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Day One of the 2022 CrossFit Games is in the books, and it was filled with drama and several surprising results. The schedule initially had four events scheduled for Individual athletes, but only three of them took place. Event Two — the outdoor “Shuttle to Overhead” — was postponed due to rain. It will take place on Aug. 4, 2022 — the previously scheduled rest day.
In addition to the change in the Games schedule that no longer has a rest day for Individuals, Emily Rolfe withdrew from the competition for an undisclosed reason after Event One, leaving only 39 women to vie for the title of Fittest on Earth®, including the reigning champion, Tia-Clair Toomey.
Speaking of Toomey, she had an unexpectedly difficult day overall that saw her slip in the jump rope section of Event Three and lose a lead in Event Four to fall to eighth place in the overall standings. Two teens are atop the Women’s leaderboard — 2021 Rookie of the Year Mal O’Brien is in the overall lead, 27 points ahead of Emma Lawson in her Elite Individual division debut at the Games.
Reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros sits in second overall at the end of Day One behind Ricky Gerard, who won Event One in one of the strangest finishes arguably in Games history. Check out the full Day One recap below.
[2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Results and Leaderboard]
2022 NOBULL CrossFit GamesLeaderboard
2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Day One Team Overall Leaderboard
CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 194 points
CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 179 points
CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 179 points
CrossFit Invictus — 170 points
CrossFit Omnia Black — 152 points
Day One Individual Events
Day One did not go as expected on so many levels. Whether it was the thunderstorm or miscounted laps — or Tia-Clair Toomey’s lack of leader jersey — the first day of the 2022 Games were as full of twists and turns as they were incredible feats of endurance.
Event One — “Bike to Work”
For time:
Time cap: 50 minutes
Women
Haley Adams — 38:23.74
Tia-Clair Toomey — 38:26.64
Emma Lawson — 38.30.48
Alexis Raptis — 39.01.04
Laura Horvath — 39.01.25
Mal O’Brien — 39.06.04
Matilde Garnes — 39.07.12
Lucy Campbell — 39.43.56
Kara Saunders — 39.59.64
Emma McQuaid — 40:19.55
Men
Ricky Garard — 36:47.61
Jonne Koski — 36:49.34
Justin Medeiros — 36:53.65
Jeffrey Adler — 37:06.17
Spencer Panchik — 37:17.00
Roman Khrennikov — 37:18.52
Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 37:24.35
Willy Georges — 37:25.29
Moritz Fiebig — 37:29.71
Lazar ?uki? — 37:48.00
Through the first half of this event for the women, it appeared as though Horvath was going to run…er…bike away with an easy event win. She broke out to a massive lead in the first bike laps that set the rest of the field nearly a minute behind her pace.
However, Horvath’s lead was wiped away during the chest-to-bar pull-ups as the stamina of Toomey and Adams shot them to the front of the field. As is often the case in endurance events, Adams excelled and left a wide gap between her and the reigning champ. Toomey made it a tighter finish than expected in the final sprint to the finish line but Adams crossed it first to score the first Games event win of her career.
The Men’s heat was a mishmash of confusion after what started as a very strategic approach by the event leaders. ?uki?, Medeiros, and Koski led the field halfway through the first bike ride and took turns in the lead to let the others draft behind them, effectively making the ride easier.
Following the chest-to-bar pull-ups, Koski launched into the lead and it looked like the opening of the 2021 Games was going to repeat itself with an Event One win for Koski by a wide margin. Koski even reentered the larger group during the second bike ride because he lapped the field.
What seemed like a Koski blowout was disrupted as Panchik and ?uki? reentered the arena and sprinted toward the finish line. Something was amiss as Koski was the leader and was still on the course. Turns out, Panchik and ?uki? only completed four of the requisite five laps and recieved penalties that pushed them down the leaderboad, albeit to respectable finishes despite the mistake.
In yet another twist, in the final sprint, Garard made up the large lead Koski established and outraced Koski across the field to the finish line. Some people still may not believe the results of Event One for the men, given how much chaos was involved, but Garard was atop the leaderboard to kick off his return to the Games.
Event Two — “Shuttle to Overhead”
This event was postponed due to weather. It will take place on Aug. 4, 2022.
Event Three — “Skill Speed Medley”
Three rounds of races through pegboards, jump ropes, pistol squats, and handstand walks:
Quarterfinal Round:
Pegboard Ascents — Men: three ascents | Women: two ascents
75 Unbroken Single-Unders
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Left)
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Right)
Handstand Walk Course
Semifinal Round:
Strict Pegboard Ascents — Men: two ascents | Women: one ascent
50 Unbroken Double-Unders
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Left)
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Right)
Handstand Walk Course (Pirouette Start)
Final Round:
One Strict Pegboard Ascents
25 Double-Unders Cross Overs
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Left)
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Right)
Handstand Walk Course (Low Start)
Women
Danielle Brandon
Rebecca Fuselier
Emma Lawson
Elisa Fuliano
Mal O’Brien
Jacqueline Dahlstrøm
Arielle Loewen
Thuridur Erla Helgadottir
Haley Adams
Kristi Eramo O’Connell
Men
Nick Mathew
Guilherme Malheiros
Justin Medeiros
Pat Vellner
Ricky Garard
Will Moorad
Jonne Koski
Lazar Dukic
Roman Khrennikov
Austin Spencer
This event consisted of three rounds with the each divisision cutting in half after the first round and down to a final five in the last round. This was the first dent in Toomey’s armor as she stumbled in the first section with the jump rope. It came with a heavy punishment as athletes who failed to perform all reps unbroken had to start the entire section over. Toomey’s time after making it through her heat was not enough to advance to the second round and she scored the second worst event finish of her Games career.
The unique programming choice of double-under crossovers caused a lot of trouble for the majority of the field. It was apparent that it was a very technical movement that was tough to learn under time pressure with an elevated heart rate in front of a large crowd. The result was none of the women finishing the final round within the time cap. Brandon got the farthest the fastest to win first-place points.
Nick Mathew was the story coming out of this event as he was the first athlete to solve the enigma that was the double-under crossovers and crossed the finish line to claim his first event win at the Games. Malheiros and Medeiros also got through the double-under crossovers but the handstand walk kept Medeiros from crossing the finish line. Ten athletes total competed in the final round, only two made it across the finish line.
Event Four — “Elizabeth Elevated”
21-15-9-9-9 reps for time of:
Squat Cleans
Dips with Parallel Bar Traverses
Women: 95-pound cleans | Men: 135-pound cleans
Women
Arielle Loewen — 10:17.06
Kara Saunders — 10:31.72
Mal O’Brien — 10:33.77
Kristi Eramo O’Connell — 10:37.31
Emma McQuaid — 10:42.96
Danielle Brandon — 10:48.71
Dani Speegle — 11:03.74
Baylee Rayl — 11:14.72
Tia-Clair Toomey — 11:22.64
Christine Kolenbrander — 11:37.19
Men
Pat Vellner — 8:42.16
Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 9:20.11
Colten Mertens — 9:24.49
Noah Ohlsen — 9:39.12
Uldis Upenieks — 9:46.81
Cole Greashaber — 9:48.01
Ricky Garard — 9:49.82
Lazar ?uki? — 9:57.34
Nick Mathew — 9:58.84
Enrico Zenoni — Cap + two
The final event of the day looked like Toomey was back on track as she got out to an early lead. She beasted her way through the squat cleans but the dips on the parallel bars took a larger toll than expected and Toomey seemed to gas out by the latter rounds.
O’Brien and Loewen took advantage of Toomey’s lag towards the end. Loewen converted the first event win of her Games career and O’Brien locked in the overall lead at the end of day one. Saunders was in an earlier heat, but blitzed the course, posting the second fastest time in the Women’s division.
On the men’s side it initially appeared that Mertens’ time could sustain to an event win, given how difficult the event ultimately turned out to be. However, he was bested by Gudmundsson, who crossed the finish line four minutes faster. Gudmundsson’s time would have secured the win if Pat Vellner didn’t put on one of the most impressive performances of the Games thus far.
Vellner was the only man to finish under nine minutes and got to showboat to the crowd at the end of his run as he was so much further ahead of Gudmundsson’s time. This win for Vellner helped balance out a lackluster Event One performance and place him in third overall at the end of Day One.
[Related: 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Team Division Results — Events One and Four]
Day One Team Events
Day One was supposed to see the Teams work their way through three events, but the weather delays forced Events Two and Three to spill over into Day Two, initially a rest day for both Individuals and Teams.
Event One — “Biker Bob”
CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 24:25.80
CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 24:37.81
CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 24:37.87
CrossFit Portii — 25:01.19
CrossFit Invictus — 25:09.67
Event Four — “Pegs and P-Bars”
8th Day CrossFit Black — 9:28.04
CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 9:29.34
CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy — 9:36.97
CrossFit Taranis Lifetree — Cap + two
Ab CrossFit — Cap + three
Featured Image: @malobrien on Instagram
Day One of the 2022 CrossFit Games is in the books, and it was filled with drama and several surprising results. The schedule initially had four events scheduled for Individual athletes, but only three of them took place. Event Two — the outdoor “Shuttle to Overhead” — was postponed due to rain. It will take place on Aug. 4, 2022 — the previously scheduled rest day.
In addition to the change in the Games schedule that no longer has a rest day for Individuals, Emily Rolfe withdrew from the competition for an undisclosed reason after Event One, leaving only 39 women to vie for the title of Fittest on Earth®, including the reigning champion, Tia-Clair Toomey.
Speaking of Toomey, she had an unexpectedly difficult day overall that saw her slip in the jump rope section of Event Three and lose a lead in Event Four to fall to eighth place in the overall standings. Two teens are atop the Women’s leaderboard — 2021 Rookie of the Year Mal O’Brien is in the overall lead, 27 points ahead of Emma Lawson in her Elite Individual division debut at the Games.
Reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros sits in second overall at the end of Day One behind Ricky Gerard, who won Event One in one of the strangest finishes arguably in Games history. Check out the full Day One recap below.
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[2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Results and Leaderboard]
2022 NOBULL CrossFit GamesLeaderboard
2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Day One Team Overall Leaderboard
[*]CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 194 points
[*]CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 179 points
[*]CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 179 points
[*]CrossFit Invictus — 170 points
[*]CrossFit Omnia Black — 152 points
Day One Individual Events
Day One did not go as expected on so many levels. Whether it was the thunderstorm or miscounted laps — or Tia-Clair Toomey’s lack of leader jersey — the first day of the 2022 Games were as full of twists and turns as they were incredible feats of endurance.
Event One — “Bike to Work”
For time:
Time cap: 50 minutes
Women
[*]Haley Adams — 38:23.74
[*]Tia-Clair Toomey — 38:26.64
[*]Emma Lawson — 38.30.48
[*]Alexis Raptis — 39.01.04
[*]Laura Horvath — 39.01.25
[*]Mal O’Brien — 39.06.04
[*]Matilde Garnes — 39.07.12
[*]Lucy Campbell — 39.43.56
[*]Kara Saunders — 39.59.64
[*]Emma McQuaid — 40:19.55
Men
[*]Ricky Garard — 36:47.61
[*]Jonne Koski — 36:49.34
[*]Justin Medeiros — 36:53.65
[*]Jeffrey Adler — 37:06.17
[*]Spencer Panchik — 37:17.00
[*]Roman Khrennikov — 37:18.52
[*]Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 37:24.35
[*]Willy Georges — 37:25.29
[*]Moritz Fiebig — 37:29.71
[*]Lazar ?uki? — 37:48.00
Through the first half of this event for the women, it appeared as though Horvath was going to run…er…bike away with an easy event win. She broke out to a massive lead in the first bike laps that set the rest of the field nearly a minute behind her pace.
However, Horvath’s lead was wiped away during the chest-to-bar pull-ups as the stamina of Toomey and Adams shot them to the front of the field. As is often the case in endurance events, Adams excelled and left a wide gap between her and the reigning champ. Toomey made it a tighter finish than expected in the final sprint to the finish line but Adams crossed it first to score the first Games event win of her career.
The Men’s heat was a mishmash of confusion after what started as a very strategic approach by the event leaders. ?uki?, Medeiros, and Koski led the field halfway through the first bike ride and took turns in the lead to let the others draft behind them, effectively making the ride easier.
Following the chest-to-bar pull-ups, Koski launched into the lead and it looked like the opening of the 2021 Games was going to repeat itself with an Event One win for Koski by a wide margin. Koski even reentered the larger group during the second bike ride because he lapped the field.
What seemed like a Koski blowout was disrupted as Panchik and ?uki? reentered the arena and sprinted toward the finish line. Something was amiss as Koski was the leader and was still on the course. Turns out, Panchik and ?uki? only completed four of the requisite five laps and recieved penalties that pushed them down the leaderboad, albeit to respectable finishes despite the mistake.
In yet another twist, in the final sprint, Garard made up the large lead Koski established and outraced Koski across the field to the finish line. Some people still may not believe the results of Event One for the men, given how much chaos was involved, but Garard was atop the leaderboard to kick off his return to the Games.
Event Two — “Shuttle to Overhead”
This event was postponed due to weather. It will take place on Aug. 4, 2022.
Event Three — “Skill Speed Medley”
Three rounds of races through pegboards, jump ropes, pistol squats, and handstand walks:
Quarterfinal Round:
[*]Danielle Brandon
[*]Rebecca Fuselier
[*]Emma Lawson
[*]Elisa Fuliano
[*]Mal O’Brien
[*]Jacqueline Dahlstrøm
[*]Arielle Loewen
[*]Thuridur Erla Helgadottir
[*]Haley Adams
[*]Kristi Eramo O’Connell
Men
[*]Nick Mathew
[*]Guilherme Malheiros
[*]Justin Medeiros
[*]Pat Vellner
[*]Ricky Garard
[*]Will Moorad
[*]Jonne Koski
[*]Lazar Dukic
[*]Roman Khrennikov
[*]Austin Spencer
This event consisted of three rounds with the each divisision cutting in half after the first round and down to a final five in the last round. This was the first dent in Toomey’s armor as she stumbled in the first section with the jump rope. It came with a heavy punishment as athletes who failed to perform all reps unbroken had to start the entire section over. Toomey’s time after making it through her heat was not enough to advance to the second round and she scored the second worst event finish of her Games career.
The unique programming choice of double-under crossovers caused a lot of trouble for the majority of the field. It was apparent that it was a very technical movement that was tough to learn under time pressure with an elevated heart rate in front of a large crowd. The result was none of the women finishing the final round within the time cap. Brandon got the farthest the fastest to win first-place points.
Nick Mathew was the story coming out of this event as he was the first athlete to solve the enigma that was the double-under crossovers and crossed the finish line to claim his first event win at the Games. Malheiros and Medeiros also got through the double-under crossovers but the handstand walk kept Medeiros from crossing the finish line. Ten athletes total competed in the final round, only two made it across the finish line.
Event Four — “Elizabeth Elevated”
21-15-9-9-9 reps for time of:
Women
[*]Arielle Loewen — 10:17.06
[*]Kara Saunders — 10:31.72
[*]Mal O’Brien — 10:33.77
[*]Kristi Eramo O’Connell — 10:37.31
[*]Emma McQuaid — 10:42.96
[*]Danielle Brandon — 10:48.71
[*]Dani Speegle — 11:03.74
[*]Baylee Rayl — 11:14.72
[*]Tia-Clair Toomey — 11:22.64
[*]Christine Kolenbrander — 11:37.19
Men
[*]Pat Vellner — 8:42.16
[*]Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 9:20.11
[*]Colten Mertens — 9:24.49
[*]Noah Ohlsen — 9:39.12
[*]Uldis Upenieks — 9:46.81
[*]Cole Greashaber — 9:48.01
[*]Ricky Garard — 9:49.82
[*]Lazar ?uki? — 9:57.34
[*]Nick Mathew — 9:58.84
[*]Enrico Zenoni — Cap + two
The final event of the day looked like Toomey was back on track as she got out to an early lead. She beasted her way through the squat cleans but the dips on the parallel bars took a larger toll than expected and Toomey seemed to gas out by the latter rounds.
O’Brien and Loewen took advantage of Toomey’s lag towards the end. Loewen converted the first event win of her Games career and O’Brien locked in the overall lead at the end of day one. Saunders was in an earlier heat, but blitzed the course, posting the second fastest time in the Women’s division.
On the men’s side it initially appeared that Mertens’ time could sustain to an event win, given how difficult the event ultimately turned out to be. However, he was bested by Gudmundsson, who crossed the finish line four minutes faster. Gudmundsson’s time would have secured the win if Pat Vellner didn’t put on one of the most impressive performances of the Games thus far.
Vellner was the only man to finish under nine minutes and got to showboat to the crowd at the end of his run as he was so much further ahead of Gudmundsson’s time. This win for Vellner helped balance out a lackluster Event One performance and place him in third overall at the end of Day One.
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[Related: 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Team Division Results — Events One and Four]
Day One Team Events
Day One was supposed to see the Teams work their way through three events, but the weather delays forced Events Two and Three to spill over into Day Two, initially a rest day for both Individuals and Teams.
Event One — “Biker Bob”
[*]CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 24:25.80
[*]CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 24:37.81
[*]CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 24:37.87
[*]CrossFit Portii — 25:01.19
[*]CrossFit Invictus — 25:09.67
Event Four — “Pegs and P-Bars”
[*]8th Day CrossFit Black — 9:28.04
[*]CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 9:29.34
[*]CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy — 9:36.97
[*]CrossFit Taranis Lifetree — Cap + two
[*]Ab CrossFit — Cap + three
Featured Image: @malobrien on Instagram
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In addition to the change in the Games schedule that no longer has a rest day for Individuals, Emily Rolfe withdrew from the competition for an undisclosed reason after Event One, leaving only 39 women to vie for the title of Fittest on Earth®, including the reigning champion, Tia-Clair Toomey.
Speaking of Toomey, she had an unexpectedly difficult day overall that saw her slip in the jump rope section of Event Three and lose a lead in Event Four to fall to eighth place in the overall standings. Two teens are atop the Women’s leaderboard — 2021 Rookie of the Year Mal O’Brien is in the overall lead, 27 points ahead of Emma Lawson in her Elite Individual division debut at the Games.
Reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros sits in second overall at the end of Day One behind Ricky Gerard, who won Event One in one of the strangest finishes arguably in Games history. Check out the full Day One recap below.
[2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Results and Leaderboard]
2022 NOBULL CrossFit GamesLeaderboard
2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Day One Team Overall Leaderboard
CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 194 points
CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 179 points
CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 179 points
CrossFit Invictus — 170 points
CrossFit Omnia Black — 152 points
Day One Individual Events
Day One did not go as expected on so many levels. Whether it was the thunderstorm or miscounted laps — or Tia-Clair Toomey’s lack of leader jersey — the first day of the 2022 Games were as full of twists and turns as they were incredible feats of endurance.
Event One — “Bike to Work”
For time:
Time cap: 50 minutes
Women
Haley Adams — 38:23.74
Tia-Clair Toomey — 38:26.64
Emma Lawson — 38.30.48
Alexis Raptis — 39.01.04
Laura Horvath — 39.01.25
Mal O’Brien — 39.06.04
Matilde Garnes — 39.07.12
Lucy Campbell — 39.43.56
Kara Saunders — 39.59.64
Emma McQuaid — 40:19.55
Men
Ricky Garard — 36:47.61
Jonne Koski — 36:49.34
Justin Medeiros — 36:53.65
Jeffrey Adler — 37:06.17
Spencer Panchik — 37:17.00
Roman Khrennikov — 37:18.52
Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 37:24.35
Willy Georges — 37:25.29
Moritz Fiebig — 37:29.71
Lazar ?uki? — 37:48.00
Through the first half of this event for the women, it appeared as though Horvath was going to run…er…bike away with an easy event win. She broke out to a massive lead in the first bike laps that set the rest of the field nearly a minute behind her pace.
However, Horvath’s lead was wiped away during the chest-to-bar pull-ups as the stamina of Toomey and Adams shot them to the front of the field. As is often the case in endurance events, Adams excelled and left a wide gap between her and the reigning champ. Toomey made it a tighter finish than expected in the final sprint to the finish line but Adams crossed it first to score the first Games event win of her career.
The Men’s heat was a mishmash of confusion after what started as a very strategic approach by the event leaders. ?uki?, Medeiros, and Koski led the field halfway through the first bike ride and took turns in the lead to let the others draft behind them, effectively making the ride easier.
Following the chest-to-bar pull-ups, Koski launched into the lead and it looked like the opening of the 2021 Games was going to repeat itself with an Event One win for Koski by a wide margin. Koski even reentered the larger group during the second bike ride because he lapped the field.
What seemed like a Koski blowout was disrupted as Panchik and ?uki? reentered the arena and sprinted toward the finish line. Something was amiss as Koski was the leader and was still on the course. Turns out, Panchik and ?uki? only completed four of the requisite five laps and recieved penalties that pushed them down the leaderboad, albeit to respectable finishes despite the mistake.
In yet another twist, in the final sprint, Garard made up the large lead Koski established and outraced Koski across the field to the finish line. Some people still may not believe the results of Event One for the men, given how much chaos was involved, but Garard was atop the leaderboard to kick off his return to the Games.
Event Two — “Shuttle to Overhead”
This event was postponed due to weather. It will take place on Aug. 4, 2022.
Event Three — “Skill Speed Medley”
Three rounds of races through pegboards, jump ropes, pistol squats, and handstand walks:
Quarterfinal Round:
Pegboard Ascents — Men: three ascents | Women: two ascents
75 Unbroken Single-Unders
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Left)
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Right)
Handstand Walk Course
Semifinal Round:
Strict Pegboard Ascents — Men: two ascents | Women: one ascent
50 Unbroken Double-Unders
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Left)
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Right)
Handstand Walk Course (Pirouette Start)
Final Round:
One Strict Pegboard Ascents
25 Double-Unders Cross Overs
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Left)
10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Right)
Handstand Walk Course (Low Start)
Women
Danielle Brandon
Rebecca Fuselier
Emma Lawson
Elisa Fuliano
Mal O’Brien
Jacqueline Dahlstrøm
Arielle Loewen
Thuridur Erla Helgadottir
Haley Adams
Kristi Eramo O’Connell
Men
Nick Mathew
Guilherme Malheiros
Justin Medeiros
Pat Vellner
Ricky Garard
Will Moorad
Jonne Koski
Lazar Dukic
Roman Khrennikov
Austin Spencer
This event consisted of three rounds with the each divisision cutting in half after the first round and down to a final five in the last round. This was the first dent in Toomey’s armor as she stumbled in the first section with the jump rope. It came with a heavy punishment as athletes who failed to perform all reps unbroken had to start the entire section over. Toomey’s time after making it through her heat was not enough to advance to the second round and she scored the second worst event finish of her Games career.
The unique programming choice of double-under crossovers caused a lot of trouble for the majority of the field. It was apparent that it was a very technical movement that was tough to learn under time pressure with an elevated heart rate in front of a large crowd. The result was none of the women finishing the final round within the time cap. Brandon got the farthest the fastest to win first-place points.
Nick Mathew was the story coming out of this event as he was the first athlete to solve the enigma that was the double-under crossovers and crossed the finish line to claim his first event win at the Games. Malheiros and Medeiros also got through the double-under crossovers but the handstand walk kept Medeiros from crossing the finish line. Ten athletes total competed in the final round, only two made it across the finish line.
Event Four — “Elizabeth Elevated”
21-15-9-9-9 reps for time of:
Squat Cleans
Dips with Parallel Bar Traverses
Women: 95-pound cleans | Men: 135-pound cleans
Women
Arielle Loewen — 10:17.06
Kara Saunders — 10:31.72
Mal O’Brien — 10:33.77
Kristi Eramo O’Connell — 10:37.31
Emma McQuaid — 10:42.96
Danielle Brandon — 10:48.71
Dani Speegle — 11:03.74
Baylee Rayl — 11:14.72
Tia-Clair Toomey — 11:22.64
Christine Kolenbrander — 11:37.19
Men
Pat Vellner — 8:42.16
Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 9:20.11
Colten Mertens — 9:24.49
Noah Ohlsen — 9:39.12
Uldis Upenieks — 9:46.81
Cole Greashaber — 9:48.01
Ricky Garard — 9:49.82
Lazar ?uki? — 9:57.34
Nick Mathew — 9:58.84
Enrico Zenoni — Cap + two
The final event of the day looked like Toomey was back on track as she got out to an early lead. She beasted her way through the squat cleans but the dips on the parallel bars took a larger toll than expected and Toomey seemed to gas out by the latter rounds.
O’Brien and Loewen took advantage of Toomey’s lag towards the end. Loewen converted the first event win of her Games career and O’Brien locked in the overall lead at the end of day one. Saunders was in an earlier heat, but blitzed the course, posting the second fastest time in the Women’s division.
On the men’s side it initially appeared that Mertens’ time could sustain to an event win, given how difficult the event ultimately turned out to be. However, he was bested by Gudmundsson, who crossed the finish line four minutes faster. Gudmundsson’s time would have secured the win if Pat Vellner didn’t put on one of the most impressive performances of the Games thus far.
Vellner was the only man to finish under nine minutes and got to showboat to the crowd at the end of his run as he was so much further ahead of Gudmundsson’s time. This win for Vellner helped balance out a lackluster Event One performance and place him in third overall at the end of Day One.
[Related: 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Team Division Results — Events One and Four]
Day One Team Events
Day One was supposed to see the Teams work their way through three events, but the weather delays forced Events Two and Three to spill over into Day Two, initially a rest day for both Individuals and Teams.
Event One — “Biker Bob”
CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 24:25.80
CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 24:37.81
CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 24:37.87
CrossFit Portii — 25:01.19
CrossFit Invictus — 25:09.67
Event Four — “Pegs and P-Bars”
8th Day CrossFit Black — 9:28.04
CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 9:29.34
CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy — 9:36.97
CrossFit Taranis Lifetree — Cap + two
Ab CrossFit — Cap + three
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Day One of the 2022 CrossFit Games is in the books, and it was filled with drama and several surprising results. The schedule initially had four events scheduled for Individual athletes, but only three of them took place. Event Two — the outdoor “Shuttle to Overhead” — was postponed due to rain. It will take place on Aug. 4, 2022 — the previously scheduled rest day.
In addition to the change in the Games schedule that no longer has a rest day for Individuals, Emily Rolfe withdrew from the competition for an undisclosed reason after Event One, leaving only 39 women to vie for the title of Fittest on Earth®, including the reigning champion, Tia-Clair Toomey.
Speaking of Toomey, she had an unexpectedly difficult day overall that saw her slip in the jump rope section of Event Three and lose a lead in Event Four to fall to eighth place in the overall standings. Two teens are atop the Women’s leaderboard — 2021 Rookie of the Year Mal O’Brien is in the overall lead, 27 points ahead of Emma Lawson in her Elite Individual division debut at the Games.
Reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros sits in second overall at the end of Day One behind Ricky Gerard, who won Event One in one of the strangest finishes arguably in Games history. Check out the full Day One recap below.
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[2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Results and Leaderboard]
2022 NOBULL CrossFit GamesLeaderboard
2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Day One Team Overall Leaderboard
[*]CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 194 points
[*]CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 179 points
[*]CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 179 points
[*]CrossFit Invictus — 170 points
[*]CrossFit Omnia Black — 152 points
Day One Individual Events
Day One did not go as expected on so many levels. Whether it was the thunderstorm or miscounted laps — or Tia-Clair Toomey’s lack of leader jersey — the first day of the 2022 Games were as full of twists and turns as they were incredible feats of endurance.
Event One — “Bike to Work”
For time:
Time cap: 50 minutes
Women
[*]Haley Adams — 38:23.74
[*]Tia-Clair Toomey — 38:26.64
[*]Emma Lawson — 38.30.48
[*]Alexis Raptis — 39.01.04
[*]Laura Horvath — 39.01.25
[*]Mal O’Brien — 39.06.04
[*]Matilde Garnes — 39.07.12
[*]Lucy Campbell — 39.43.56
[*]Kara Saunders — 39.59.64
[*]Emma McQuaid — 40:19.55
Men
[*]Ricky Garard — 36:47.61
[*]Jonne Koski — 36:49.34
[*]Justin Medeiros — 36:53.65
[*]Jeffrey Adler — 37:06.17
[*]Spencer Panchik — 37:17.00
[*]Roman Khrennikov — 37:18.52
[*]Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 37:24.35
[*]Willy Georges — 37:25.29
[*]Moritz Fiebig — 37:29.71
[*]Lazar ?uki? — 37:48.00
Through the first half of this event for the women, it appeared as though Horvath was going to run…er…bike away with an easy event win. She broke out to a massive lead in the first bike laps that set the rest of the field nearly a minute behind her pace.
However, Horvath’s lead was wiped away during the chest-to-bar pull-ups as the stamina of Toomey and Adams shot them to the front of the field. As is often the case in endurance events, Adams excelled and left a wide gap between her and the reigning champ. Toomey made it a tighter finish than expected in the final sprint to the finish line but Adams crossed it first to score the first Games event win of her career.
The Men’s heat was a mishmash of confusion after what started as a very strategic approach by the event leaders. ?uki?, Medeiros, and Koski led the field halfway through the first bike ride and took turns in the lead to let the others draft behind them, effectively making the ride easier.
Following the chest-to-bar pull-ups, Koski launched into the lead and it looked like the opening of the 2021 Games was going to repeat itself with an Event One win for Koski by a wide margin. Koski even reentered the larger group during the second bike ride because he lapped the field.
What seemed like a Koski blowout was disrupted as Panchik and ?uki? reentered the arena and sprinted toward the finish line. Something was amiss as Koski was the leader and was still on the course. Turns out, Panchik and ?uki? only completed four of the requisite five laps and recieved penalties that pushed them down the leaderboad, albeit to respectable finishes despite the mistake.
In yet another twist, in the final sprint, Garard made up the large lead Koski established and outraced Koski across the field to the finish line. Some people still may not believe the results of Event One for the men, given how much chaos was involved, but Garard was atop the leaderboard to kick off his return to the Games.
Event Two — “Shuttle to Overhead”
This event was postponed due to weather. It will take place on Aug. 4, 2022.
Event Three — “Skill Speed Medley”
Three rounds of races through pegboards, jump ropes, pistol squats, and handstand walks:
Quarterfinal Round:
- Pegboard Ascents — Men: three ascents | Women: two ascents
- 75 Unbroken Single-Unders
- 10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Left)
- 10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Right)
- Handstand Walk Course
- Strict Pegboard Ascents — Men: two ascents | Women: one ascent
- 50 Unbroken Double-Unders
- 10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Left)
- 10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Right)
- Handstand Walk Course (Pirouette Start)
- One Strict Pegboard Ascents
- 25 Double-Unders Cross Overs
- 10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Left)
- 10 Unbroken Pistol Squats (Right)
- Handstand Walk Course (Low Start)
[*]Danielle Brandon
[*]Rebecca Fuselier
[*]Emma Lawson
[*]Elisa Fuliano
[*]Mal O’Brien
[*]Jacqueline Dahlstrøm
[*]Arielle Loewen
[*]Thuridur Erla Helgadottir
[*]Haley Adams
[*]Kristi Eramo O’Connell
Men
[*]Nick Mathew
[*]Guilherme Malheiros
[*]Justin Medeiros
[*]Pat Vellner
[*]Ricky Garard
[*]Will Moorad
[*]Jonne Koski
[*]Lazar Dukic
[*]Roman Khrennikov
[*]Austin Spencer
This event consisted of three rounds with the each divisision cutting in half after the first round and down to a final five in the last round. This was the first dent in Toomey’s armor as she stumbled in the first section with the jump rope. It came with a heavy punishment as athletes who failed to perform all reps unbroken had to start the entire section over. Toomey’s time after making it through her heat was not enough to advance to the second round and she scored the second worst event finish of her Games career.
The unique programming choice of double-under crossovers caused a lot of trouble for the majority of the field. It was apparent that it was a very technical movement that was tough to learn under time pressure with an elevated heart rate in front of a large crowd. The result was none of the women finishing the final round within the time cap. Brandon got the farthest the fastest to win first-place points.
Nick Mathew was the story coming out of this event as he was the first athlete to solve the enigma that was the double-under crossovers and crossed the finish line to claim his first event win at the Games. Malheiros and Medeiros also got through the double-under crossovers but the handstand walk kept Medeiros from crossing the finish line. Ten athletes total competed in the final round, only two made it across the finish line.
Event Four — “Elizabeth Elevated”
21-15-9-9-9 reps for time of:
- Squat Cleans
- Dips with Parallel Bar Traverses
Women
[*]Arielle Loewen — 10:17.06
[*]Kara Saunders — 10:31.72
[*]Mal O’Brien — 10:33.77
[*]Kristi Eramo O’Connell — 10:37.31
[*]Emma McQuaid — 10:42.96
[*]Danielle Brandon — 10:48.71
[*]Dani Speegle — 11:03.74
[*]Baylee Rayl — 11:14.72
[*]Tia-Clair Toomey — 11:22.64
[*]Christine Kolenbrander — 11:37.19
Men
[*]Pat Vellner — 8:42.16
[*]Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 9:20.11
[*]Colten Mertens — 9:24.49
[*]Noah Ohlsen — 9:39.12
[*]Uldis Upenieks — 9:46.81
[*]Cole Greashaber — 9:48.01
[*]Ricky Garard — 9:49.82
[*]Lazar ?uki? — 9:57.34
[*]Nick Mathew — 9:58.84
[*]Enrico Zenoni — Cap + two
The final event of the day looked like Toomey was back on track as she got out to an early lead. She beasted her way through the squat cleans but the dips on the parallel bars took a larger toll than expected and Toomey seemed to gas out by the latter rounds.
O’Brien and Loewen took advantage of Toomey’s lag towards the end. Loewen converted the first event win of her Games career and O’Brien locked in the overall lead at the end of day one. Saunders was in an earlier heat, but blitzed the course, posting the second fastest time in the Women’s division.
On the men’s side it initially appeared that Mertens’ time could sustain to an event win, given how difficult the event ultimately turned out to be. However, he was bested by Gudmundsson, who crossed the finish line four minutes faster. Gudmundsson’s time would have secured the win if Pat Vellner didn’t put on one of the most impressive performances of the Games thus far.
Vellner was the only man to finish under nine minutes and got to showboat to the crowd at the end of his run as he was so much further ahead of Gudmundsson’s time. This win for Vellner helped balance out a lackluster Event One performance and place him in third overall at the end of Day One.
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[Related: 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Team Division Results — Events One and Four]
Day One Team Events
Day One was supposed to see the Teams work their way through three events, but the weather delays forced Events Two and Three to spill over into Day Two, initially a rest day for both Individuals and Teams.
Event One — “Biker Bob”
[*]CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 24:25.80
[*]CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 24:37.81
[*]CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 24:37.87
[*]CrossFit Portii — 25:01.19
[*]CrossFit Invictus — 25:09.67
Event Four — “Pegs and P-Bars”
[*]8th Day CrossFit Black — 9:28.04
[*]CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 9:29.34
[*]CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy — 9:36.97
[*]CrossFit Taranis Lifetree — Cap + two
[*]Ab CrossFit — Cap + three
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