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By the time the last day of the 2023 CrossFit Games, this contest of versatile athleticism might have turned into a battle of attrition. It started with a try at the Muscle-Up Logs and closed with an Echo Thruster Final.

By the end, Laura Horvath (Women) and Jeffrey Adler (Men) both captured their first career CrossFit Games titles. Horvath is the first-ever Eastern European to win the Games, while Adler is the second-ever Canadian to earn the victory after James Fitzgerald’s inaugural triumph during the 2007 Games.

Here is the final top 10 for the Individual Women at the 2023 CrossFit Games:

Women

1. Laura Horvath (Hungary) — 966 points | 2023 Fittest Woman on Earth®
2. Emma Lawson (Canada) — 919 points
3. Arielle Loewen (United States) — 883 points
4. Gabriela Migała (Poland) — 788 points
5. Alex Gazan (United States) — 786 points
6. Alexis Raptis (United States) — 771 points
7. Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir (United States) — 741 points
8. Emma Cary (United States) — 731 points
9. Danielle Brandon (United States) — 711 points
10. Paige Powers (United States) — 696 points

Here is the final top 10 for the Individual Men at the 2023 CrossFit Games:

Men

1. Jeffrey Adler — 873 points | 2023 Fittest Man on Earth®
2. Roman Khrennikov — 801 points
3. Patrick Vellner — 787 points
4. Brent Fikowski — 741 points
5. Chandler Smith — 698 points
6. Jonne Koski — 686 points
7. Bjornvin Karl Gudmundsson — 685 points
8. Jay Crouch — 658 points
9. Dallin Pepper — 678 points
10. Lazar Dukic — 651 points

Event 10 Results — Muscle-Up Logs

The “Muscle-Up Logs” tested athletes’ upper-body strength and endurance. Athletes performed five rounds of the below for time:

• Seven ring muscle-ups
• Sandbag carry across a field while passing over three progressively taller logs (four feet, five feet, and five-foot five-inches)

Adler (7:28.70) just edged out Jonne Koski (7:31.43) by mere seconds for the event win. On the Women’s side, Laura Horvath began her final charge toward a title with a victorious time of 8:41.22. Notably, Roman Khrennikov reportedly suffered a serious foot injury during the event. It severely hampered his mobility, all but unofficially taking away his chances for the title. The athlete decided not to withdraw, persevering through the final few events in the interest of a competitive spirit.

Event 11 Results — Parallel Bar Pull

In true CrossFit Games tradition, details about the final two events were not revealed until the last minute. The “Parallel Bar Pull” was naturally quite a surprise. Athletes had a 15-minute time limit for eight rounds of the below:

• “Down and back” parallel bar traverse
• 30 heavy-rope double-unders
• Hand-over-hand sled pull (345-pound sled for Men, 290-pound sled for Women)

Horvath once again captured a crucial event win with a time of 8:36.46. On the Men’s side, Brent Fikowski helped solidify a personal top-five finish with a time of 7:45.08.

Event 12 Results — Echo Thruster Final

The Echo Thruster was a fitting and comprehensive conclusion to the 2023 CrossFit Games. Here it is, laid out and for time:

• 21 calories echo bike
• 21 reps thrusters (115 pounds for Men, 85 pounds for Women)
• 18 calories echo bike
• 18 reps thrusters (135 pounds for Men, 95 pounds for Women)
• 15 calories echo bike
• 15 reps thrusters (155 pounds for Men, 105 pounds for Women)
• 66-foot overhead walking lunge (155 pounds for Men, 105 pounds for Women)

Dallin Pepper finished with a time of 6:44.79 to cement himself in the final Men’s Individual top five. Olivia Kersetter set the pace for the Women with a time of 7:22.25.

With two new Individual CrossFit Games champions, the sport could be entering a new era. Horvath and Adler will take their respective torches and try and begin their own successful reigns at the top.

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Canadian Jeffrey Adler has been crowned the 2023 Fittest Man on Earth following a four-day competition that tested athletes’ physicality, mental toughness, and grit. This is Adler’s first title since his initial appearance at the CrossFit Games in 2019. He finished all but two events inside the top 10 with two event wins and closed out the competition with a total of X points. Adler is the first Canadian to stand atop the podium since 2007.

Individual Men, 2023 CrossFit Games | Final Standings

Here are the top 10 finishers in the Men’s Individual division at the 2023 CrossFit Games:

Point totals are final as of the end of event 11

1. Jeffrey Adler — 873 points | 2023 Fittest Man on Earth®
2. Roman Khrennikov — 801 points
3. Patrick Vellner — 787 points
4. Brent Fikowski — 741 points
5. Chandler Smith — 698 points
6. Jonne Koski — 686 points
7. Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 685 points
8. Dallin Pepper — 678 points
9. Jay Crouch — 653 points
10. Lazar Dukic — 651 points

Here’s an overview of Adler’s winning performance at the 2023 CrossFit Games, event by event:

Jeffrey Adler | Event By Event 2023 CrossFit Games Performance

1. Ride — Seven laps (Second place)
2. Pig Chipper — 17:59.34 (25th place)
3. Inverted Medley — 5:57.78 (15th place)
4. The Alpaca Redux — 14:33.78 (Eighth place)
5. Ski-bag — 4:59.86 (Eighth place)
6. Helena — 7:56.58 (First place)
7. Cross-country 5k — 16:46.48 (Second place)
8. Intervals — 7:57.16 (Seventh place)
9. Olympic Total — 642 pounds (Fourth place)
10. Muscle-up Logs — 7:28.70 (First place)
11. Parallel-bar Pull — 8:38.44 (Seventh place)
12. Echo Thruster Final — 7:09.74

After winning the North America East Semifinals in May, Adler became a favorite to win the Games. With just two finishes outside the top 10, he was a picture of consistency throughout the weekend.

Adler started his journey at the CrossFit Games as a volunteer in 2017, proving that hard work, dedication, and a winning mindset can help you achieve your goals, regardless of how big or small they are.

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Laura Horvath is the Women’s Individual champion of the 2023 CrossFit Games. It’s the Hungarian athlete’s first-ever title after three previous podium finishes in 2018 and 2021-2022. Horvath is the first Eastern European athlete to ever win the CrossFit Games. To build her eventual title case, the 26-year-old Horvath won five of a possible 12 events, including the last four, to close the competition on a high note. Such a sterling performance gave the athlete just enough of an edge to surpass runner-up Emma Lawson. Horvath is now officially the Fittest Woman on Earth®.

Here are the top 10 finishers in the Women’s Individual division at the 2023 CrossFit Games:

Individual Women, 2023 CrossFit Games | Final Standings

1. Laura Horvath (Hungary) — 966 points | 2023 Fittest Woman on Earth®
2. Emma Lawson (Canada) — 919 points
3. Arielle Loewen (United States) — 883 points
4. Gabriela Migała (Poland) — 788 points
5. Alex Gazan (United States) — 786 points
6. Alexis Raptis (United States) — 771 points
7. Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir (United States) — 741 points
8. Emma Cary (United States) — 731 points
9. Danielle Brandon (United States) — 711 points
10. Paige Powers (United States) — 696 points

Here’s an overview of Horvath’s winning performance at the 2023 CrossFit Games, event by event:

Laura Horvath | Event By Event 2023 CrossFit Games Performance

1. Ride — Seven laps (9th place)
2. Pig Chipper — 13:50.40 (1st place)
3. Inverted Medley — Cap +5 (27th place)
4. The Alpaca Redux — 16:36.18 (2nd place)
5. Ski-Bag — 4:36.18 (1st place)
6. Helena — 9:06.79 (15th place)
7. Cross-Country 5K — 19:02.68 (13th place)
8. Intervals — 8:32.50 (8th place)
9. Olympic Weightlifting Total — 470 pounds (1st place)
10. Muscle-Up Logs — 8:41.22 (1st place)
11. Parallel Bar Pulls — 8:36.46 (1st place)
12. Echo Thruster Finals — 7:41.20 (4th place)

Horvath won her first career CrossFit Games title by virtue of a performance that could be described as “boom or bust.” If the athlete performed well in an event, chances are, she was likely taking the victory. If she didn’t, she struggled to finish in the top 10. Nonetheless, her five event triumphs out of 12 tests were enough to make history.

Horvath enters exclusive company as just 10th woman to ever win the Individual CrossFit Games. At just the age of 26, her reign might only be beginning. At the very least, Horvath has certainly been distinguished as a household name and as a champion.

In her post-win interview with the on-field reporter, Horvath took a mild swipe at pop culture while encouraging younger viewers as she acknowledged the health and fitness benefits of CrossFit training.

“I’m happy what my body can do and I’m not looking at the new “Barbie” movie, ‘Oh, I want to look like that.’ I want to look like what I look like. And I just want to prove that my body, whatever it looks like, can do these amazing things. And move things from A to B and run fast and lift heavy, and all those things. I’m very excited that little girls and teenagers can look up to all these amazing girls that are here, because our bodies are not us, we are what’s inside. And it’s amazing what our bodies can do if you put the work in.”

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And then there was only one. Three days of Individual competition at the 2023 CrossFit Games are in the books, with a clear race for both respective champions starting to take shape.

For the Women, sophomore competitor and 2022 Rookie of the Year Emma Lawson holds the pole position before Sunday’s Finals. Laura Horvath, in second place, does not trail far behind. On the Men’s side, Roman Khrennikov continues to successfully avenge his runner-up finish from 2022 by maintaining his stranglehold of the leaderboard. Current 2023 runner-up Jeffrey Adler might be the only athlete who can stop him.

2023 CrossFit Games Individual Leaderboard

Here is the current top 10 for the Women heading into Sunday’s Finals:

Women

1. Emma Lawson (Canada) — 729 points | Leader
2. Laura Horvath (Hungary) — 681 points
3. Arielle Loewen (United States) — 668 points
4. Alexis Raptis (United States) — 626 points
5. Gabriela Migała (Poland) — 593 points
6. Alex Gazan (United States) — 576 points
7. Annie Thorisdottir (Iceland) — 531 points
8. Emma Cary (United States) — 521 points
9. Emma Tall (Sweden) — 518 points
10. Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir (United States) — 516 points

Here is the current top 10 for the Men heading into Sunday’s Finals:

Men

1. Roman Khrennikov (United States) — 716 points | Leader
2. Jeffrey Adler (Canada) — 703 points
3. Chandler Smith (United States) — 628 points
4. Patrick Vellner (Canada) — 612 points
5. Brent Fikowski (Canada) — 606 points
6. Jay Crouch (Australia) — 588 points
7. Bayley Martin (Australia) — 559 points
8. Bjornvin Karl Gudmundsson (Iceland) — 545 points
9. Lazar Dukic (Serbia) — 531 points
10. Jelle Hoste (Belgium) — 530 points

Event 7 Results — Cross-Country 5K

The “Cross-Country 5K” did not aim to reinvent the wheel or spark a caveman-style fire. This was a simple and straightforward 5K run for time, with no window dressing, purely favoring speed and endurance.

Emily Rolfe cruised ahead of the rest of the Women with a 17:48.62 run. That was over 30 seconds faster than second place. On the Men’s side, Jelle Hoste (16:39.68) just edged out Jeffrey Adler (16:46.48) for the victory. Hoste is a CrossFit Games rookie, with the Cross-Country 5K acting as his first-ever event win. Roman Khrennikov was not far behind in third place (16:57.08) as he continued to cement his strong position as the overall Men’s leader.

Event 8 Results — Intervals

Power and short-term endurance were the name of the game during “Intervals.” Here was the athletes’ complete docket during this event.

Two intervals for total time with a 12-minute time limit, two rounds:

• 21 box jump-overs (20-inch box for Women, 24-inch box for Men)
• 15-calorie row
• Nine burpee box jump-overs (36-inch box for Women, 48-inch box for Men)

Rest until the six-minute mark before the final two-round push:

• Nine burpee box jump-overs (36-inch box for Women, 48-inch box for Men)
• 15-calorie row
• 21 box jump-overs (20-inch box for Women, 24-inch box for Men)

Emma Lawson separated herself from the pack with a time of 7:48.64 for the Women as the only woman to complete the course in less than eight minutes. As for the Men, Patrick Vellner (7:21.36) had roughly 24 seconds of separation from nearest contender Jonne Koski (7:45.38).

Event 9 Results — Olympic Weightlifting Total

The “Olympic Weightlifting Total” was the respective athletes’ final opportunity to earn points before Sunday’s Finals. As the name suggests, every competitor had two attempts at a one-rep max snatch and two attempts at a one-rep max clean & jerk. The total between both would act as an athlete’s score.

To put herself within striking distance of Lawson on the leaderboard, Horvath recorded a 470-pound total and the Women’s event win. Meanwhile, another CrossFit Games rookie, Jack Farlow, scored a 701-pound total for the Men’s victory.

Sunday’s Finals Await

With the roster cut now officially made, the stage is set for an epic Individual CrossFit Games Finals in Madison, WI. Just 48 points separate Lawson and current runner-up Horvath in a run at the Women’s ultimate throne. The margin is even thinner for the Men, with Khrennikov holding just a 13-point lead on Adler. Any slip-up or terrific performance in the final slate of events can mean all the difference.

While the actual champions remain to be decided, there will assuredly be two new Games winners when the dust finally settles.

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Justin Medeiros entered the 2023 CrossFit Games in Madison, WI, hoping to add a third consecutive Men’s title to this trophy case. However, as the athlete competed on Individual opening day, he earned a 29th and 37th finish in the first two events (“Ride” and “Pig Chipper”) of the contest. Such an initial performance has put Medeiros’ repeat chances in genuine jeopardy.

On August 4, 2023, Medeiros appeared in a video with the Buttery Bros on their YouTube channel to discuss his opening performance. The interview with Medeiros begins at 2:00.

The start of the 2023 Individual CrossFit Games featured “Ride,” an event where athletes had the task of finishing as many laps as possible on a Trek Bikes Marlin 8 mountain bike with a 40-minute time limit. An unfortunate crash set Medeiros back to a 29th-place finish amongst his competitors.

Medeiros explained that he had collided with Lazar Đukić twice, leading to his falls. Đukić had apparently stepped on one of his pedals too hard, slowing Medeiros down enough to crash. It is unclear if Medeiros’ crash was from the side or a rear-end. On the second occasion, Medeiros tried to maintain the inside track on Đukić, which he said was an advantage his peer tried to eliminate.

Medeiros didn’t want to give up his positioning, thrusting him into another crash. Đukić would take 35th place.

“I don’t think he [Đukić] wanted me to be on the inside, so he tried to squeeze me out,” Medeiros said. “I could have braked and gone around him, but I didn’t want to brake … I don’t think either of us wanted to fall, so I don’t think either one of [the collisions] was on purpose.”

Once it was time for the “Pig Chipper,” Medeiros was visibly shaken and managed only to recover enough for a 37th-place finish: the worst workout result of his young career. Đukić would take second place behind overall leader Roman Khrennikov.

At this stage of the 2023 Games, another Medeiros title seems unlikely. However, the athlete recovered enough to make the cut and will be a fixture all the way through Sunday’s Final.

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After the second day of Individual Competition at the 2023 CrossFit Games, Sophomore CrossFit Games competitor Emma Lawson, while Roman Khrennikov widened the gap between himself and the rest of the Men. Alexis Raptis (second place) is just ahead of likely favorite Laura Horvath and Chandler Smith is the closest to Khrennikov. Following a poor opening day, reigning Men’s champion Justin Medeiros (12th place) rebounded nicely to put himself within striking distance of the top through the rest of the way.

2023 CrossFit Games Individual Leaderboard

Here are the top 10 Individual Women after two days of the 2023 CrossFit Games:

Women

1. Emma Lawson (Canada) — 477 points
2. Alexis Raptis (United States) — 458 points
3. Laura Horvath (Hungary) — 457 points
4. Alex Gazan (United States) — 450 points
5. Arielle Loewen (United States) — 432 points
6. Jamie Simmonds (Australia) — 388 points
7. Annie Thorisdottir (Iceland) —356 points
8. Bethany Flores (United States) — 370 points
9. Emma Tall (Sweden) — 327 points
10. Paige Powers (United States) — 350 points

Men

1. Roman Khrennikov (United States) — 543 points
2. Jeffrey Adler (Canada) — 443 points
3. Chandler Smith (United States) — 432 points
4. Jay Crouch (Australia) — 411 points
5. Brent Fikowski (Canada) — 405 points
6. Bjornvin Karl Gudmundsson (Iceland) — 401 points
7. Patrick Vellner (Canada) — 392 points
8. Jelle Hoste (Belgium) — 364 points
9. Bayley Martin (New Zealand) — 363 points
10. Jonne Koski (Finland) — 357 points

Event 4 Results — The Alpaca Redux

Instead of being a closing workout like it was in 2022, the Alpaca Redux kicked matters off on Day 2 of the 2023 Games.

Athletes had the task of pushing a weighted sled (443 pounds for the Women, 546 pounds for the Men) 126 feet for the fastest time. After they finished their sled push, the competitors had to perform three rounds of:

• Two legless rope climbs
• 12 kettlebell clean and jerks
• A 42-foot sled push starting with two (53 pounds for Women, 70 pounds for Men) kettlebells 

Note: After each round, two additional kettlebells were added.

Khrennikov began to pull away from the field with a dominant win thanks to a time of 12:34.59. Emma Tall coasted ahead of the rest of the Women with a victory and time of 15:54.01. That was nearly 42 seconds better than Horvath (16:36.18) in second place.

Notably, CrossFit Games veteran Ben Smith suffered a torn patellar tendon in his right leg during the workout. The athlete did not withdraw and, at the time of this writing, is still persevering in the competition. Smith had surgery on a torn meniscus on his left leg in 2019.

Event 5 Results — SkiBag

On the SkiBag, the athletes had another race for time, in this instance completing the below circuit as fast as possible:

• 30-calorie SkiErg
• 30 sandbag squats (125 pounds for Women, 200 pounds for Men)
• 20-calorie SkiErg
• 20 sandbag squats (125 pounds for Women, 200 pounds for Men)

With a blistering time of 4:36.18, Laura Horvath flexed her muscles en route to a comfortable win by over a minute. For the Men, Colton Mertens (4:30.60) just edged out Samuel Kwant (4:34.75).

Event 6 Results — Helena

The Helena of the 2023 CrossFit Games was a slight variation of the classic benchmark WOD that most of the athletes were already familiar with. Rather than implement kettlebell swings and pull-ups, this Helena consisted of three rounds of the below, with an 11-minute time limit:

• 400-meter run
• 12 bar muscle-ups
• 21 dumbbell snatches (35 pounds for Women/50 pounds for Men)

For the Women, Jamie Simmonds paced ahead of the group with a time of 8:27.12. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Adler (7:56.58) was the only competitor to complete the course with a sub-eight-minute time, besting his nearest competitor, Will Moorad (8:05.63) by slightly more than nine seconds for the Men’s workout win.

Day 3 On Tap

Just like that, half of the 2023 Individual CrossFit Games are in the books, and it looks like there could be two new champions. On the Men’s side, barring an outright collapse, Roman Khrennikov seems to be in a great position to break through with a title after his runner-up result last year. On the Women’s side, a appears to still be too close to call, but Lawson, Horvath, and Raptis have certainly separated themselves thus far in a race for the top.

Saturday and Sunday in Madison await, and it will be a Games marathon, not a sprint.

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After coming in first place in the Men’s 35-39 division at the 2023 CrossFit Games in Madison, WI, Sam Dancer will return to competing in Individual CrossFit next year. The athlete announced he would retire from the Men’s 35-39 class (which is considered the start of Masters competition in CrossFit) and feature in Individual again in his post-victory interview on Thursday, August 3, 2023.

CrossFit General Manager of Sport Dave Castro would confirm the same news in an Instagram post, congratulating Dancer for making a successful “comeback” after a biceps tear ended his 2022 season. Castro applauded Dancer for taking on another comeback effort to return to Individual competition in 2024.

Here is precisely what Castro had to say about Dancer’s battle through injury adversity and plans to return to competing as an Individual.

“It [Dancer’s Men’s 35-39 win] was a lot closer than his 70-point margin of victory suggests,” Castro wrote. “Between reconstructive surgery to repair his bicep and the arrival of his daughter, he took lot of time off. Maybe too much, Sam thought. When the 2023 season began, he was scared he wouldn’t be the same anymore. He was right. He’s not. He’s better. Which is why you won’t see Sam Dancer in the 35-39 division next year. If all goes according to plan, he’ll be making another big comeback at the 2024 CrossFit Games to Individual competition.”

A seasoned CrossFit competitor, Dancer has not competed as an individual since the 2016 CrossFit Games, where he came in 32nd place. His Team, CrossFit Invictus X, finished as the runner-up at the 2018 edition of the Games and would miss the cut the following year. After a three-year absence, Dancer attempted to return in 2022 before his biceps injury forced him to withdraw.

Now, the athlete’s journey has come full circle with the Men’s 35-39 win and an ambitious Individual return plan.

Every now and then, CrossFit serves up a wonderful story of redemption like Dancer. Given his future Individual plans, this story is far from over.

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The first day of Individual competition at the 2023 CrossFit Games has finally concluded. Alexis Raptis and Roman Khrennikov are in first place for the Women and Men, respectively, with three days remaining for this segment of the competition. Emily Rolfe (second place) and Arielle Loewen (third place) round out the early podium for the Women. On the Men’s side, Jay Crouch (second place) and Spencer Panchik (third place) are just behind Khrennikov.

2023 CrossFit Games Individual Leaderboard

The athletes began their day at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time in Madison, WI. Unlike last year’s Games, there was no major inclement weather that pushed any event or workout scheduling back. Though the 2022 Games did initially have plans for a rest day, that is not the case in 2023. The Individual athletes who make it all the way to the Finals are expected to compete for four consecutive days through Sunday, August 6, 2023.

Here are the respective top-10s for the Individual Women and Men after Day 1 of the 2023 CrossFit Games:

Women

1. Alexis Raptis (United States) — 270 points | Leader
2. Emily Rolfe (Canada) — 246 points
3. Arielle Loewen (United States) — 225 points
4. Emma Lawson (Canada) — 222 points
5. Annie Thorisdottir (Iceland) — 216 points
6. Bethany Flores (United States) — 204 points
7. Laura Horvath (Hungary) — 202 points
8. Paige Powers (United States) — 198 points
9. Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir (United States)— 188 points
10. Jamie Simmonds (New Zealand) — 183 points

Men

1. Roman Khrennikov (United States) — 279 points | Leader
2. Jay Crouch (Australia) — 258 points
3. Spencer Panchik (United States) — 225 points
4. Moritz Fiebig (Germany) — 216 points
5. Samuel Cournoyer (Canada) — 204 points
6. Brent Fikowski (Canada) — 201 points
7. Bjornvin Karl Gudmundsson (Iceland) — 164 points
8. Dallin Pepper (United States) — 143 points
9. James Sprague (United States) — 143 points
10. Jonne Koski (Finland) — 128 points

Event 1 Results — Ride

In this workout, athletes had 40 minutes to complete as many 2,400-meter laps as possible while riding a Trek Bikes Marlin 8 Mountain Bike. Each lap featured an 80-meter run with the bike to return it to a place where it can be ridden again.

The story of the workout was undoubtedly Emma Lawson, who paced ahead of the Women with seven laps for the first Games event win of her career. Lawson was the 2022 CrossFit Rookie of the Year and appears to already be building well on that debut. On the Men’s side, Ant Haynes cruised ahead of the rest of his peers with seven laps, too, but the current overall top two (Khrennikov and Crouch) weren’t far behind in fifth and fourth place, respectively. Haynes is in 30th place after the first day.

Here are the top five finishers for the Women:

Women

1. Emma Lawson — 7 laps
2. Emily Rolfe — 7 laps
3. Emma Tall — 7 laps
4. Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir — 7 laps
5. Alexis Raptis — 7 laps

Men

1. Ant Haynes — 7 laps
2. Arthur Semenov — 7 laps
3. Jeffrey Adler — 7 laps
4. Jay Crouch — 7 laps
5. Roman Khrennikov — 7 laps

Event 2 Results — Pig Chipper

During this workout for time, the athletes had to throw around a mechanized “pig” weighing 254 kilograms (560 pounds) while completing other exercises, chipper-style. In a chipper, every repetition of one exercise must be finished before proceeding forward. The sequence was as follows:

• 10 pig flips
• 25 chest-to-bar pull-ups
• 50 toes-to-bar
• 100 wall ball shots
• 50 toes-to-bar
• 25 chest-to-bar pull-ups
• 10 pig flips

Khrennikov began to separate himself from the pack during this event, finishing the Pig Chipper with a time of 14:28.77. That was almost 16 seconds faster than runner-up Lazar Dukic. Laura Horvath was even more dominant for the Women, with a time of 13:50.40, which was over a minute faster than the next best competitor.

Event 3 Results — Inverted Medley

For the final event of Day 1 at the 2023 CrossFit Games, the athletes had to be handstand-proficient in the aptly-named Inverted Medley. For time, with a seven-minute time limit, here is what the athletes had to complete:

• 30-foot unbroken handstand walk over the ramp
• 8 free-standing handstand push-ups
• Unbroken obstacle steps to a 180-degree pirouette
• 16 pull-overs
• 360-degree pirouette to an unbroken step obstacle
• 8 free-standing handstand push-ups
• 30-foot unbroken handstand walk over the ramp

With a time of 3:12.75, Danielle Brandon set the pace for the Women. On the Men’s side, Cole Greashaber (3:47.89) was victorious, but runner-up Justin Medeiros might have been the bigger story. The two-time reigning champion in Medeiros sits in 22nd place after the first day of the Games. It is unclear what precisely happened to Medeiros, but commentary teams noted he had fallen during the Ride event. It is too early to declare a new champion, but Medeiros’ reign is in jeopardy after one day.

Day 2 Is Up Next

The 2023 CrossFit Games continue on Friday, August 4, 2023, with just a two-workout slate: The Alpaca Redux and the Ski Bag. Any athlete proficient in pushing sleds, legless rope climbs, and the SkiErg machine is likely relishing what’s to come in Madison. With three days left at CrossFit’s flagship contest, anything can happen, with both sides of the Individual field now seemingly wide open. There’s an entire weekend to go, and chaos already reigns.

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On August 2, 2023, during a press conference held about the 2023 CrossFit Games, CEO Don Faul revealed that the Individual and Team portions of the contest would be once again broadcast on ESPN. Any CrossFit fans tuning in on August 3-6, 2023, have a multitude of options to watch the action, which now includes live coverage on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+. Prior to 2023, the last time the Games were broadcast on ESPN was in 2016. They would to CBS platforms the following year. A seven-year absence from the “Worldwide Leader in Sports” now fills in the gap for the biggest contest in CrossFit.

Note: A subscription is required to view any coverage on ESPN+, and this overall addition only applies to audiences in the United States. International viewers still have other options for viewing not applicable to ESPN’s affiliates.

Here is what Faul said, clarifying the decision to reunite with ESPN in a broadcast partnership of the 2023 CrossFit Games:

“We are thrilled to be back on the preeminent platform for sports as CrossFit’s top athletes showcase their fitness on the very highest stage,” Faul stated. “… This relationship with ESPN will help introduce CrossFit to millions of people, welcoming them into the most supportive and hard-working community on a shared journey to long-term health and fitness.”

Each day of the 2023 Games will have a specific window on a different ESPN platform. For Sunday’s respective Individual Finals, in particular, the final moments will be captured on ESPN2 from 4-6 p.m. E.T.

The 2023 CrossFit Games are already well underway, with the Adaptive and Team Divisions starting earlier this week. The Individual athletes began their portion of the competition on Thursday, August 3, 2023. Justin Medeiros is the defending Men’s champion while the legendary Tia-Clair Toomey’s absence has left behind a sizable chasm for the Women’s competitors to fill.

Stay glued to Breaking Muscle for leaderboard updates and how all the athletes fare on the respective workouts. A weekend of exciting chaos, energy, and competitiveness in Madison, WI, assuredly awaits.

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