2018 CrossFit Games

The 2018 CrossFit Open was a high point in terms of participation; it recorded the highest number of athletes, at over 415,000, who registered to compete in the Open.{{cite web |url=https://games.crossfit.com/article/open-success-stories/open |title=Open Success Stories|date=April 16, 2018 |work=CrossFit Games}} Across all age divisions, 429,157 took part in and completed at least one workout. There were six scored event in five weeks (the second workout was split into two scored events – 18.2 and 18.2a).{{cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2018/04/02/the-2018-crossfit-open-participation-by-the-numbers/ |title=The 2018 CrossFit Open: Participation By The Numbers |date=April 2, 2018 |work=Morning Chalk Up}} The Open took place from February 22 through March 26. Mat Fraser and Cassidy Lance-Mcwherter were the respective man and woman winner of the Open.{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2018-crossfit-open-winners/ |title=Mat Fraser And Cassidy Lance-Mcwherter Win 2018 CrossFit® Open |first= Jake|last= Boly|date= April 2, 2018 |work=BarBend}} Fraser's points total of 97 was 343 points lower than that of the second place finisher Alex Vigneault, the biggest margin of victory in the Open's history.{{cite web |url=https://thebarbellspin.com/functional-fitness/mat-fraser-dominates-the-2018-crossfit-open/ |title=Mat Fraser Dominates the 2018 CrossFit Open |first= Brian |last=Pyfferoen |date=March 28, 2018 |work=The Barbell Spin}}

The Regionals were adjusted this year to reflect the growth of the sport worldwide; the number of Regionals was increased from eight to nine,{{cite web |url=https://games.crossfit.com/article/change-coming-2018-season/liftoff |title= Change is coming to the 2018 season |date=November 30, 2017 |work=CrossFit Games }} and athletes from 18 regions were funnelled into the nine Regionals.{{cite web|url=https://games.crossfit.com/regionals/overview |title=Regional Overview |work=CrossFit Games }} Latin America that was previously merged with a US Regional was given its own Regional, while Regionals in the US were reorganized down to five, and Europe was split into two (Europe and Meridian).{{cite web |url=https://www.boxrox.com/latin-america-will-get-regional-2018-crossfit-games-season/ |title=Latin America Will Get {{sic|i|t’s|nolink=y}} Own Regional for The 2018 CrossFit Games Season |first= Robbie Wild|last= Hudson |work=BoxRox|date=5 November 2017 }} The number of qualifiers to the Games, however, remained the same: 40 men, 40 women and 40 teams. The Regionals took place over three weekends from May 18 through June 3, 2018.{{cite web |url=https://thebarbellspin.com/functional-fitness/2018-crossfit-open-regional-games-schedule/ |title=2018 CrossFit Open, Regional & Games Schedule |first= Brian |last=Pyfferoen |date=December 7, 2017|work=The Barbell Spin }} The Regionals were streamed live on CBSSports.com.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/crossfit/news/2018-crossfit-games-regionals-tv-streaming-options-dates-times-athletes-for-week-3/ |title= 2018 CrossFit Games Regionals: TV, streaming options, dates, athletes for week 3 |work=CBS Sports |first=Cody |last=Benjamin |date=May 31, 2018}}

• Bike 10 laps for time, approximately 1200 meters per lap.{{cite web |url=https://games.crossfit.com/workouts/games/2018 |title=2018 Games Events |work=CrossFit Games |access-date=August 2, 2018}}

Athletes competed in a criterium race on bicycles with all competing athletes on the track simultaneously.{{cite web |url=https://www.cxmagazine.com/crossfit-games-2018-criterium-bike-race-wisconsin |title=CROSSFIT CRIT REPLACES CYCLOCROSS AT 2018 CROSSFIT GAMES IN WISCONSIN |work=Cyclocross Magazine |date=July 31, 2018}} Patrick Vellner crashed in the event, and finished in 35th place.{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/patrick-vellner-talks-injuries-reebok-crossfit-games/ |title=Patrick Vellner Talks Injuries From The 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games |first=Jake|last= Boly|date= August 13, 2018 |work=BarBend}} The event was won by Adrian Mundwiler the men's heat and Kristin Holte for the women's heat.

The athletes performed 30 muscle-ups on gymnastic rings as fast as possible. The event was won by Logan Collins and Kristi Eramo.

• One lift of a maximum weight for a back squat
• One lift of a maximum weight for a shoulder press
• One lift of a maximum weight for a deadlift

Athletes had four minutes to make three attempts at each lift for the heaviest weight. The winning score was the cumulative total of the three heaviest weights in each lift.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxrox.com/individual-event-3-crossfit-games-2018/ |title=Individual Event 3 at The CrossFit Games 2018 |work=BoxRox |date=July 31, 2018}} Sara Sigmundsdottir fractured her rib during the warm-up for this event, but continued competing for this and the following events, eventually had to withdraw from the competition before event 10.{{cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2018/08/04/sara-sigmundsdottir-withdraws-from-2018-crossfit-games/ |title=Sara Sigmundsdottir Withdraws from 2018 CrossFit Games|date=August 4, 2018 |first= Justin|last= LoFranco |work=Morning Chalk Up }} The event was won by Royce Dunne (100kg shoulder press, and 213kg back squat, and 256kg deadlift) for the men and by Tia-Clair Toomey (150kg back squat, and 58kg shoulder press, and 188kg deadlift) for the women.{{cite web |url=https://www.gq.com.au/fitness/sport/the-aussies-are-putting-up-some-insane-numbers-at-the-crossfit-games/news-story/9dd64f9230b6b3215b15e1e1cac31ff3 |title=The Aussies Are Putting Up Some Insane Numbers At The Crossfit Games |first=Brad |last= Nash |date=August 3, 2018 |work=GQ Magazine }}

The competitors used a Concept-2 rowing machine to accumulate 42,195 meters, the distance of a marathon, as fast as possible. The event was won by Lukas Esslinger with a time of 2 hours, 43 minutes, 50 seconds and Margaux Alvarez at 3 hours, 0 minutes, 42 seconds.{{cite web |url=https://games.crossfit.com/leaderboard/games/2018?division=2&sort=4&page=1 |title=CrossFit Games Leaderboard |work=CrossFit Games |access-date=August 2, 2018}}

For time while wearing a weighted vest:

• Rescue Randy drag
• Two rope climbs
• Obstacle course run
• Two rope climbs
• Rescue Randy drag

Competitors started by dragging "Rescue Randy", a weighted rescue training mannequin,{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/rescue-randy-reebok-crossfit-games/ |title=Rescue Randy Manikin Making Appearance At 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games |website=BarBend.com |date=July 29, 2018}} across the stadium. After the drag, they climbed two {{convert|20|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us|adj=on}} ropes, each with a different diameter. They then ran a course with eight obstacles consisting of cargo net climbs, wall climbs, monkey bars, rope swings, and log balances. The competitors then returned to the rope climbs and dummy drag.

At the event, both Mat Fraser and Patrick Vellner fell off the cargo net, with Vellner bruising his lungs and required medical attention after the race.{{cite web|url=https://thebarbellspin.com/functional-fitness/patrick-vellner-bruised-his-lung-during-o-course-fall/ |title=Patrick Vellner Bruised His Lung During O-Course Fall |first= Brian |last= Pyfferoen |date=August 13, 2018 |work=The Barbell Spin}} The event was won by Cole Sager and Laura Horváth.

The event consists of three rounds of five progressively heavier clean and jerks. The men start at {{convert|245|lb|kg|abbr=off}} and the women start at {{convert|155|lb|kg|abbr=off}}. The top 20 athletes to finish the five lifts in quarterfinal round with a one-minute time cap move on to the semifinal round. With a two-minute cap and five heavier barbells, the top five competitors move on to the final round. The final round has the five athletes progress through five heavier weights as fast as possible, or as heaviest weight they can lift in the three-minute time cap. The event was won by Nicholas Urankar and Amanda Barnhart.

• 5 parallette handstand push-ups
• 5 deadlifts with two kettlebells
• 8 parallette handstand push-ups
• 8 kettlebell deadlifts
• 13 parallette handstand push-ups
• 13 kettlebell deadlifts
• 89-foot overhead lunge with two kettlebells

A repeat of the final event of the previous year, with only a change to women's event to make it match the number of movements as the men. The previous year, Logan Collins was the only man to finish the event (with a time of 5:29:09), while 27 women finished with the lower quantity of handstand push-ups.{{cite web |url=http://thebarbellspin.com/functional-fitness/the-fibonacci-final-is-back-in-2018/ |title=The Fibonacci Final is Back in 2018 |website=TheBarbellSpin.com |date=July 30, 2018 |author=Brian Pyfferoen}} The parallettes are {{convert|14|in|cm|abbr=off|sp=us}} for the men and {{convert|8|in|cm|abbr=off|sp=us}} for the women. The men use {{convert|203|lb|kg|abbr=off|adj=on}} kettlebells for the deadlifts and {{convert|53|lb|kg|abbr=off|adj=on}} kettlebells for the lunges. The women use {{convert|124|lb|kg|abbr=off|adj=on}} kettlebells for the deadlifts and {{convert|35|lb|kg|abbr=off|adj=on}} kettlebells for the lunges. All must be done with a six-minute time cap.

The event was won by Mat Fraser, who had taken second in the event the previous year, and Katrín Davíðsdóttir. Four men finished the 2018 event, including previous finisher Logan Collins, and 23 women finished the updated version of the event.

• Swim 500 meters
• Paddle on a paddleboard for 1000 meters
• Run 2000 meters

The event was won by Dean Linder-Leighton and Tia-Clair Toomey.

• 35/30 calories on a SkiErg
• 30/25 burpees with a set height target at the top
• 45/40 single-arm dumbbell overhead squats
• 40/45 alternating single-leg squats
• 25 box jump-overs
• {{convert|110|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us|adj=on}} tumbler pull

This event was designed so that the athletes did not know the quantity or movement going into each station. On the SkiErg, burpees, and squats, the athletes were told to move to the next station only when they reached the specified quantity. They were told the quantity of box jumps once they reached the box. The men, who went second on the event, were sequestered so that they could not find out the movements.

The quantities varied between the men's and women's event. The men had 35 calories on the SkiErg, a machine built by Concept2 similar to their rowing machines but meant to simulate a cross-country skiing motion, and the women had 30. The burpees had 30 repetitions for the men and 25 for the women, as well as a higher target for the men. For the dumbbell overhead squats, the men had 45 while the women had 40 repetitions with a {{convert|50|lb|kg|abbr=off|adj=on}} and {{convert|35|lb|kg|abbr=off|adj=on}} dumbbell respectively. On the single-leg squats, the men had 40 while the women had 45. Both sexes had 25 box jumps, but the height for the women was {{convert|36|in|cm|abbr=off|sp=us}} while the men had {{convert|42|in|cm|abbr=off|sp=us|adj=on}} tall boxes. The tumbler was a sand-filled barrel, {{convert|400|lb|kg|abbr=off}} and {{convert|300|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for the men and women respectively, attached to straps.

The event was won by Patrick Vellner and Katrín Davíðsdóttir.

;Bicouplet 2

• 12 snatches
• 12 bar muscle-ups
• 9 snatches
• 9 bar muscle-ups
• 6 snatches
• 6 bar muscle-ups

—Rest—

;Bicouplet 1

• 21 snatches
• 21 chest-to-bar pull-ups
• 15 snatches
• 15 chest-to-bar pull-ups
• 9 snatches
• 9 chest-to-bar pull-ups

Each heat performed events 10 and 11 back-to-back with a short rest in between. The order of the two events was voted on by fans to decide if Bicouplet 1 or 2 would be performed first with Bicouplet 2 becoming chosen as event 10. The snatch weight for Bicouplet 2 was {{convert|135|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for men and {{convert|85|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for women. The snatch weight for Bicouplet 1 was {{convert|85|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for men and {{convert|55|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for women.

Event 10, Bicouplet 2, was won by Willy Georges and Camille Leblanc-Bazinet . Event 11, Bicouplet 1, was won by Rasmus Andersen and Kara Saunders.

Five rounds of:

• 300-meter run
• Assault Bike for calories, 20 for men and 15 for women
• {{convert|44|ft|m|abbr=off|adj=on|sp=us}} sled pull, {{convert|183|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for the men and {{convert|153|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for the women

The event was won by Lukas Högberg and Laura Horváth.

As fast as possible, each competitor performed 50 double-unders with a heavy jump rope and then navigated an obstacle course while walking on their hands. The obstacles consisted of a pylon slalom, up and down a ramp, up and down stairs, and finished with a handstand walk across a set of parallel bars. Each individual obstacle had to be done without falling.

The event was won by Cody Anderson and Brooke Wells.

• Peg board ascents, five for the men and four for the women
• 40 thrusters, {{convert|85|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for the men and {{convert|55|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for the women
• A yoke carry, adding weight every {{convert|33|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}

The event was a "chipper," a workout involving multiple exercises done sequentially without returning (as in "chipping away" at the number of repetitions) for the fastest time or as far as possible in the eight-minute time cap. The athletes started with climbing the peg board before moving on the thrusters, a CrossFit movement that is a combination of a front squat and push press in one continuous motion. After the thrusters the competitors picked up a yoke loaded with {{convert|425|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for the men or {{convert|345|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for the women. After 33 feet of carrying the yoke, the athletes had to stop and load their yokes to {{convert|565|lb|kg|abbr=off}} or {{convert|405|lb|kg|abbr=off}} for the men or women respectively. After another 33 feet, they loaded the yokes to {{convert|665|lb|kg|abbr=off}} or {{convert|445|lb|kg|abbr=off}} before carrying it another 33 feet to the finish line.

Having already secured first place overall in the 2018 Games, Mathew Fraser also finished first for this event. The women's event was won by Laura Horváth, who finished the 2018 Games as the second-place finisher overall, 64 points behind the Games winner Tia-Clair Toomey.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-nfl-free-agency-grades-for-days-1-2-jets-land-rodgers-favorite-raiders-keep-adding-ex-patriots/ |title=2018 CrossFit Games: Mat Fraser takes home third straight championships, Tia-Clair Toomey defends her title |work=CBS Sports }} Toomey finished second in the event. Laura Horvath was named Rookie of the Year.{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/laura-horvath-2018-crossfit-rookie-year/ |title=Laura Horvath Is The 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games' Rookie Of The Year|first=Nick |last=English|date=December 13, 2018|work=BarBend }}

• Bike Deadlift
• The 30s
• Team Battleground
• 1RM Snatch
• Synchro Worm
• Team Triplus
• Handstand Bob
• Bob Sprint
• Bicouplet Relay
• Running Bob
• Lunging Worm

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• [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdWvFCOAvyr0mjRzK0L3OdO3kXdJRa5Yf 2018 CrossFit Games] Individual events on CrossFit official YouTube channel
• [https://games.crossfit.com/workouts/games/2018 2018 CrossFit Games]

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