What a weekend we had in Madison in the last days of the 2018 CrossFit Games . Attending the PICSIL stand at the Vendor Village, experiencing the competition and cheering on our athletes has left us exhausted but happy. After reviewing the start of the 2018 CrossFit Games and announcing the events that awaited us this weekend, it's time to summarize what happened on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. If the first day of competition was the most exciting, we did not expect such intensity in the rest of the Games.
Friday, back to the ring after Rest Day
The candidates for the fittest on Earth title started the third day of the 2018 Games with an event that said it all: The Battleground.
Event 5: The Battleground
For Time with cut time of 11 min for men and 12 min for women, with weighted vest (20lb/14lb)- doll drag
- Two rope climbs (one thin and one thicker)
- 8 Obstacle Course
- Two rope climbs
- doll drag
Winners: Cole Sager and Laura Horvath
Event 6: Clean & Jerk Speed Ladder
A classic crossfit player, strength and speed, to demonstrate technique and efficiency in the Two-Time movement. First round: For time with time of 1 minute.
- 245 / 155lb
- 255/160lbs
- 265 / 165lb
- 270 / 170lb
- 275 / 175lb
- 280 / 180lb
- 290 / 185lbs
- 300 / 190lb
- 305 / 195lb
- 310/200lb
- 315 / 205lb
- 325 / 210lbs
- 335 / 215 lbs.
- 340 / 220lbs
- 345 / 225 lbs.
Winners: Nicholas Urankar and Amanda Barnhart
Event 7: Fibonacci
Castro likes to repeat events to see the physical condition of the athletes and see their abilities surpassed. Fibonacci is based on the mathematical sequence of the same name to establish the type of exercise. For a time limit of 6 minutes to perform the sequences of 5-8-13 repetitions of:
- Handstand push-ups with parallel bars
- Deadlifts with two kettlebells
- After performing the reps, lunges over 89 ft. with 2 kettlebells overhead
Winners: Mat Fraser and Katrin Davidsdottir At this point in the 2018 CrossFit Games, you could already see the possible candidates for the podium.
Chaotic Saturday
The penultimate day of the 2018 CrossFit Games was marked by the toughness of the day's events, especially Chaos, which knocked out two dottirs.
On the one hand, Sara Sigmundsdottir announced her retirement from competition due to a rib stress fracture. The Icelander explained on her social networks that she was already suffering from pain in her side since the start of the competition, despite medical recommendations, she continued competing. But, taking analgesics for the pain was not enough to make it to the end. On the other hand, Annie Thorisdottir suffered an arrhythmia during this same event, but recovered to continue and finish the Games. Another well-known name was withdrawing from the competition: Emily Bridgers dislocated her ankle and suffered ligament injuries.
Event 8: Madison Triplus
For time with Time Cap of 40 minutes for:
- swim 500 meters
- row 1,000 meters on a paddle board
- run 2,000 meters
Winners: Dean Linder-Leighton and Tia-Clair Toomey
Event 9: Chaos
For time (TC: 12 minutes)
- 35/30 calories from SkiErg
- 30/25 burpees to bar
- 45/40 OHS with single-arm dumbbell (50/35-lb.)
- 40/45 pistols
- 25 box jumps (42/36-in.)
- Tumbler drag (400 / 300 lb.)
And what is the chaos? Well, until the very moment of the event, the athletes did not know what they had to do . This test is very characteristic of Dave Castro's mind when planning WODs. Diversity, improvisation, knowing how to react well to the unknown. This event is crossfit in its purest form. Winners: Patrick Vellner and Katrin Davidsdottir showed their skills in this epic and exciting event.
Event 10: Bicouplet
We explained in the previous post that this two-part event asked for the collaboration of the crossfitter community. After the votes, the audience decided the order of the Bicouplet: first 2 and then 1.
Bicouplet 2 : 12-9-6 Snatch (135 lb/85 lb) Bar muscle-ups
Winners: Willy Georges and Camille Leblanc-Bazinet.
Bicouplet 1:21-15-9 Snatch (85lb/55lb) Chest-to-bar
Winners: Rasmus Anderson and Kara Saunders.
undefeated sunday
On the last day of competition at the 2018 CrossFit Games , Mat Fraser already stood out from the rest of the competitors by leading the men's individual ranking.
As for the girls, a fight began between three names: Toomey, Horvath and Davidsdottir .
Event 11: Two-Stroke Pull
5 rounds for time with a cut-off time of 18 minutes for:- 300m run
- 20 / 15 calories from Assault Bike
- Push the sled about 44-ft.
Winners: Lukas Högberg and Laura Horvath
Event 12: Handstand Walk
At first glance, this WOD seems simple. But we already know that Castro likes to twist things up and add details to the evidence.
For time with Time Cap of 4 minutes:
- 50 double jumps with heavy rope
- Walk on your head passing the following obstacles:
- Slalom between pillars
- Ramps
- Stairs
- Parallel bars
Winners: Cody Anderson and Brooke Wells demonstrated speed and agility in this balance and coordination event.
Event 13: Aeneas
And the last event of the 2018 CrossFit Games has arrived.
The latest effort to show the entire world who is the fittest man and woman in the world.
For time with 8 minutes of time to:- 5/4 pegboard climbs
- 40 thrusters (85 / 55 lb.)
- Walking with the 33-ft. yoke. (425 lb/345 lb) and add weight
- Walking with the 33-ft. yoke. (565 lb/405 lb) and add weight
- Yoke carry over the last 33-ft. (665 lb/ 445 lb)
This WOD has tested the strength and endurance of athletes already tired after 12 varied events. Winners: Mat Fraser and Laura Horvath
Winners of the 2018 CrossFit Games
After five intense days, full of emotion, surprises and news, Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey repeat in first place on the CrossFit Games podium. It is the third and second consecutive victory, respectively, for these two athletes who have once demonstrated their agility, endurance, physical strength and mental strength to be the fittest on Earth 2018 . Men's individual category :
- 1. Mat Fraser: 1,162 points
- 2. Patrick Vellner: 942 points
- 3. Lukas Högberg: 886 points
- 1. Tia-Clair Toomey: 1,154 points
- 2. Laura Horvath: 1,090 points
- 3. Katrin Davidsdottir: 1,020 points
- 1. CrossFit Mayhem Freedom: 900 points
- 2. CrossFit Invictus X: 788 points
- 3. CrossFit OC3: 766 points
As for the Spanish athletes who participated in the 2018 CrossFit Games, the CrossFit Norte Redondela team, with our PICSIL standard bearer David Mata , reached 37th place in the general team classification. The veteran Elia Navarro remains in the Top 10 of Master +35 women with sixth place; and Gabi Castro , Teen 16-17 representation, in 11th place. On the other hand, our individual PICSIL athletes demonstrated all their talent during the five days of competition in Madison. Adrian Mundwiller remains in 16th place, followed by Lukas Esslinger in 17th place in the men's category. Jen Smith had to retire in the last event, placing 36th in the women's category. Our Master +40, Hannah Caldas , finished the competition in an excellent eighth place in her category. Congratulations to all participating athletes.
It has been a true honor and pleasure to see you in action live and cheer you on from the stands of the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. PICSIL 's first participation in the CrossFit Games has been an intense experience full of emotions that we will tell you about in the following article on our blog.
