https://www.scmp.com/rss/508532/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Officials have altered the qualification process for the CrossFit Games, and with it the structure of the 2023 season. According to Justin Bergh, the company’s general manager of sport, the approach is designed to “increase the amount of people who see and participate in our sport, and welcome more people to take up CrossFit training as a result”. The biggest change for competitors is to the semi-finals, with the number of competitions dropping from 10 to seven. CrossFit will manage two in North... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3195739/crossfit-games-changes-qualification-process-standardises?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3195739/crossfit-games-changes-qualification-process-standardises?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:57:33 +0000 The male and female winners of the CrossFit Games 2022 individual competition take home US$310,000 each, at least. The CrossFit Games is taking place from August 3 to 7, in Madison, US. On top of the overall winnings, the individuals are also competing for event win prize money. If an athlete takes first place in one of the events, they win US$3,000. The amount of events vary each year. Last year, there were 12 events. Prize money goes right down to the 40th placed athlete. Last year, only the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187998/what-crossfit-games-2022-prize-money-largest-payout-winners?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187998/what-crossfit-games-2022-prize-money-largest-payout-winners?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Aug 2022 03:02:56 +0000 Five times CrossFit Games winner Mat Fraser is finding retirement as rewarding as competing, it is only the outlets for his perfectionism that have changed. “It’s been really shocking to see how many parallels there are. Not too much is different other than the physical output,” he said. Fraser retired from CrossFit in February 2021. He had won five consecutive CrossFit Games and looked far from over his peak. He would have been favourite for more Games to come, had he not stepped away from the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3171787/how-mat-fraser-finds-retirement-crossfit-rewarding-competing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3171787/how-mat-fraser-finds-retirement-crossfit-rewarding-competing?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:45:14 +0000 The CrossFit community is raising money for charities working in the war in Ukraine. Around the world, CrossFitters will be doing one burpee per US dollar raised for Medecins Sans Frontieres. Tatiana Grashchenko, owner of CrossFit Banda, the biggest CrossFit gym in Ukraine, has appealed for as many donations as possible. “Right now unfortunately my country is facing a terrible time,” Grashchenko said. “Ukraine is under Russian military attacks. So during this war some of my clubs are being used... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170911/ukraine-war-crossfit-community-raises-money-charity-amid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170911/ukraine-war-crossfit-community-raises-money-charity-amid?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Mar 2022 01:45:17 +0000 The final week of the 2022 CrossFit Open is upon us, and this round kicks off with a live workout including former “Fittest Woman on Earth” Annie Thorisdottir on Thursday. During the live throw down – which starts at 8pm GMT – Thorisdottir will go head to head with Lauren Fisher, Alexis Morgan and Lindsey McDuffie. Meanwhile, Khan Porter, Tola Morakinyo, Logan Martin and Zac Morgan will go head-to-head on the men’s side. Watch the work out announcement and throw down live here: The Open is a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170025/watch-crossfit-open-223-workout-announcement-live-annie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170025/watch-crossfit-open-223-workout-announcement-live-annie?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:30:33 +0000 CrossFit has been rapidly growing in popularity for years, and the sport now has thousands of athletes competing, and even more followers. The annual CrossFit Games showpiece attracts thousands of live fans with millions watching online, while there are several high-profile CrossFit documentaries on Netflix, with top athletes garnering celebrity status. What is CrossFit? CrossFit is a fitness regime that relies on varied movements. The idea is to prepare participants for the many varied... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170030/what-crossfit-and-who-invented-it-history-open-games-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170030/what-crossfit-and-who-invented-it-history-open-games-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:10:09 +0000 The CrossFit Open enters its second week, and the workout is being announced live via YouTube, with four of the best CrossFitters going head-to-head in the latest 22.2 workout. CrossFit Games champion Justin Medeiros throws down with Games athlete Saxon Panchik, while Emma Lawson and Laura Horvath will go head to head too. Watch the announcement and the workouts here: The CrossFit Open is a three-week competition, with CrossFit announcing a new workout every week. Participants have seven days... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3169169/watch-crossfit-open-222-live-announcement-justin-medeiros?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3169169/watch-crossfit-open-222-live-announcement-justin-medeiros?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:30:33 +0000 Northern Ireland’s Emma McQuaid was contemplating quitting CrossFit for good at the back end of 2021. But just 10 weeks later, the athlete from County Down went on to win this month’s Wodapalooza in Miami. The feat was all the more impressive given she had been suffering with long-term complications from contracting Covid-19. “I really struggled. I thought I had finished competing. I was pretty down to be honest,” McQuaid said. “I had come home on such a high after the [CrossFit] Games, and then... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3164712/crossfit-how-emma-mcquaid-bounced-back-covid-19-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3164712/crossfit-how-emma-mcquaid-bounced-back-covid-19-win?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:08:22 +0000 Patrick Vellner won the Wodapalooza men’s division and with it US$100,000 in prize money. Emma McQuaid won the women’s title and took home the same pot. Vellner had held the lead since day one and came into the final workouts with a 56-point cushion. The Canadian, who has been to seven Games finishing second twice and third twice, was one of the pre-tournament favourites. Dual national Brit and Irish, McQuaid, 32, was made to work hard for her victory. She sat in second place coming into the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3163656/wodapalooza-miami-crossfit-competition-won-patrick-vellner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3163656/wodapalooza-miami-crossfit-competition-won-patrick-vellner?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:17:27 +0000 The Wodapalooza Miami Fitness Festival, which is one of the most anticipated CrossFit competitions of the calendar, begins on Thursday and is packed with big names. It’s no wonder with a prize purse totalling US$500,000. The winner of the elite men and women receive $100,000, second place wins $35,000 and third wins $20,000. Each event win earns them $1,000. There is prize money right down to 10th place overall. Three-member teams earn $25,000. It’s $10,000 for second and $5,000 for third. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3163274/wodapalooza-2022-sara-sigmundsdottir-and-saxon-panchik?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3163274/wodapalooza-2022-sara-sigmundsdottir-and-saxon-panchik?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:07:32 +0000 Dave Castro has claimed he has been fired by CrossFit, insisting that any suggestion his exit from the company was a mutual decision “couldn’t be further from the truth”. News of the former CrossFit Games director’s departure came on Wednesday via a leaked internal email, which had circulated in the company on January 4, according to CrossFit blog The Morning Chalk Up. “I have made the difficult decision to change the leadership of the Sport team to best support CrossFit’s go-forward plans, and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3162264/dave-castro-fired-crossfit-leaked-eric-roza-email-full?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3162264/dave-castro-fired-crossfit-leaked-eric-roza-email-full?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:19:19 +0000 CrossFit continues to grow in popularity, and this is reflected in the stories you love to read. Here is a collection of the top stories from 2021 in terms of most views. 10. CrossFit: Mat Fraser and Josh Bridges talk spitting rules for CrossFit gyms – ‘it’s my gym, I’ll do whatever I want’ – read full story here Two legends of CrossFit chewed that fat on podcast “JOSH MAT SEVAN”. In a time when Covid-19 was on everyone’s mind, spitting in gyms caught the CrossFit community’s attention. 9.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3161641/10-crossfit-stories-2021-fraser-vs-froning-spat-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3161641/10-crossfit-stories-2021-fraser-vs-froning-spat-games?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:15:10 +0000 Three year old French Bulldog Dela, who is a rescue dog, has taught her owner Stephanie Poelman a thing or two. “Patience,” Poelman said. “And of course unconditional love.” Poelman is a member of CrossFit Asphodel, which hosted the 2021 PupFit charity event on Saturday that helps raise money for local charities including Catherine’s Puppies and the Sai Kung Stray Foundation. So far they have raised more than HK$147,000 and Poelman, who has been doing CrossFit for 11 years and has lived in Hong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154467/hong-kongs-crossfit-community-gets-together-raise-money?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154467/hong-kongs-crossfit-community-gets-together-raise-money?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Nov 2021 12:00:20 +0000 The CrossFit Open will take place in February and March next year, and the CrossFit Games will take place in August. The CrossFit Open is an online competition – each week there is a new work out and athletes have to record themselves completing it, submitting their time, weight, reps or appropriate unit. It is the first chance to qualify from the CrossFit Games. The Open lasts three weeks, with a workout per week, from February 24 to March 14. The CrossFit Games will be held from August... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154511/crossfit-open-and-games-2022-dates-announced-along?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154511/crossfit-open-and-games-2022-dates-announced-along?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Nov 2021 01:42:06 +0000 It was a battle of the CrossFit icons all weekend in Austin, Texas, as five-time reigning champion Tia-Clair Toomey pipped Iceland’s Annie Thorisdottir at the death to take the 2021 Rogue Invitational. Toomey, who is originally from Queensland, Australia, but trains out of the US, finished up with 625 points after seven events over October 29-31 at the Dell Diamond, a 12,000-seat outdoor stadium. Former CrossFit Games champion Thorisdottir, who finished third at the 2021 event in August, led... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154426/rogue-invitational-tia-clair-toomey-pips-annie-thorisdottir?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154426/rogue-invitational-tia-clair-toomey-pips-annie-thorisdottir?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:00:42 +0000 When reigning five-time CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser announced his retirement in February, it sent shock waves through the sport. Pundits were quick to put their money on a number of successors to his crown as the “fittest man on earth” and one of the names thrown out consistently was Games rookie Justin Medeiros. The American exploded onto the scene at the 2020 CrossFit Games, lining up against Fraser in his rookie appearance and coming third, and at times, looking like he was testing the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3153181/justin-medeiros-ushers-future-crossfit-he-gets-set-rogue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3153181/justin-medeiros-ushers-future-crossfit-he-gets-set-rogue?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:00:16 +0000 The story of how CrossFit’s “country champions” came about is one of the sport’s massive metamorphosis, which took place in 2020, and the lasting impact it had on its athletes. In Autumn 2018, then-CEO and founder Greg Glassman announced a host of changes to the sport and its marquee event, the CrossFit Games. Regionals – a staple of the competitive calendar – were gone, and a number of “Sanctionals” would take their place. “Country champions” would also be crowned, which meant that if you could... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151955/should-taiwan-and-hong-kong-have-their-own-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151955/should-taiwan-and-hong-kong-have-their-own-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:00:22 +0000 Valerie Toh can thank her mum for getting her into CrossFit. Back in 2017, Toh travelled to Phuket, Thailand with her mom Khoo, who was getting into Muay Thai along with regularly training for marathons. The two were training out of the Tiger Muay Thai & Martial Arts gym, which also happened to be running CrossFit classes as well, and had CrossFit Games athlete Joy Somers teaching. “My mom was there doing her Muay Thai classes and I was just this kid there,” said the 20-year-old. “So Joy was the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151937/malaysia-crossfit-champion-valerie-toh-beauty-muscles-theres?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151937/malaysia-crossfit-champion-valerie-toh-beauty-muscles-theres?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:00:10 +0000 South Korea’s Choi Seung-yeon grabbed the hearts of fans in Madison, Wisconsin during July’s 2021 CrossFit Games in a matter of seconds. Choi, the only athlete to qualify for the games from South Korea, sustained an injury during the seventh event at the Alliant Energy Centre, which featured a 200-metre run and one clean (where competitors take a barbell and get it to a standing position on their shoulders). In typical CrossFit fashion, athletes had to do this five times, as fast as they... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151359/south-koreas-choi-seung-yeon-reflects-stealing-show-2021?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151359/south-koreas-choi-seung-yeon-reflects-stealing-show-2021?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Oct 2021 22:00:12 +0000 CrossFitters in Taiwan do not want to compete under the Chinese flag, and hope that CrossFit Inc. will change its policy. “I’m angry with that, but I can’t say something, because I don’t have the choice,” said Zhu Yusen, Taiwan’s fittest man in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan all compete under China’s five-starred red flag in the CrossFit Open and the CrossFit Games. Zhu, 24, said he is only “50 per cent” angry but other competitors are far angrier than him. “My friend... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151531/taiwans-crossfitters-angry-they-have-carry-chinas-flag-when?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151531/taiwans-crossfitters-angry-they-have-carry-chinas-flag-when?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:48:37 +0000 Kim Seok-beom can now be found representing South Korea as his country’s CrossFit champion. But things almost panned out a lot differently. The 29-year-old started playing football aged 10, and soon discovered he actually had a chance of turning his dream of becoming a professional player into reality. “When I was 19, I had a dream of joining an overseas professional league,” Kim told the Post. “I tried to go to the UK first, but my plan got cancelled because of visa issues. So I changed my mind... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151249/how-kim-seok-beom-left-his-football-dreams-behind-become?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151249/how-kim-seok-beom-left-his-football-dreams-behind-become?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:00:21 +0000 Back in 2009, South Korean Lee Weon-Woo headed down to Australia to complete his master’s degree in physiotherapy. At that point, Lee was already finding himself a bit disillusioned with the idea of working in health care. “In Korea, physiotherapists always work at the hospital,” said the 37-year-old. “And when I was in school I thought about approaching people who weren’t sick yet, and then my goal became to prevent disabilities from happening. But in Korea you could only deal with people who... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149968/south-korean-crossfit-coachs-quest-change-drinking-culture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149968/south-korean-crossfit-coachs-quest-change-drinking-culture?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:00:33 +0000 The 2018 documentary, The Redeemed and the Dominant, about the 2017 CrossFit Games, is a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a cheat. Ricky Garard, who finished third, is chronicled heavily throughout the piece. Garard famously tested positive for testolone and endurobol, both banned substances. He was hit with a four-year ban, meaning he could not compete in any CrossFit-sanctioned event until October of this year. Heber Cannon, at one point in the documentary, flat out asks Garard about the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149688/crossfit-ricky-garard-becomes-sports-villain-dubai-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149688/crossfit-ricky-garard-becomes-sports-villain-dubai-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:00:21 +0000 When reigning champion Zack George went down with an injury early in the 2021 CrossFit Games season, it left a gaping hole and a title up for grabs. Enter Joshua Al-chamaa, 29, a former contemporary ballet dancer turned CrossFitter, is bringing a new sense of flair to the sport with his infectious personality. Now the UK’s “Fittest Man”, Al-chamaa has racked up an impressive resume in a short time. He took his first CrossFit class in 2017, and since then has placed well in a number of high... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3145660/joshua-al-chamaa-uks-fittest-man-and-wants-you-your-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3145660/joshua-al-chamaa-uks-fittest-man-and-wants-you-your-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:00:19 +0000 With Hong Kong’s Olympic success fresh in the minds of kids and their parents, two local CrossFit coaches are hoping this rising tide of sport continues to lift many boats, to the highest point above sea level in fact. CrossFit Asphodel in Kennedy Town is kicking off its fifth year of its Keep Moving Project, and coach Joy Ip, who is spearheading the project along with Michelle O’Brien said Hong Kong’s historic Olympics – one gold, two silvers and three bronze – shows the city is most definitely... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3144575/crossfit-kids-climb-everest-weekend-part-push-make-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3144575/crossfit-kids-climb-everest-weekend-part-push-make-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Aug 2021 01:18:39 +0000 Justin Medeiros looks like he could potentially bypass an entire generation of CrossFit athletes on the way to his first title. The 22-year-old American burst onto the scene last season in his rookie campaign, finishing third at the scaled down, Covid-19 bubble 2020 CrossFit Games, which were held at a ranch in Aromas, California. Now fans are back at the sold-out Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and Medeiros leads the men’s division after three days and 12 events. Medeiros is... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3143364/crossfit-games-justin-medeiros-shows-future-now-dominant-tia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3143364/crossfit-games-justin-medeiros-shows-future-now-dominant-tia?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Aug 2021 02:12:23 +0000 Heber Cannon and Marston Sawyers had their hands full chronicling the 2020 CrossFit Games season for the documentary “Resurgence”, which is out now on iTunes. The former CrossFit Inc. employees are now known as the Buttery Bros and run a successful YouTube channel where they work out and hang with various CrossFit stars, among other athletes. They have done five documentaries related to CrossFit, four of them chronicling past games including “The Fittest”, which dives into the 2019 season, but... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3141954/buttery-bros-chronicle-crazy-2020-crossfit-games-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3141954/buttery-bros-chronicle-crazy-2020-crossfit-games-season?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:36:58 +0000 When it comes to the most dominating countries related to the sport of CrossFit, the US takes the cake. There hasn’t been a male champion outside of America since 2009 when Finland’s Mikko Salo won it. On the women’s side, the US contingent isn’t as strong, largely due to Australian Tia-Clair Toomey’s dominance over the past four years, but outside of that the American woman are always gunning for the top spot. The same can be said for the team division as Rich Froning’s CrossFit Mayhem Freedom... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3136879/2021-crossfit-games-can-icelands-bkg-bring-glory-homeland?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3136879/2021-crossfit-games-can-icelands-bkg-bring-glory-homeland?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Earlier this year, Victoria Campos said she was in the best shape of her life heading into the 2021 CrossFit Games season. She wasn’t kidding. The 28-year-old Brazilian expat, who has been in Hong Kong for more than five years, crushed the online quarter-finals, finishing fourth in all of South America, and earning a berth to the Brazil CrossFit Championship (June 11-13).  Campos, who will be competing virtually from her home gym – CrossFit Asphodel in Kennedy Town where she is also the head... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3136915/hong-kong-based-victoria-campos-guns-2021-crossfit-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3136915/hong-kong-based-victoria-campos-guns-2021-crossfit-games?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:23:17 +0000 Chandler Smith caught the attention of the CrossFit world at the Atlantic Regionals in 2016 during Event Five, a triplet of running on a Tru Form runner, GHD sit-ups and dead lifts at 405 pounds. Defending CrossFit Games champion Ben Smith set the pace as athletes entered the final round, but Chandler Smith did everything in his power to chase him down. He ripped 405 off the ground seven times in under 10 seconds and finished just three seconds behind Ben. Chandler Smith did not make the Games... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135500/granite-games-chandler-smiths-moment-send-message-heading?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135500/granite-games-chandler-smiths-moment-send-message-heading?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:00:08 +0000 Last year CrossFit saw a global pandemic nearly wipe out its entire season and its founder nearly derail the sport. Now a documentary by famed CrossFit director duo The Buttery Bros dives headfirst into both subjects with “Resurgence”, which now has a trailer and release date of July 20. Directed by Heber Cannon and Marston Sawyers, the documentary features the final win of five-time champion Mat Fraser, who retired from competition in February. It also follows Australian Tia-Clair Toomey, who... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135854/resurgence-which-chronicles-pandemic-stricken-2020-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135854/resurgence-which-chronicles-pandemic-stricken-2020-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jun 2021 03:54:49 +0000 The first three men, women and teams punched their tickets to the 2021 CrossFit Games at the Torian Pro semi-final in Brisbane, Australia. For the men, it was Royce Dunne, Jay Crouch and Bayden Brown. For the women, it was Kara Saunders, Laura Clifton and Ellie Turner. Dunne finished in the top four in most of his workouts which sealed his lead among the Oceania competition early on at the three-day competition at the Patrick Rafter Arena. The games will take place in Madison, Wisconsin, from... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135430/torian-pro-kara-saunders-and-royce-dunne-take-titles-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135430/torian-pro-kara-saunders-and-royce-dunne-take-titles-first?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 May 2021 02:39:21 +0000 It appears the future is now in the sport of CrossFit. Jayson Hopper, a 23-year-old former collegiate American football player for Clemson, won the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge over the weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee, against some stiff competition. Hopper has yet to compete at the CrossFit Games but finished 19th in the 2021 CrossFit Open. Hopper led the men’s division for most of the three-day tournament, finishing ahead of Scott Panchik and Justin Medeiros, who are CrossFit Games... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135425/mid-atlantic-crossfit-challenge-young-gun-jayson-hopper-wins?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135425/mid-atlantic-crossfit-challenge-young-gun-jayson-hopper-wins?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 May 2021 02:13:50 +0000 The second of 10 2021 CrossFit Games semi-finals is about to kick off in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge. The three day event starts at 2am on May 29, and you can stream it live here: https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135176/how-watch-mid-atlantic-crossfit-challenge-live?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135176/how-watch-mid-atlantic-crossfit-challenge-live?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 May 2021 05:37:59 +0000 Three men, women and teams from Australia and New Zealand are looking to book coveted spots at the 2021 CrossFit Games. The Torian Pro, which kicks off 7am will have its first of three days of competition concluding at 4:45pm. The event features athletes from the Oceania region, which is primarily made up of athletes from Australia and New Zealand. The men’s side is likely to see a four-man race for three spots. The top three men, women and teams from each division will advance to the 2021... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135080/torian-pro-who-will-win-australias-2021-crossfit-games-semi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135080/torian-pro-who-will-win-australias-2021-crossfit-games-semi?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 May 2021 22:00:14 +0000 The first semi-final of the 2021 CrossFit Games season kicks off in Brisbane, Australia with the Torian Pro. The three day tournament starts at 7am on May 28 Hong Kong time, and features the top athletes from Oceania, which is Australia and New Zealand. You can watch the whole thing live below: https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135136/how-stream-torian-pro-crossfit-semi-final-live?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135136/how-stream-torian-pro-crossfit-semi-final-live?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 May 2021 21:55:00 +0000 A dominant dynasty team and a late addition for the women should make most of the noise at the first of 10 semi-final events towards a berth at the 2021 CrossFit Games. Four-time reigning women’s champion Tia-Clair Toomey was a late addition to the competition, after being granted a travel exemption by CrossFit to attend the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge. The first of three days of competition kicks off early on Saturday morning at 2am (Hong Kong time) and concludes at 8am. Toomey will be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135078/mid-atlantic-crossfit-challenge-who-will-win-first-semi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3135078/mid-atlantic-crossfit-challenge-who-will-win-first-semi?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 May 2021 20:45:17 +0000 Off the coast of Spain is an island called Mallorca. Known for its beautiful beaches and tourist lifestyle, which is finally returning to normal after a long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is idyllic as idyllic gets. The island is also home to one of CrossFit’s up-and-coming power couples, Hungary’s Kristof Horvath and Poland’s Gabriela Migala. Kristof, who is Laura Horvath’s brother, is a coach at The Progrm (he qualified for the 2020 CrossFit Games but had to withdrew due to a cycling... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3134931/gabriela-migala-moves-spanish-island-mallorca-search?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3134931/gabriela-migala-moves-spanish-island-mallorca-search?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 May 2021 13:00:11 +0000 When Covid-19 swept across the planet last year, locking down gyms and forcing athletes to readjust their training programmes, one was able to adapt seamlessly. Icelandic CrossFit star Bjorgvin K. Gudmundsson, known to fans as “BKG”, had already been training alone on a regular basis for years. He lives in the small town of Hveragerdi, which is about 40 minutes away from the country’s capital, Reykjavik. Gudmundsson, who first got into CrossFit back in 2011 after his brother, who was an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3134806/2021-crossfit-games-icelandic-star-bkg-aka-bjorgvin-k?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3134806/2021-crossfit-games-icelandic-star-bkg-aka-bjorgvin-k?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 May 2021 09:07:27 +0000 Retired five-time CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser says banned athlete Ricky Garard tried to “snitch” on him after claiming he knew Fraser was a drugs cheat. Australian Garard was stripped of his third place finish at the 2017 CrossFit Games, which Fraser won, after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. He was given a four-year ban from the sport, which expires at the end of the 2021 season. Fraser spoke about Garard on the “JOSH MAT SEVAN” podcast, which he hosts alongside fellow... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3132475/crossfit-mat-fraser-says-banned-fun-guy-ricky-garard-tried?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3132475/crossfit-mat-fraser-says-banned-fun-guy-ricky-garard-tried?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 May 2021 12:24:14 +0000 CrossFit has teased fans by releasing the name of, and poster for, the CrossFit Games 2020 documentary. Called Resurgence, the poster features Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey standing head and shoulders above the other athletes, offering a chance for fans to relive the pairs’ dominance. No other details of the film, such as a release date have been announced. The film is made by the Buttery Bros, the production duo Heber Cannon and Marston Sawyers, whose CrossFit documentaries have proved... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3131743/crossfit-games-2020-documentary-resurgence-announced?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3131743/crossfit-games-2020-documentary-resurgence-announced?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:09:41 +0000 Alexsandra Buzunova finished top of the Asia region in the CrossFit Games quarter-finals, and is looking at the great performance as a blessing and a curse as she progresses to the Asia semi-finals, one step closer to the Games. “Do you remember Spiderman? ‘With great power, comes great responsibility’,” the Russian said. “Now I came first, I feel the pressure of responsibility on my shoulders. I know it’s a good chance to go further. I have a little fear to lose this chance. But, with this, I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3131641/crossfit-games-semi-finalist-alexsandra-buzunova-says-great?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3131641/crossfit-games-semi-finalist-alexsandra-buzunova-says-great?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Apr 2021 23:45:17 +0000 In case the name Haley Adams isn’t familiar to you, the most important things to know about her are that she is only 20 years-old, and she’s coming off two back-to-back top 10 finishes in her first two seasons at the CrossFit Games. She’s currently 33rd place in North America heading into the semi-finals, and no one is talking much about her. But don’t let her overall placement fool you, she had a world class quarter-final performance. Her results for the first three tests of quarter-finals were... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3131530/crossfit-20-year-old-haley-adams-ready-leave-mark-2021?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3131530/crossfit-20-year-old-haley-adams-ready-leave-mark-2021?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:00:10 +0000 Zack George, the UK’s “Fittest Man”, is definitely practising what he preaches right now. On April 9, George posted on Instagram that he would be pulling out of the 2021 CrossFit Games season because of a hip injury. “It was very hard to accept all the work that I’ve put in, and that I’m not going to be able to compete,” said the 31-year-old George, who runs his own gym in Leicester. “And so I just needed four days of being alone, eating lots of chocolate sweets and just letting it sink in that... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3130580/crossfit-uks-zack-george-handled-his-hip-injury-setback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3130580/crossfit-uks-zack-george-handled-his-hip-injury-setback?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:00:18 +0000 With the departure of five-time CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser, the men’s division of the sport has never been more wide open. Fraser’s walk off into the sunset means dozens of competitors now have a legitimate shot he took from them for half a decade. Someone new is going to emerge victorious this season, and as the semi-finals are about to get official, fans already have their two favourites picked out. Two names within the world of CrossFit continuously come up for two reasons: one, who... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3130265/crossfit-noah-ohlsen-and-patrick-vellner-vie-one-last-chance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3130265/crossfit-noah-ohlsen-and-patrick-vellner-vie-one-last-chance?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:00:22 +0000 Mat Fraser threw a bucket of kerosene onto the rumour mill during his latest appearance on the “JOSH MAT SEVEN” podcast which he has been doing regularly with fellow CrossFitter Josh Bridges and filmmaker Sevan Matossian. Matossian, who acts as the de facto host, wondered if someone could take a year off CrossFit and return to the same level of competition. Fraser was adamant that it could be done. “I think if you take a year and let yourself go, and all that, yeah you’re probably fighting an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3129665/crossfit-mat-fraser-talks-taking-year-sport-and-returning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3129665/crossfit-mat-fraser-talks-taking-year-sport-and-returning?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:00:13 +0000 Canadian Jeffrey Adler started working with his coach (and partner) Caroline Lambray in 2015. Their goals and strategies have seemingly always aligned, and unlike others who came into the sport around that same time, they have seemingly always taken the long-term view: trusting that building a strong foundation and playing the long game would eventually pay off. Given Adler’s recent accomplishments, it’s easy to say it has. Although the relevance of the CrossFit Open has changed (several times)... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3128714/crossfit-jeffrey-adler-podium-bound-2021-games-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3128714/crossfit-jeffrey-adler-podium-bound-2021-games-after?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Apr 2021 00:00:12 +0000 Mat Fraser continues to give fans a glimpse into his life post CrossFit. The reigning five-time CrossFit Games champion retired this February in a shock move, announcing his intentions to walk away from the sport in an online post. Since then he’s been busy, launching his own YouTube Channel, appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and launching a YouTube podcast with fellow CrossFitter Josh Bridges and filmmaker Sevan Matossian. The low-key no frills podcast is simply titled “JOSH MAT SEVAN”, but... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3127516/crossfit-mat-fraser-talks-working-out-fun-admits-there-still?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3127516/crossfit-mat-fraser-talks-working-out-fun-admits-there-still?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:19:50 +0000 The Open is a three week virtual competition. CrossFit releases a workout, and participants have seven days to complete it and upload their score. The online competition is the first step to qualifying for the CrossFit Games. This year there are four variations of each workout so anyone can take part, even if they lack access to a gym due to Covid-19 restrictions. The levels are RX’d, Scaled, Foundation and Equipment Free. The 21.3 workout, which was announced – along with a surprise 21.4... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3127052/crossfit-what-workout-213-dave-castro-drops-surprise-214?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3127052/crossfit-what-workout-213-dave-castro-drops-surprise-214?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:18:54 +0000 The third and final week of the 2021 CrossFit Open is to start with a family showdown. The announcement for the 21.3 workout is live, followed by a three-way match-up between Scott, Saxon and Spencer Panchik, all brothers. The CrossFit Open is a virtual competition, athletes have seven days to complete a workout and upload their scores. Workout 21.1 consisted of a ladder of wall-walks and double-unders, while week two was dumbbell overhead snatches and burpee box jump-overs. You can watch it... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3126974/crossfit-open-213-workout-live-announcement-panchik-brothers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3126974/crossfit-open-213-workout-live-announcement-panchik-brothers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:30:18 +0000