2022 CrossFit Games

The qualification system is broadly similar to that used for the 2021 CrossFit Games, with some adjustments.{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-games-rulebook/ |title=2022 CrossFit Games Rulebook — Updates And Additions |first= Phil |last=Blechman|date=January 4, 2022|work=Morning Chalk Up}}

The Games season started with the Open, which took place over three weeks from February 24 to March 14, 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2021-crossfit-season-schedule-announced/ |title=2021 CrossFit Games Season Schedule (And Major Changes) Announced |date=January 6, 2021 |first= Andrew |last=Gutman|work=BarBend }} The number of athletes registered for the Open increased again this year to 294,980.{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/what-is-crossfit-open/|title=What Is The CrossFit Open?|first= Brian |last=Friend|date=January 31, 2023|work=BarBend }} This is the first Games season not to be programmed by Dave Castro after he was dismissed ahead of the Open,{{Cite web |url=https://www.menshealth.com/uk/fitness/lifestyle/a38672534/crossfit-fires-dave-castro-eric-roza/ |title=CrossFit Has Fired Dave Castro Ahead of 2022 Season |work=Men's Health |first=Edward |last=Cooper |date=5 January 2022 }}{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/crossfit-calls-dave-castro-the-founder-of-the-crossfit-games/ |title=CrossFit Releases Statement After Firing Dave Castro, Calls Him "The Founder Of The CrossFit Games" |website=BarBend |date=January 6, 2022}} although the workouts for the Open were mostly similar to those pre-arranged by Castro with some modifications (e.g. the Shuttle Run was moved to the quarterfinal).{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxrox.com/who-programmed-the-2022-crossfit-open/ |title=Who Programmed the 2022 CrossFit Open? |first=Robert |last=Born |date=25 February 2022 |work=BoxRox}} Only three workouts were scheduled for this year's Open. Saxon Panchik and Mallory O'Brien were the respective male and female winners of the Open.{{Cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3128714/crossfit-jeffrey-adler-podium-bound-2021-games-after |title=CrossFit: is Jeffrey Adler podium bound at 2021 Games after impressive Open performance?|first=Brian|last= Friend|date= April 11, 2021 |work=South China Morning Post}}{{Cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2022/03/17/breaking-mal-obrien-and-saxon-panchik-win-the-2022-crossfit-open/ |title=Breaking: Mal O'Brien and Saxon Panchik win the 2022 CrossFit Open |date=March 17, 2022 |first1= Emily |last1= Beers|first2= Patrick |last2= Clark|first3=Patrick|last3= Blennerhassett|work=Morning Chalk Up }}

The top 10% of individual participants and top 25& of teams from the Open of each continent qualified for the Quarterfinals.{{Cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2021/01/07/breaking-the-2021-crossfit-games-rulebook-has-arrived-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ |title=BREAKING: The 2021 CrossFit Games Rulebook Has Arrived, Here's What You Need To Know |website=Morning Chalk-Up |date=January 7, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://games.crossfit.com/article/2022-quarterfinals-cutlines-qualification/open |title=2022 Quarterfinals: Cutlines for Qualification |date=March 21, 2022 |work=CrossFit Games }} The individual Quarterfinals were again held online like the Open, with 5 workouts released all at the same time to be completed by individual athletes from March 24 to March 27, but with the scores for individual workouts to be submitted at specified time.{{cite web |url= https://morningchalkup.com/2022/03/24/2022-crossfit-individual-quarterfinals-test-descriptions/ |title=2022 CrossFit Individual Quarterfinals Test Descriptions |date=March 24, 2022|work=Morning Chalk Up }} The team Quarterfinals were held on April 8–10, 2022,{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-quarterfinals-team-workouts/ |title=2022 Team Quarterfinals Events Announced|first=Tyler|last= Watkins|date= April 7, 2022 |work=BarBend}} while the Age Group Quarterfinals were held on April 21–24, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-quarterfinals-age-group-workouts/ |title=2022 CrossFit Quarterfinals — Age Group And Occupational Games Workouts Announced|first= Phil |last=Blechman|date= April 22, 2022 |work=BarBend}} A new element, the Shuttle Run, was introduced this year for the individual quarterfinals,{{Cite web |url=https://www.menshealth.com/uk/fitness/lifestyle/a39535920/crossfit-2022-quarterfinal-workouts-leaks/ |work=Men's Health|title=CrossFit's 2022 Quarter-final Workouts Just Leaked on YouTube |date= 25 March 2022 }} but caused some controversy after many failed to be penalized for not performing the unfamiliar workout correctly.{{Cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2022/04/03/incorrect-shuttle-run-scores-throw-finalized-quarterfinals-leaderboard-into-disarray/ |title=Incorrect Shuttle Run Scores Throw Finalized Quarterfinals Leaderboard into Disarray |date=April 3, 2022 |first1= Brian |last1=Friend |first2= Katie |last2= Gannon|work=Morning Chalk Up }}{{Cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2022/05/11/adrian-bozman-addresses-2022-quarterfinals-criticisms-on-crossfit-games-podcast/ |title=Adrian Bozman Addresses 2022 Quarterfinals Criticisms on CrossFit Games Podcast |date=May 11, 2022 |first= Katie |last= Gannon |work=Morning Chalk Up }}

This year, in order to introduce some level of uniformity, all semifinal competitions would have six workouts each, two of which are identically programmed by CrossFit for all the semifinals.{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxrox.com/crossfit-semifinals-games-announcement/ |title=CrossFit Semifinals Will Have Same 2 Events for All Athletes; Games to Begin A Day Earlier |date=February 4, 2022|first=Robert |last=Born|work=BoxRox }} The prize purse for the semifinals remained the same as that for the 2021 Games.{{Cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2022/04/06/are-crossfits-semifinals-payouts-trending-in-the-right-direction/ |title=Are CrossFit's Semifinals Payouts Trending in the Right Direction? |date=April 6, 2022 |first= Joe |last=Genetin-Pilawa |work=Morning Chalk Up }} Athletes who qualified for multiple stages, such as Individual, Team, or Age Group, can only participate in one.{{Cite web |url= https://morningchalkup.com/2022/04/17/convoluted-quarterfinals-to-semifinals-path-complicates-potential-for-backfill-invitations/ |title=Convoluted Quarterfinals-to-Semifinals Path Complicates Potential for Backfill Invitations |date=April 17, 2022 |first= Brian |last= Friend |work=Morning Chalk Up }} Ten Semifinals were scheduled to be held on six continents over four weeks starting May 20, 2022: four in North America (Syndicate Crown, Mid-Atlantic CF Challenge, Granite Games, Atlas Games), two in Europe (Lowland Throwdown, Strength in Depth), one each in South America (CF Copa Sur), Asia (Far East Throwdown), Africa (Fittest In Cape Town), and Oceania (Torian Pro). 30 men, 30 women, and 20 teams competed in each semifinal. The number of qualifiers stayed unchanged from 2021: 5 men and women from each North American and European semifinal, three from Oceania, two from Asia and South America, and one from Africa.{{Cite web |url= https://morningchalkup.com/2022/02/08/final-two-semifinals-announced-granite-games-returns-syndicate-crown-emerges/ |title=Final Two Semifinals Announced: Granite Games Returns, Syndicate Crown Emerges |date=February 8, 2022 |first= Justin|last= LoFranco |work=Morning Chalk Up }}

The first ever Age Group Semifinal was held online,{{cite web |url= https://morningchalkup.com/2022/05/26/2022-crossfit-semifinals-preview-age-group-divisions/|title=2022 CrossFit Semifinals Preview: Age Group Divisions|date=May 26, 2022 |first1= Patrick|last1= Clark|first2= Ava|last2= Kitzi |work=Morning Chalk Up}} as were the Adaptive Divisions.

• ^{{{note|11|A}}}Athlete tested positive for banned substances{{Cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2022/07/12/breaking-kuwaits-nasser-alruwayeh-announces-positive-for-ped-test-will-not-travel-to-crossfit-games/ |title=BREAKING: Kuwait's Nasser Alruwayeh Announces Positive PED Test, Will Not Travel to CrossFit Games|date=July 12, 2022 |first= Patrick |last= Clark |work=Morning Chalk Up }}
• ^{{{note|12|B}}}Backfilled athletes{{Cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2022/07/12/austin-spencer-and-nick-mathew-share-mixed-emotions-on-backfilled-path-to-the-crossfit-games-i-thought-my-season-was-over/ |title=Austin Spencer and Nick Mathew Share Mixed Emotions on Backfilled Path to the CrossFit Games: "I thought my season was over"|date=July 12, 2022 |first= Katie |last= Gannon |work=Morning Chalk Up}}
• ^{{{note|13|C}}}On March 1, 2022, CrossFit announced they will not recognise athletes from Russia or Belarus as a result of Russian violations of the Olympic truce through invasion of Ukraine during the binding truce. Athletes thereby will compete as neutral athletes.{{Cite web |url=https://games.crossfit.com/announcement/13338/open |title=CrossFit Statement on Ukraine |work=CrossFit.com}}

Events in the CrossFit Games are scheduled to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, from August 3 to August 7, 2022.

• 75 toes-to-bars
• 5-mile bike
• 75 chest-to-bar pull-ups
• 5-mile bike

Ricky Garard and Haley Adams were the respective winners of the first event.{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxrox.com/haley-adams-win-event-1-chaos-on-mens-leaderboard/ |title=Haley Adams and Ricky Garard Win Event 1 After Crazy |date=August 3, 2022 |work=BoxRox |first=Robert |last=Born }}

The field is reduced in 3 rounds, top 20 progress to second round, top 5 to the final round:

;First round

• 3 M/2 F pegboard ascents
• 75 unbroken single-unders
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats on left leg, 10 unbroken single-leg squats on right
• Handstand walk course

;Second round

• 2 M/1 F strict pegboard ascents
• 50 unbroken double-unders
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats on left leg, 10 unbroken single-leg squats on right
• Handstand walk course, pirouette start

;Final round

• 1 strict pegboard ascent
• 25 double-under crossovers
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats on left leg, 10 unbroken single-leg squats on right
• Handstand walk course, low start

Most of the athletes had difficulties with a new element introduced this year: double-under crossovers. Nick Mathew, the male winner of the event, was one of only two men to complete the event. Danielle Brandon was the female winner, although none of the women could get to the single-leg squat and handstand walk course.{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-games-skill-speed-medley-results/ |title=2022 CrossFit Games Event Three "Skill Speed Medley" Results — Nick Mathew Crossovers To Victory |first=Phil |last=Blechman|date=August 3, 2022 }} Emma Lawson became the youngest-ever person to wear the white jersey after this event.

21-15-9-9-9 reps for time of:

• Squat cleans (woman 95 lb, men 135 lb)
• Dips with parallel bar traverses

The dips with parallel bar traverses is another new element introduced this year. Patrick Vellner won the event in the men's competition, while Arielle Loewen won the women's.{{Cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2022/08/03/crossfit-games-day-one-individual-recap/ |title=CrossFit Games Day One Individual Recap|date=August 3, 2022|work=Morning Chalk Up }}

Event 2 was delayed to the second day which is normally a rest day due to weather conditions. The event is split into two for scoring purposes, 2A for the run, 2B for the max jerks.

• In 2 minutes, Run 400 m, Max jerks (Women: 200 lb, Men: 300 lb)

Rest 1 minute

• In 3 minutes, Run 600 m, Max jerks (Women: 200 lb, Men: 300 lb)

Rest 2 minutes

• In 4 minutes. Run 800 m, Max jerks (Women: 200 lb, Men: 300 lb)

Haley Adams and Uldis Upenieks were the respective female and male winner of the run portion, Tia-Clair Toomey and Jeffry Adler won the max jerks.{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-games-shuttle-to-overhead-results/ |title=2022 CrossFit Games Event Two "Shuttle to Overhead" Results — Toomey Back on Track, Adler Lifts to Victory |first=Phil |last=Blechman |work=BarBend|date=August 4, 2022}}

• 20 Pig flips (Women: 350 lb, Men: 510 lb)
• 3.5-mile run
• 200-m Jerry bag carry (Women: 70 lb, Men: 100 lb)
• 200-m Husafell carry (Women: 150 lb, Men: 200 lb)

Athletes started at the North Park of Alliant Energy Center, and finished at the top of the steps of Wisconsin State Capitol. Gabriela Migala and Ricky Garard won the women's and men's race respectively.{{Cite web |url= https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-games-the-capitol-results/ |title=Migała and Garard Ascend the Steps to Victory During Event Five of the 2022 CrossFit Games |first=Phil |last=Blechman |date=August 7, 2022 |work=BarBend }}

3 rounds for time:

• 12 muscle-ups
• 25 jump-overs (Women: 50-in log, 30-in box, 20-in Pig, Men: 50-in log, 42-in box, 20-in Pig)
• 30 GHD sit-ups

Then

• 84-ft weighted lunge (Women: 125-lb axle bar, Men:185-lb axle bar)

Unusually, Tia-Clair Toomey wore the white jersey at the 2022 CrossFit Games the first time only at Event 6 with two points in front. She won to extend her lead slightly over second-place Mal O'Brien. Saxon Panchik won the men's event.{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-games-up-and-over-results/ |title=2022 CrossFit Games Event Six "Up And Over" Results — Tia-Clair Toomey And Saxon Panchik Dominant|first= Phil |last=Blechman|date= August 6, 2022 |work=BarBend }}

For time:

• 30/25 Echo Bike calories
• 10 block HSPU (Women: 2-in deficit, Men: 3.5-in deficit)
• 20/15 Echo Bike calories
• 10 block HSPU (Women: 2-in deficit, Men: 3.5-in deficit)
• 20/15 Echo Bike calories
• 10 block HSPU (Women: 2-in deficit, Men: 3.5-in deficit)
• 30/25 Echo Bike calories

Will Moorad and Alexis Raptis won the men's and women's event respectively. Ricky Garard faltered in this event, reducing his lead significantly, while Toomey extended her lead over young challengers O'Brien and Emma Lawson.{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxrox.com/crossfit-games-2022-individual-event-7-results/ |title=CrossFit Games 2022 Individual Event 7 Results – Echo Press |first=Robert |last=Born |work=BoxRox |date=August 6, 2022}}

The swim event took place at an indoor pool this year. (Venue: Nicholas Recreation Center & Soderholm Family Aquatic Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Every 2 minutes:

• 50-yard swim
• 8-cal Ski Erg (Add 2 calories each round for 6 rounds, then complete as many calories as possible for rounds 7 and 8)

The event was won by Lucy Campbell in the women's competition and Roman Khrennikov in the men's.{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-games-rinse-n-repeat-results/ |title=2022 CrossFit Games Event Eight "Rinse N' Repeat" Results — Campbell Swims To The Win, Khrennikov Crushes The Ski Erg |first=Phil |last=Blechman |date=August 6, 2022 |work=BarBend}}

3 rounds for total time of:

• Sprint
• 20 wall-ball shots (Women 14-lb ball to 11 ft, Men: 20-lb ball to 12 ft)
• 6 dumbbell snatches (Women: 70-lb DB, Men: 100-lb DB)

Rest 4 minutes between rounds

Ellie Turner and Guilherme Malheiros won the event. Justin Medeiros came third (after time adjustment) and after this event, took over the lead from Ricky Garard who had led since the beginning.{{Cite web |url= https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-games-hat-trick-results/ |title= 2022 CrossFit Games Event Nine "Hat Trick" Results — Turner And Malheiros Go Full-Send To First Place |first=Phil |last=Blechman|date= August 6, 2022|work=BarBend }}

• 1-rep-max sandbag-to-shoulder (Women: 160-250 lb, Men: 240-340 lb)

Athletes needed to lift the sandbag onto one shoulder and let go of one hand to show control. When multiple athletes failed to lift at the same weight, the tie-break was to throw 3 sandbags (Women: 50, 100, 150 lbs, Men: 100, 150, 200 lbs) over a yoke in the shortest time.

Dani Speegle won the event for the women, while there was a tie for first place between Malheiros and Nick Matthew for the men.{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-games-sandbag-ladder-results |title=2022 CrossFit Games Event 10 "Sandbag Ladder" Results — Speegle Unbeatable |first=Phil |last=Blechman |date=August 7, 2022 |work=BarBend }}/

for time:

• 126-ft sled push, decreasing in load
• 2 legless rope climbs*
• 20 kettlebell clean and jerks
• 42-ft sled push with 2 KBs
• 2 legless rope climbs*
• 15 kettlebell clean and jerks

42-ft sled push with 4 KBs

• 2 legless rope climbs*
• 10 kettlebell clean and jerks
• 42-ft sled push with 6 KBs

Women: Six 24-kg kettlebells

Men: Six 32-kg kettlebells

The rope climb was removed due to weather conditions. Roman Khrennikov won his second event at the Games, while Laura Horvath won her first of this Games.{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxrox.com/crossfit-games-individual-event-11-results-the-alpaca/ |title=CrossFit Games Individual Event 11 Results – The Alpaca |first= Robbie Wild |last=Hudson|work=BoxRox |date=August 7, 2022}}

For time:

54-ft yoke carry (Women: 485-lb, Men: 665-lb)

2 front squats (Women: 215-lb, Men: 315-lb)

3 deadlifts (Women: 315-lb, Men: 475-lb)

2 front squats

54-ft yoke carry

This event featured the heaviest yoke and deadlift ever programmed at the Games. Laura Horvath continued with her surge up the ranking with another win, while Jeffrey Adler won in the men's competition.{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-games-back-nine-results/ |title=2022 CrossFit Games Event 12 "Back Nine" Results — Adler, Horvath Claim Their Second Event Wins|first=Phil |last=Blechman|date= August 7, 2022 |work=BarBend}}

For time:

• 1,000-m row (must be completed in 3 minutes 15 seconds for men, 3 minutes 40 seconds for women)
• 50 thrusters (Women: 65 lb, Men: 95 lb)
• 30 bar muscle-ups

Lucy Campbell and Lazar Đukić were the respective female and male winners of the event.{{Cite web |url= https://barbend.com/2022-crossfit-games-jackie-pro-results/ |title=2022 CrossFit Games Event 13 "Jackie Pro" Results — Medeiros And Toomey Are The Fittest On Earth® |first=Phil |last=Blechman |work=BarBend |date=August 7, 2022 }}

Justin Medeiros was crowned the male winner of the 2022 CrossFit Games. Medeiros did not win any event but won the competition through consistence performance;{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/justin-medeiros-wins-2022-crossfit-games/ |title= Justin Medeiros Wins 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games |first=Alex |last=Polish |date= August 8, 2022 |work=BarBend}} this is the first time since 2007 when the male winner of the Games did not win an event. Tia-Clair Toomey was the female winner for the sixth time, making her the only athlete, male or female, to win 6 individual titles.{{Cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188046/tia-clair-toomey-and-justin-medeiros-win-crossfit-games-2022 |title= Tia-Clair Toomey and Justin Medeiros win CrossFit Games 2022, claiming consecutive Fittest on Earth titles |first=Mark |last=Agnew |date= August 8, 2022 |work=South China Morning Post}} CrossFit Mayhem Freedom won the teams competition.

For the first time at the Games, two athletes, one male and one female, were named Rookies of the Year. They were Nick Mathew and Emma Lawson.{{Cite web |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2022/08/17/video-nick-mathew-i-kind-of-talked-out-of-my-butt-a-little-bit-and-was-like-im-gonna-win-this-one/ |title=VIDEO: Nick Mathew: "I kind of talked out of my butt a little bit and was like, I'm gonna win this one."|date=August 17, 2022 |work=Morning Chalk Up }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.therecord.com/sports/waterloo-region/2022/08/11/cambridge-teenager-emma-lawson-the-sixth-fittest-woman-on-earth.html |title=Cambridge teenager Emma Lawson the sixth fittest woman on Earth |first=Mark |last=Bryson|work=The Record |date= August 11, 2022 }}

The list of national champions based how far they progress the furthest in the CrossFit Games season were released after the Games in December.{{cite web |url=https://games.crossfit.com/article/2022-crossfit-games-national-champions/games |title=The 2022 CrossFit Games National Champions |date=December 12, 2022|work=CrossFit Games }}

The team competition took place over 5 days:{{cite web |url=https://games.crossfit.com/workouts/games/2022?division=11 |title= 2022 Games Workouts: Teams |work=CrossFit Games}}

• Event 1: Biker Bob
• Event 2: Strong

• Event 3: Fast
• Event 4: Pegs & P-Bar

• Event 5: Muscle Pig
• Event 6: Handstand Machine

• Event 7: Rinse 'N' Repeat
• Event 8: Dumbbell Highball
• Event 9: Payload

• Event 10: Team 2-2-2-2
• Event 11: Echo Worm

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• [https://games.crossfit.com/leaderboard/open/2022?view=0&division=1®ion=0&scaled=0&sort=0 CrossFit Games] official website

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