We're going to Madison: what we have prepared for the 2018 Games

These last few weeks have been very intense for the PICSIL team since WE ARE GOING TO MADISON! And we are so excited that we are going to tell you everything we have prepared if you also go to the CrossFit Games 2018 and stop by our booth. We have a lot of exclusive surprises waiting for you.

What will you find at the PICSIL stand at the CrossFit Games?

We loved meeting many of you at the Berlin and Madrid Regionals. At times, we are amazed by the reception of our products and the participation in our crossfit challenges. Again, thank you very much to all who attended . And we liked this one-on-one experience so much that we have done everything possible to participate in the 2018 CrossFit Games in Madison as exhibitors. And we got it! And to celebrate, we have plenty of quizzes, contests and discounts lined up for visitors to Vendor Village from August 1st to August 5th.

Discount for following us

Being a follower of PICSIL on Instagram has a reward. You receive a 15% discount on all products at the stand. You just have to show us that you follow us and that's it.

Contests and challenges

We are going to set up a rack at the stand so you can try the Rx and Falcon Grips, in addition to our best-sellers: the Azor . We will launch different contests and mini wods throughout the final of the Games. But we can't tell you anything else...

Try our jump ropes

In addition to the jump ropes, we want visitors to the PicSil booth in Madison to try our Anna and Bee crossfit jump ropes . There will also be challenges and short wods to test your double unders and the speed of the PICSIL ropes.

CrossFit Games 2018: changes to the classification

On the PICSIL blog , we have reviewed the Games leaderboard at the end of the regional games. However, this week the classification has undergone changes after the announcement of 13 doping sanctions by CrossFit .

Emily Abbott
Dean Shaw
Lauren Shawver
Laura Hosier
Andrey Ganin
Nuha Amarri
Stephanie Araujo
Joel Munro
Rachel Campbell
Kara Paslay
Megan Benzik
Carlos Castillo
Gena Malkovskiy

The sanction of these 13 athletes, both individually and as a team, has favored two athletes, Meredith Root and Frederick Aegidius , who enter the general individual competition. As for the teams, CrossFit Redondela Norte moves up the ranks and four new teams enter the competition:

CrossFit Galiléô (France)
CrossFit Queens (USA)
Backcountry CrossFit (USA)
CrossFit Code (Argentina)

The list of individual athletes and teams participating in the final of the 2018 Games may undergo more variations in the coming days.

Indeed, some athletes have visa problems entering the United States, as is the case of the No. 1 in the European zone, Roman Khrennikov , who has just retired from the competition for this reason. Sam Briggs had that same problem last year, but he finally managed to attend the competition. So we'll have to see what happens.

Who are we going to see?

In the list of those classified in the individual category, we see a multitude of athletes known for winning the Games, for participating in them several times, for being the protagonist of one of the Live Announcements of the Open or for moving well on social networks by publishing feats crossfitters. Let's go over some names, in case any of them sound familiar to you. Among the men, we will have in the Madison final

Josh Bridgers (and his unmistakable mustache)
Lukas Esslinger (PicSil athlete)
Brent Fikowski
BK Gundmundsson (Azor Grips user)
Matt Fraser (The Dominant)
Adrian Mundwiller (PicSil athlete)
Noah Ohlsen
Brothers Scott and Saxon Panchik
Khan Porter
Elliot Simmonds (Azor Grips user)
Ben Smith (2015 Games winner)
Patrick Vellner (PicSil Rx/Falcon handlebar user)
Frederick Aegidius (last arrival and partner of Annie Thorisdottir)

Among women, let's see

Margaux Alvarez
Emily Bridgers
Brenda Castro
Chyna Cho
Katrin Davidsdottir (winner of the 2015 and 2016 Games)
Lauren Fisher
Jamie Greene (PicSil Azor Grips user)
Oddrun Eik Gylfadottir (also Goshawk user)
Kristin Holte
Camille Leblanc-Bazinet (winner of the 2014 Games)
Kari Pearce
Kara Saunders (previously known as Kara Webb)
Sara Sigmundsdottir
Jen Smith (PicSil athletes)
Annie Thorisdottir (winner of the Games in 2011 and 2012)
Tia-Clair Toomey (current winner of the 2017 Games)
Brook Wells
Meredith Root (new arrival due to sanctions)

In addition, we complete this list of familiar faces from the 2018 CrossFit Games with our two Picsil athletes

Hannah Caldas (female category +40)
David Mata, member of the Spanish CrossFit Redondela Norte team

And the Frenchman Willy Georges recently told us that he loves the Azor Grips for training and will surely use them at the Games. Our prediction of winners? Everything indicates that it could be the return of Annie Thorisdottir to the top of the podium . However, we already know that the CrossFit Games offer the opportunity for unknown athletes to win. What surprises await us this year? We just wish all the athletes enjoy the experience (and if one of ours wins, even better :P ). We, at least, will enjoy our presence at this great event like dwarfs. See you in Madison!