2022 CrossFit Games

The 2022 CrossFit Games is the 16th iteration of the annual competition in the sport of CrossFit held from August 3 to August 7, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Both Justin Medeiros and Tia-Clair Toomey repeated their 2021 win in their respective men's and women's competitions, while CrossFit Mayhem Freedom won the team competition.

2022 CrossFit Games
Venue	Alliant Energy Center
Location	Madison, Wisconsin
Dates	August 3–August 7, 2022
Champions
Men	Justin Medeiros
Women	Tia-Clair Toomey
Team	CrossFit Mayhem Freedom

The qualification process for the 2022 CrossFit Games was similar to the one used in 2021, starting with the Open, followed by the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and a last-chance qualifier. The prize pool increased to $2,845,000 across all divisions this year; the elite individual winners received the same prize money but for the first time, all 40 top men and women would receive a share of the prize purse, as well as podium finishers of five Adaptive divisions.

This season Justin Bergh became the general manager of sport and Adrian Bozman the director of competition, taking over from Dave Castro, who had been responsible for the Games since its inception. Bozman introduced a number of new movements at the Games which proved challenging for a number of athletes.

This season Roman Khrennikov participated in person at the Games for the first time despite qualifying for the Games four previous times, and Ricky Garard returned after a 4-year ban for drug use. Khrennikov and Garard was placed 2nd and 3rd respectively, with 2021 winner Justin Medeiros taking the crown for the second time in a tightly fought contest. On the women's side, Tia-Clair Toomey prevailed over challenger Mal O'Brien who, at the age of 18, became the youngest-ever competitor to reach the podium. Toomey's 6th consecutive win was a new record, making her the only person to win six individual titles at the Games.

Qualification

The qualification system is broadly similar to that used for the 2021 CrossFit Games, with some adjustments.

Open

The Games season started with the Open, which took place over three weeks from February 24 to March 14, 2022. The number of athletes registered for the Open increased again this year to 294,980. This is the first Games season not to be programmed by Dave Castro after he was dismissed ahead of the Open, although the workouts for the Open were mostly similar to those pre-arranged by Castro with some modifications (e.g. the Shuttle Run was moved to the quarterfinal). Only three workouts were scheduled for this year's Open. Saxon Panchik and Mallory O'Brien were the respective male and female winners of the Open.

Quarterfinals

The top 10% of individual participants and top 25& of teams from the Open of each continent qualified for the Quarterfinals. The individual Quarterfinals were again held online like the Open, with 5 workouts released all at the same time to be completed by individual athletes from March 24 to March 27, but with the scores for individual workouts to be submitted at specified time. The team Quarterfinals were held on April 8–10, 2022, while the Age Group Quarterfinals were held on April 21–24, 2022. A new element, the Shuttle Run, was introduced this year for the individual quarterfinals, but caused some controversy after many failed to be penalized for not performing the unfamiliar workout correctly.

Semifinals

This year, in order to introduce some level of uniformity, all semifinal competitions would have six workouts each, two of which are identically programmed by CrossFit for all the semifinals. The prize purse for the semifinals remained the same as that for the 2021 Games. Athletes who qualified for multiple stages, such as Individual, Team, or Age Group, can only participate in one. Ten Semifinals were scheduled to be held on six continents over four weeks starting May 20, 2022: four in North America (Syndicate Crown, Mid-Atlantic CF Challenge, Granite Games, Atlas Games), two in Europe (Lowland Throwdown, Strength in Depth), one each in South America (CF Copa Sur), Asia (Far East Throwdown), Africa (Fittest In Cape Town), and Oceania (Torian Pro). 30 men, 30 women, and 20 teams competed in each semifinal. The number of qualifiers stayed unchanged from 2021: 5 men and women from each North American and European semifinal, three from Oceania, two from Asia and South America, and one from Africa.

The first ever Age Group Semifinal was held online, as were the Adaptive Divisions.

Qualified individuals

Torian Pro (May 20–22) Queensland, Australia	Lowlands Throwdown (May 20–22) North Holland, Netherlands	Syndicate Crown (May 20–22) Tennessee, United States	Mid-Atlantic Challenge (May 26–29) Tennessee, United States	Fittest in Cape Town (May 26–29) Western Cape, South Africa
Women Tia-Clair Toomey Kara Saunders Ellie Turner Men Jay Crouch Ricky Garard Bayden Brown	Women Laura Horvath Karin Freyová Gabriela Migała Matilde Garnes Lucy Campbell Men Lazar Đukić Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson Uldis Upenieks Moritz Fiebig Enrico Zenoni	Women Haley Adams Alexis Raptis Paige Semenza Kristi Eramo O'Connell Christine Kolenbrander Men Justin Medeiros Jayson Hopper Cole Greashaber Tudor Magda Will Moorad	Women Danielle Brandon Sydney Michalyshen Baylee Rayl Brooke Wells Rebecca Fuselier Men Saxon Panchik Dallin Pepper Cole Sager Noah Ohlsen Spencer Panchik	Women Michelle Merand Men Kealan Henry

Far East Throwdown (June 2–5) Busan, South Korea	Granite Games (June 2–5) Minnesota, United States	CrossFit Copa Sur (June 10–12) Espírito Santo, Brazil	Strength in Depth (June 10–12) England, United Kingdom	Atlas Games (June 10–12) Quebec, Canada
Women Seungyeon Choi Seher Kaya Men Roman Khrennikov Nasser Alruwayeh Arthur Semanov	Women Mallory O'Brien Amanda Barnhart Dani Speegle Alex Gazan Emily Rolfe Men Brent Fikowski Phil Toon Travis Mayer Samuel Kwant Colten Mertens Nick Mathew	Women Victoria Campos Julia Kato Men Guilherme Malheiros Pedro Martins Agustin Richelme	Women Jacqueline Dahlstrøm Emma McQuaid Þuríður Erla Helgadóttir Sólveig Sigurðardóttir Elisa Fuliano Men Willy Georges Henrik Haapalainen André Houdet Giorgos Karavis Guillaume Briant	Women Emma Lawson Paige Powers Caroline Conners Freya Moosbrugger Carolyne Prevost Men Jeffrey Adler Patrick Vellner Alexandre Caron Alex Vigneault Nycolas Joyal Austin Spenser

• ^{^A} Athlete tested positive for banned substances
• ^{^B} Backfilled athletes
• ^{^C} On March 1, 2022, CrossFit announced they will not recognise athletes from Russia or Belarus as a result of Russian violations of the Olympic truce through invasion of Ukraine during the binding truce. Athletes thereby will compete as neutral athletes.

Last chance qualifier	Women	Arielle Loewen Elena Carratala Sanahuja	Men	Timothy Paulson Jonne Koski

Representation by Nation
United States (32) Canada (10) Australia (6) Brazil (3) Iceland (3) ANA (2) Finland (2) France (2) Italy (2) Norway (2) South Africa (2) Argentina (1) Denmark (1) Germany (1) Greece (1) Hungary (1) Ireland (1) Latvia (1) Poland (1) Serbia (1) Slovakia (1) South Korea (1) Spain (1) Turkey (1) United Kingdom (1)

Individual competitions

Events in the CrossFit Games are scheduled to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, from August 3 to August 7, 2022.

August 3, 2022

Event 1: Bike to Work

• 75 toes-to-bars
• 5-mile bike
• 75 chest-to-bar pull-ups
• 5-mile bike

Ricky Garard and Haley Adams were the respective winners of the first event.

Event 3: Skill Speed Medley

The field is reduced in 3 rounds, top 20 progress to second round, top 5 to the final round:

First round

• 3 M/2 F pegboard ascents
• 75 unbroken single-unders
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats on left leg, 10 unbroken single-leg squats on right
• Handstand walk course

Second round

• 2 M/1 F strict pegboard ascents
• 50 unbroken double-unders
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats on left leg, 10 unbroken single-leg squats on right
• Handstand walk course, pirouette start

Final round

• 1 strict pegboard ascent
• 25 double-under crossovers
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats on left leg, 10 unbroken single-leg squats on right
• Handstand walk course, low start

Most of the athletes had difficulties with a new element introduced this year: double-under crossovers. Nick Mathew, the male winner of the event, was one of only two men to complete the event. Danielle Brandon was the female winner, although none of the women could get to the single-leg squat and handstand walk course. Emma Lawson became the youngest-ever person to wear the white jersey after this event.

Event 4: Elizabeth Elevated

21-15-9-9-9 reps for time of:

• Squat cleans (woman 95 lb, men 135 lb)
• Dips with parallel bar traverses

The dips with parallel bar traverses is another new element introduced this year. Patrick Vellner won the event in the men's competition, while Arielle Loewen won the women's.

August 4, 2022

Event 2A and 2B: Shuttle to Overhead

Event 2 was delayed to the second day which is normally a rest day due to weather conditions. The event is split into two for scoring purposes, 2A for the run, 2B for the max jerks.

• In 2 minutes, Run 400 m, Max jerks (Women: 200 lb, Men: 300 lb)

Rest 1 minute

• In 3 minutes, Run 600 m, Max jerks (Women: 200 lb, Men: 300 lb)

Rest 2 minutes

• In 4 minutes. Run 800 m, Max jerks (Women: 200 lb, Men: 300 lb)

Haley Adams and Uldis Upenieks were the respective female and male winner of the run portion, Tia-Clair Toomey and Jeffry Adler won the max jerks.

August 5, 2022

Event 5: The Capitol

• 20 Pig flips (Women: 350 lb, Men: 510 lb)
• 3.5-mile run
• 200-m Jerry bag carry (Women: 70 lb, Men: 100 lb)
• 200-m Husafell carry (Women: 150 lb, Men: 200 lb)

Athletes started at the North Park of Alliant Energy Center, and finished at the top of the steps of Wisconsin State Capitol. Gabriela Migala and Ricky Garard won the women's and men's race respectively.

Event 6: Up and Over

3 rounds for time:

• 12 muscle-ups
• 25 jump-overs (Women: 50-in log, 30-in box, 20-in Pig, Men: 50-in log, 42-in box, 20-in Pig)
• 30 GHD sit-ups

Then

• 84-ft weighted lunge (Women: 125-lb axle bar, Men:185-lb axle bar)

Unusually, Tia-Clair Toomey wore the white jersey at the 2022 CrossFit Games the first time only at Event 6 with two points in front. She won to extend her lead slightly over second-place Mal O'Brien. Saxon Panchik won the men's event.

Event 7: Echo Press

For time:

• 30/25 Echo Bike calories
• 10 block HSPU (Women: 2-in deficit, Men: 3.5-in deficit)
• 20/15 Echo Bike calories
• 10 block HSPU (Women: 2-in deficit, Men: 3.5-in deficit)
• 20/15 Echo Bike calories
• 10 block HSPU (Women: 2-in deficit, Men: 3.5-in deficit)
• 30/25 Echo Bike calories

Will Moorad and Alexis Raptis won the men's and women's event respectively. Ricky Garard faltered in this event, reducing his lead significantly, while Toomey extended her lead over young challengers O'Brien and Emma Lawson.

August 6, 2022

Event 8: Rinse 'N' Repeat

The swim event took place at an indoor pool this year. (Venue: Nicholas Recreation Center & Soderholm Family Aquatic Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Every 2 minutes:

• 50-yard swim
• 8-cal Ski Erg (Add 2 calories each round for 6 rounds, then complete as many calories as possible for rounds 7 and 8)

The event was won by Lucy Campbell in the women's competition and Roman Khrennikov in the men's.

Event 9: Hat Trick

3 rounds for total time of:

• Sprint
• 20 wall-ball shots (Women 14-lb ball to 11 ft, Men: 20-lb ball to 12 ft)
• 6 dumbbell snatches (Women: 70-lb DB, Men: 100-lb DB)

Rest 4 minutes between rounds

Ellie Turner and Guilherme Malheiros won the event. Justin Medeiros came third (after time adjustment) and after this event, took over the lead from Ricky Garard who had led since the beginning.

Event 10: Sandbag Ladder

• 1-rep-max sandbag-to-shoulder (Women: 160-250 lb, Men: 240-340 lb)

Athletes needed to lift the sandbag onto one shoulder and let go of one hand to show control. When multiple athletes failed to lift at the same weight, the tie-break was to throw 3 sandbags (Women: 50, 100, 150 lbs, Men: 100, 150, 200 lbs) over a yoke in the shortest time.

Dani Speegle won the event for the women, while there was a tie for first place between Malheiros and Nick Matthew for the men./

August 7, 2022

Event 11: The Alpaca

for time:

• 126-ft sled push, decreasing in load
• 2 legless rope climbs*
• 20 kettlebell clean and jerks
• 42-ft sled push with 2 KBs
• 2 legless rope climbs*
• 15 kettlebell clean and jerks

42-ft sled push with 4 KBs

• 2 legless rope climbs*
• 10 kettlebell clean and jerks
• 42-ft sled push with 6 KBs

Women: Six 24-kg kettlebells Men: Six 32-kg kettlebells

The rope climb was removed due to weather conditions. Roman Khrennikov won his second event at the Games, while Laura Horvath won her first of this Games.

Event 12: Back Nine

For time:

54-ft yoke carry (Women: 485-lb, Men: 665-lb) 2 front squats (Women: 215-lb, Men: 315-lb) 3 deadlifts (Women: 315-lb, Men: 475-lb) 2 front squats 54-ft yoke carry

This event featured the heaviest yoke and deadlift ever programmed at the Games. Laura Horvath continued with her surge up the ranking with another win, while Jeffrey Adler won in the men's competition.

Event 13: Jackie Pro

For time:

• 1,000-m row (must be completed in 3 minutes 15 seconds for men, 3 minutes 40 seconds for women)
• 50 thrusters (Women: 65 lb, Men: 95 lb)
• 30 bar muscle-ups

Lucy Campbell and Lazar Đukić were the respective female and male winners of the event.

Justin Medeiros was crowned the male winner of the 2022 CrossFit Games. Medeiros did not win any event but won the competition through consistence performance; this is the first time since 2007 when the male winner of the Games did not win an event. Tia-Clair Toomey was the female winner for the sixth time, making her the only athlete, male or female, to win 6 individual titles. CrossFit Mayhem Freedom won the teams competition.

For the first time at the Games, two athletes, one male and one female, were named Rookies of the Year. They were Nick Mathew and Emma Lawson.

The list of national champions based how far they progress the furthest in the CrossFit Games season were released after the Games in December.

Team competition

The team competition took place over 5 days:

August 3, 2022

• Event 1: Biker Bob
• Event 2: Strong

August 4, 2022

• Event 3: Fast
• Event 4: Pegs & P-Bar

August 5, 2022

• Event 5: Muscle Pig
• Event 6: Handstand Machine

August 6, 2022

• Event 7: Rinse 'N' Repeat
• Event 8: Dumbbell Highball
• Event 9: Payload

August 7, 2022

• Event 10: Team 2-2-2-2
• Event 11: Echo Worm

Podium finishers

Individuals and teams

Place	Men	Women	Team
1st	Justin Medeiros	Tia-Clair Toomey	CrossFit Mayhem Freedom
2nd	Roman Khrennikov	Mal O'Brien	CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue
3rd	Ricky Garard	Laura Horvath	CrossFit Invictus

Masters men

Place	35–39	40–44	45–49	50–54	55–59	60–64	65+
1st	Bryan Wong	Rudolph Berger	Jason Grubb	Sean Patrick	Mike Egan	Shannon Aiken	Cal Cherrington
2nd	Rogelio Gamboa	Caine Hayes	Mike Kern	Richard Stevenson	Leonardo Wernersbach Lima	Tony Turski	John Mariotti
3rd	Craig Kenney	Alexandre Jolivet	Vlad Liashkevich	Eric C. Smith	Antonio Boldrini	Tom Fameree	Jim Peeper

Masters women

Place	35–39	40–44	45–49	50–54	55–59	60–64	65+
1st	Emilia Leppänen	Kelly Friel	Ali Crawford	Kim Purdy	Shanna Bunce	Mary Beth Prodromides	Julie Holt
2nd	Aneta Tucker	Jenn Ryan	Merituuli Kallio	Tea Gebbie	Leigh Coates	Patricia McGill	Marcia Yager
3rd	Chyna Cho	Rebecca Voight Miller	Michelle Suozzi	Marcie Wells	Kim Stambaugh	Debbie Downing	Pia Gund

Teens

Place	14–15 Boys	14–15 Girls	16–17 Boys	16–17 Girls
1st	RJ Mestre	Lucy McGonigle	Ty Jenkins	Olivia Kerstetter
2nd	Tal Simpson	Rylee Beebe	Caleb McClure	Jadiza Onorati-Phillips
3rd	Yousef Diab	Caroline Sabatini	Elijah Subiono	Sophia Shaft

Adaptive divisions

Place	Men Upper Extremity	Women Upper Extremity	Men Lower Extremity	Women Lower Extremity	Men Neuromuscular	Women Neuromuscular
1st	Casey Acree	Camille Vigneault	Charles Pienaar	Valerie Cohen	Brett Horchar	Morgan Johnson
2nd	Josue Maldonado	Christina Mazzullo	Rogan Dean	Molly Moore	Benjamin Fallon	Lauren Taylor
3rd	Samuel Pera	Anne-Laure Coutenceau	Ole Kristian Antonsen	Amy Bream	Jeremie Perera	Letchen Du Plessis

External links

• CrossFit Games official website