Mat Fraser climbs for the fourth time and Tia-Clair Toomey for the third consecutive time on the first place on the podium at the 2019 CrossFit Games . Additionally, Toomey makes history by being the first woman to win the fittest on Earth title three years in a row .
The new type of competition has not been enough to dethrone Fraser and Toomey, who demonstrated strength, technique and intelligence in the 11 WODs of the 2019 Games.
CrossFit Games 2019 Podium
Men's category:
- Matt Fraser
- Noah Ohlsen
- BKG (Congratulations!!)
From PicSil , we celebrate the third place of our Icelandic athlete with a very special promo on Instagram.
Female category:
- Tia Clair Toomey
- Kristin Holte
- Jamie Greene
Equipment:
- Mayhem Freedom
- CrossFit Krypton
- Invictus
Congratulations to everyone for your performance and offering us an impressive show this year.
PICSIL athletes
Let's not forget our favorites, who have done a great job and which we also celebrate as a victory.
In addition to BKG's third place, Adrian Mundwiler remains in 8th place, Lukas Esslinger in 34th, Sam Briggs in 18th and Jen Smith in 6th with her team Don't Stop.
What happened during the 2019 Games weekend?
In the previous post , we have summarized the first two days of competition, discovering this year's cut elimination system .
Event 6: Sprints
Sprint races with a final cut of 10 athletes.
Event 6 winners:
- Saxon Panchik
- Kristin Holte
Event 7: Split Triplet
- 5 rounds with 20 min of time
- 1 upload to Pegboard
- 100 Double-Unders
- 10 DB hang split snatches (55 lb./80 lb.)
- 10 DB hang split Clean & Jerk (55 lb./80 lb.)
Event 7 winners:
- Matt Fraser
- Tia Clair Toomey
Event 8: Clean
Clean ladder from 97kg to 117kg for women and from 142kg to 174kg for men.
Event 8 winners:
- Mat Fraser: 172kg
- Tia-Clair Toomey: 120kg
Event 9: Swim Paddle
- 1,000 m swimming
- 1,000m paddle
- Time Cap: 50 min
Event 9 winners:
- Matt McLeod: 25:12.29
- Tia-Clair Toomey: 25:12.25
As an anecdote, Tia-Clair did not hesitate to give a final sprint not only to beat her female but even male rivals by being the first person to finish the WOD.
Event 10: Ringer 1 & Ringer 2
Ringer 1 : 30-20-10 Time Cap: 7/6 min
- Air Bike Calories
- Toes-to-Ring
Winners :
- James Newbury
- Katrin Davidsdottir
Ringer 2 : 15-10-5 Time Cap: 5 min
- Burpees
- Overhead Squat (95 lb./135 lb.)
Winners :
- Matt Fraser
- Katrin Davidsdottir
Final Event: The Standard
- Grace : 30 Clean & Jerks
- 30 Muscle ups
- Isabel : 30 snatches
- Time Cap: 12 min
Final event winners:
- Matt Fraser: 8:05
- Tia-Clair Toomey: 8:25
Who do we miss in the Top 10 events of the Games 2019?
This year's qualifiers have seen new athletes reach the final of the Games, to the misfortune of other more well-known faces.
Among the girls, they were left out:
- Sara Sigmundsdottir (20th)
- Sam Briggs (18th)
- Brooke Wells (16th)
- Laura Horvath 15th
- Annie Thorisdottir (12th)
And among the boys:
- Lukas Högberg (17th)
- Patrick Vellner (16th)
Many of these eliminated athletes were stunned by such a result and reflected on it on their Instagram accounts.
The 2019 season ends but 2020 does not begin with the Open that begins in October. To train!
What did you think of the 2019 Games? Do you like this new modality?
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