And the 2018 Games began

The 2018 CrossFit Games have started with great strength and testing the physical and mental capabilities of individual athletes, teens, masters and teams. After a hot start and surprises, we summarize the first two days of competition.

1 day, 4 events

Wednesday, August 1, 2018, will be remembered by many CrossFit Games athletes as an intense day, both physically and mentally. The day before, Dave Castro, director of the Games, announced the first six events that were going to take place between Wednesday and Friday. But the surprise was that the first four were going to take place on the first day.

Event 1: Crit

For Time (TC: 30 min) for 10 laps of 1,200m on a bicycle. Winners: Adrian Mundwiller completed the 10 laps in 18:32 minutes for the men; and Kristin Holte in 20:00 min for women.

Event 2: 30 muscle-ups

For time (TC 5 min) for 30 ring muscle ups Winners: Logan Collins performed the exercise in 1:46 min and Kristi Eramo in 2:32 min.

Event 3: Total CrossFit

• back squat
• shoulder press
• Deadlift

Each movement had a time of 4 minutes to perform three maximum attempts, with a total cut-off time of 12 minutes. Winners: Royce Dunne with a cumulative total of 569kg for them; and Tia-Clair Toomey with 397kg accumulated for them.

Event 4: Marathon Row

For time (TC: 4 hours) Row 42,195m. Winners: Lukas Esslinger completed the feat in 2h43.50 and Margaux Álvarez in 3h00.42. As we have seen, Castro has decided to test the body, but above all the mind, of the candidates for the fittest on Earth title with a multidisciplinary first day of the Games, with new resistance and wear tests.

Day 2: Rest Day

• Swim 500m
• 1,000m paddle
• 2,000m race

• Bi Couplet 1:
  • 21-15-9 (TC: 6 min)
  • Snatch (85lb/55lb)
  • Chest-to-bar
• Bi Couplet 2:
  • 12-9-6 (TC: 6 min)
  • Snatch (125lb/85lb)
  • muscle ups

What you have to do? This Saturday, August 4, visit the CrossFit Games Facebook page to vote between Bi Couplet 1 and Bi Couplet 2 to be the first part of the event . You can only vote that day, between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., before the start of the test.

Day 3: what are we going to see today?

After this community moment, the competition resumes this afternoon with events 5 and 6.

Event 5: The Battleground

For time (TC: 11 min) with weighted vest (20lb/14lb)

• Rescue Randy drag
• 2 rope climbs
• Obstacle-course run
• 2 rope climbs
• Rescue Randy drag

Event 6: Fibonacci

For time (TC: 6 min) of 5-8-13 reps

• Handstand push-ups with parallel bars (14-in/8-in deficit)
• Double kettlebell deadlifts (203lb/124 lb)

After completing the reps, they have to perform lunges over 89 ft with 2 kettlebells overhead (53lb/35lb) to the finish line.

We take a look at the classification

After two days of competition condensed into one, this is the general classification of the 2018 CrossFit Games.

• Individual men's category:
  • 1. Mat Fraser (298 points)
  • 2. Lukas Högberg (296 points)
  • 3. Cole Sager (268 points)
  • 4. Lukas Esslinger (258 points)
  • 5. Adrian Mundwiller (256 points)

• Individual female category:
  • 1. Laura Horvath (338 points)
  • 2. Tia-Clair Toomey (326 points)
  • 3. Annie Thorisdottir (276 points)
  • 4. Kara Saunders (248 points)
  • 5. Kristi Eramo (230 points)
• Equipment category:
  • 1. CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (180 points)
  • 2. CrossFit Mayhem Independence (156 points)
  • 2. CrossFit Invictus X (156 points)
  • 4. CrossFit OC3 (154 points)
  • 5. CrossFit 417 (140 points)

Featured athletes

As for the Spanish crossfitters who have managed to compete in Madison at the 2018 CrossFit Games, we see the CrossFit Redondela Norte team (with David Mata, PICSIL athlete ) in 29th place in the general Team classification with 68 points. In the Teen category (16-17 years old), Gabi Castro is in 15th place; and Elia Navarro , from the Masters +35 women's category, reaches the TOP 10 with 7th place. On the other hand, we look at our PicSil standard bearers present at the 2018 CrossFit Games. It is a pride for us to see them in the TOP 5 of the competition to Lukas Esslinger and Adrian Mundwiller , who were also winners of events 4 and 1, respectively. We also have the veteran Hannah Caldas (Masters +40) who reaches position 16 in her category; Jen Smith who is ranked 36th in the women's individual category.

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