qualifiers[edit]
Individuals[edit]
North America East (May 18–21) Florida,  United States
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North America West (May 25–28)  California, United States
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Europe (June 1–4) Berlin,  Germany
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| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women |
 Jeffrey Adler
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Emma Cary
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Patrick Vellner
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Alex Gazan
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 Lazar Đukić
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 Gabriela Migała
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Africa (May 19–21)  Gauteng,  South Africa
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Oceania (May 25–28)  Queensland,  Australia
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South America (May 26–28)  Rio de Janeiro,  Brazil
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Asia (June 1–4)  Busan,  South Korea
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| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women |
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Michelle Basnett
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Jay Crouch
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Ellie Turner
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Kaique Cerveny
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Victoria Campos
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 Arthur Semenov A
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 Seher Kaya
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| Representation by Nation |
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- ^A On March 1, 2022, CrossFit announced they will not recognise athletes from Russia or Belarus as a result of Russian violations of the Olympic truce through invasion of Ukraine during the binding truce. Athletes thereby will compete as neutral athletes. This rule continues to be in effect during the 2023 CrossFit Games.[40]
Qualified teams[edit]
| North America East (May 18–21) Florida, United States
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North America West (May 25–28) California, United States
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Europe (June 1–4) Berlin, Germany
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| East Nashville PRVN
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Franco's Misfits
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 No Shortcuts
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| Africa (May 19–21) Gauteng, South Africa
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Oceania (May 25–28) Queensland, Australia
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South America (May 26–28) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Asia (June 1–4) Busan, South Korea
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Torian Mayhem
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Templo SA Blacksheep Treta
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 Fly High Kolesnikov
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| Representation by Nation |
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Individual competitions[edit]
The individual competitions of the CrossFit Games was held starting Thursday August 3, 2023 in Madison. The field will be cut from 40 to 30 at the end of Friday, and from 30 to 20 at the end of Saturday.[42][43]
August 3, 2023[edit]
Source:[44]
Event 1: Ride[edit]
Complete as many laps as possible in 40 minutes on a Trek Bikes Marlin 8 mountain bike.
Event 2: Pig Chipper[edit]
For Time:
10 Pig Flips
25 Chest-to-bar pull-ups
50 Toes-to-bars
100 Wall-ball shots (14/20 lb, 9/10 ft)
50 Toes-to-bar
25 Chest-to-bar pull-ups
10 Pig Flips
Event 3: Inverted Medley[edit]
For time:
30-foot unbroken handstand walk over the ramp
8 free-standing handstand push-ups
Unbroken obstacle steps to a 180° pirouette
16 pull-overs
Unbroken obstacle steps to a 360° pirouette
8 free-standing handstand push-ups
30-foot unbroken handstand walk over the ramp
August 4, 2023[edit]
Event 4: The Alpaca Redux[edit]
For time:
126-foot sled push, starting with all six kettlebells (443/546 lb)
Then 3 rounds for time:
2 legless rope climbs
12 kettlebell clean and jerks (53/70 lb)
42-foot sled push, starting with two kettlebells*
*add two kettlebells to the sled after each round
Event 5: Ski-Bag[edit]
For time:
30-calorie SkiErg
30 sandbag squats (125/200 lb)
20-calorie SkiErg
20 sandbag squats
Event 6: Helena[edit]
3 Rounds for Time:
400 meter run
12 bar muscle-ups
21 dumbell snatches (35/50 lb)
August 5, 2023[edit]
Event 7:Cross-Country 5K[edit]
For Time:
Run 5k
Time Cap: 30 min
Event 8: Intervals[edit]
2 intervals for total time:
21 box jump-overs (20/24 inches)
15-calorie row
9 burpee box jump-overs (36/48 inches)
21 box jump-overs
15-calorie row
9 burpee box jump-overs
Rest until 6-minute mark, then:
9 burpee box jump-overs
15-calorie row
21 box jump-overs
9 burpee box jump-overs
15-calorie row
21 box jump-overs
Time Cap: 12 minutes
Event 9: Olympic Total[edit]
For Load:
1-rep-max snatch
1-rep-max clean and jerk
Athletes will have two attempts at each lift. Time cap: 20 seconds per lift.
August 6, 2023[edit]
Event 10: Muscle-up Logs[edit]
5 rounds for time:
7 muscle-ups
1 sandbag over 3 logs (Rounds 1-4 = (100/150 lb), Round 5 = (125/200 lb))
Time Cap: 13 minutes
Event 11: Parallel-bar Pull[edit]
8 rounds for time:
Down-and-back P-bar traverse
30 heavy-rope double-unders
1 section hand-over-hand sled pull
Event 12: Echo Thruster Final[edit]
For time:
21-18-15
Echo Bike calories
Thrusters (85/115 lb) (95/135 lb) (105/155 lb)
Then, 66-foot overhead walking lunge (105/155 lb)
Team competition[edit]
The team competitions of the CrossFit Games was held starting Thursday August 3, 2023 in Madison. The field will be cut from 40 to 30 at the end of Friday, and from 30 to 20 at the end of Saturday.[42][43]
August 3, 2023[edit]
Source:[47]
Event 1: 2-2-2-2 Redux[edit]
For time in M/F pairs:
Accumulate 175 overhead squats
Starting every 2 minutes:
12/9-calorie SkiErg each (M/F)
1 seated legless rope climb each (M/F)
Max-reps synchro overhead squats
When 2 minutes are up, the first pair stops working and returns while the second pair begins working.
Each pair will have 4 intervals to work (8 total intervals)..
Event 2: Ride Relay[edit]
With two bikes per team, max laps in one hour.
August 4, 2023[edit]
Event 3: Olympic Total[edit]
For load:
1-rep-max snatch
1-rep-max clean and jerk
Event 4: Cross-Country 5K[edit]
For time:
Run 5K as a team.
Event 5: Bike, Row, Hold[edit]
For time:
150-calorie bike + handstand hold
125-calorie row + seated muscle-up and ring support
100-calorie bike + handstand hold
August 5, 2023[edit]
Event 6: Run Lift Relay[edit]
Complete as many reps as possible in 3 minutes:
F1/M1
400-m shuttle run
Max-reps snatches (135/185 lb)
Event 7: Lift Run Relay[edit]
For time:
F2/M2
10 snatches (135/185 lb)
400-m shuttle run
Event 8: Muscle-Up Bob[edit]
For time:
Push Bob 126 feet (1,188 lb)
Then,
3 rounds of:
10 synchro muscle-ups
15 Worm clean and jerks (340 lb)
42-foot Bob push
Event 9: B-Bells and P-Bars[edit]
For time:
21/15/9 reps of synchro axle deadlifts, all 4 athletes (805 lb)
21/21/21 reps of synchro parallel-bar dips, pair 1 then pair 2
21/15/9 synchro sandbag squats, pair 2 then pair 1 (125/200 lb)
August 6, 2023[edit]
Event 10: Bob's A Drag[edit]
4 rounds for time of:
500-meter run
Jerry carry
Log traverse
42-foot synchro Bob pull (66-foot pull on the final round)
Event 11: Handstand Worm[edit]
192-foot handstand walk each
Then,
10 Worm thrusters
24-foot Worm walking lunge
10 Worm thrusters
24-foot Worm walking lunge
10 Worm thrusters
24-foot Worm walking lunge
10 Worm thrusters
24-foot Worm walking lunge
10 Worm thrusters
Podium finishers[edit]
Individuals and teams[edit]
| Place | Men[48] | Women [49] | Team[50] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeffrey Adler |
 Laura Horvath |
CrossFit Invictus
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| 2nd | Patrick Vellner |
Emma Lawson |
 CrossFit East Nashville PRVN
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| 3rd | Roman Khrennikov |
Arielle Loewen |
 CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue
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Masters men[edit]
| Place[51] | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Dancer |
Rudolph Berger |
Jason Grubb |
Artur Komorowski |
Kevin Koester |
Stuart Swanson |
Daniel Miller
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| 2nd |  Ioannis Papadopoulos |
Michael Laverriere |
Vlad Liashkevich |
Sean Patrick |
John Kim |
Tom Fameree |
David Hippensteel
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| 3rd | Bryan Wong |
 Bruno Militao |
Christopher Anderson |
Jason Leeves |
Ryan Joe Hamby |
Eric Cohen |
Tom Muhlbeier
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Masters women[edit]
| Place[51] | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Laurie Clément |
 Samantha Briggs |
Kelly Friel |
Cheryl Brost |
Leka Fineman |
Susan Clarke |
Julie Holt
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| 2nd | Stacie Tovar |
Andreia Pinheiro |
Amy Chapoton |
Nicole Abbott |
Shanna Bunce |
Betsy Vanderburgh |
Dava Jensen
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| 3rd | Colette Casey |
Jenn Ryan |
Carolina Gutierrez[g] |
Nathalie Connors |
Laurie Meschishnick |
Patricia McGill |
 Pauline Sciascia
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Teens[edit]
| Place[54] | 14–15 Boys | 14–15 Girls | 16–17 Boys | 16–17 Girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeremie Jourdan |
 Maria Granizo |
Ty Jenkins |
 Lucy McGonigle
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| 2nd | Lincoln LaFaver |
Miley Wade |
 Hugo Jansson |
Trista Smith
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| 3rd |  Pau Martin Tiers |
Mira Varga |
RJ Mestre |
 Bergrós Björnsdóttir
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Adaptive divisions[edit]
| Place[55] | Men Upper Extremity | Women Upper Extremity | Men Lower Extremity | Women Lower Extremity | Men Neuromuscular | Women Neuromuscular |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Casey Acree |
Christina Mazzullo |
Rogan Dean |
Valerie Cohen |
Chris Rhyme |
Noelle Henderson
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| 2nd | Alexis Fiorucci |
Anne-Laure Coutenceau |
Charles Pienaar |
Bayleigh Hooper |
James Brown |
Amea Reyna
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| 3rd | Xabier Osa Mendes |
Elaine de Rocco |
Hildon Carvalho |
Molly Moore |
 Mijail Pedrini |
Jordan Ingalsbe
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Notelist[edit]
- ^ Khrennikov is Russian, but competed representing Cookeville, Tennessee and its CrossFit Mayhem because of CrossFit policy.
- ^ Jason Smith failed the drug test but the second-placed finisher did not replace Smith due to injury.[38]
- ^ Morteza Sedaghat was unable to attend due to visa issue.[39]
- ^ Ant Haynes replaced Morteza Sedaghat.[39]
- ^ A team member of FBDV Mayhem Africa failed the drug test.[41]
- ^ Cape CrossFit Wolfpack replaced FBDV Mayhem Africa[41]
- ^ Carolina Gutierrez failed the drug test,[52] which she said was due to prescribed medications for menopause.[53]
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External links[edit]
- CrossFit Games official website