So, as we head into day 3, it is safe to say that day 2 has continued the cuts in savage style. Here are some of the top names that have already been knocked out.
- Brent Fikowski
- Jonne Koski
- Lukas Esslinger
- Willy Georges
- Sean Sweeney
- Ben Smith
Over in the female division, other Games regulars are out.
- Dani Speegle
- Mekenzie Riley
- Madeline Sturt
However one of the most startling realisations, as the dust settled over Madison, is that Sara Sigmundsdottir only narrowly avoided being cut by 4 points.
She finished in 20th position, only slightly above Emma McQuaid on the leaderboard.
THE CUTS DURING FRIDAY
- Event 3 “Ruck” cut 50 athletes to 40
- Event 4 “Sprint Couplet” cut 40 athletes to 30
- Event 5 “Mary” cut 30 athletes to 20
The first event on saturday will half the field of competitors once again, cutting 20 down to 10. Things are getting brutal.
Day 2 for the Individuals started with “Ruck”.
EVENT 3 – RUCK
For time:
6,000-m ruck run
20-30-40-50 lb., increasing each lap
20-30-40-50 lb., increasing each lap
Athletes will run 4 laps of 1,500-m course, adding weight each lap.
Time cap: 40 minutes
CUT TO 40 ATHLETES
Men and women use the same weights for this event.
ACTION
The first event on the second day of the 2019 CrossFit Games saw all remaining athletes run together. In the unrelenting Madison heat, this was truly a test of endurance and grit.
Lukas Hogberg battled with German National Champion Joshua Wichtrup, until the Swedish athlete pulled away and established a pace that Wichtrup could not match.
On the female side, Tia-Clair Toomey, Sam Briggs, Kristin Holte and Emily Rolfe all ran consistently and with clear purpose. They carried the same weight as the men, and managed to beat many of them to the finish line as well.
WOMEN
- Emily Rolfe 27:09.16
- Tia-Clair Toomey 27:11.18
- Kristin Holte 27:12.24
- Sam Briggs 27:22.50
- Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir 27:52.61
- Haley Adams 28:34.61
- Carrie Beamer 28:34.89
- Bethany Shadburne 28:43.07
- Sara Sigmundsdottir 28:43.13
- Karin Freyova 29:15.76
MEN
- Lukas Hogberg 24:00.59
- Joshua Wichtrup 24:19.97
- Uldis Upenieks 24:36.91
- Chandler Smith 24:45.02
- James Newbury 24:47.93
- Jacob Heppner 24:50.09
- Willy Georges 24:58.54
- Travis Mayer 25:08.98
- Jason Smith 25:11.14
- Casper Gammelmark 25:15.76
One of the weights dropped out of Mat Fraser’s bag, and he has since been fined 60 seconds for not having a full bag with him at the finish line. This moved him from 6th to 17th position.
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CrossFit issued the following statement.
“On the final turn of Ruck, one bag fell out of Mat Fraser’s pack. Fraser continued to the finish line without the prescribed load and finished in 24:50.09. After review, Fraser was assessed a 60-second penalty. His time on Ruck is 25:50.09.”
EVENT 4 – SPRINT COUPLET
For time
- 172 ft sled push
- Bar muscle ups (15 for Women, 18 for Men)
- 172 ft sled push
Time cap: 6 minutes
ACTION
According to Pat Sherwood “It couldn’t be simpler”. Event 4 was A test of sprinting speed, power and sheer mental grit.
Matt Mcleod won his heat and went on to take the overall victory as nobody in the second heat could beat his time.
Dan Bailey “this may be one of the toughest events at the games, mentally, because of the cut”
1 or 2 seconds made a huge difference in placement with this event.
- Matt McLeod
- Noah Ohlsen
- Will Moorad
- Samuel Kwant
- Connor Duddy
In the female division, Jaime Greene went out fast along with Amanda Banhart, who completed the first sled push in 20 seconds. Amanda Banhart absolutely destroyed the second push to take the victory. She only has a four second differential between here first and second 172 ft sled push.
Jaime Greene has an 18 second differential between her first and second sled push.
- Amanda Banhart
- Colleen Fotsch
- Meg Reardon
- Jaime Greene
- Danielle Brandon
During the action, Sean Woodland perfectly coined the expression “post sled flop” to describe what happened to the athletes as they crossed, exhausted to the point of collapse, over the finish line.
EVENT 5 – MARY
Event 5 saw the introduction of a classic CrossFit girl WOD.
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 handstand push-ups
10 single-leg squats, alternating
15 pull-ups
Time cap: 20 minutes
This was the first event in the Coliseum, and Noah Ohlsen went all in to beat Mat Fraser in an exciting race to the finish. In the interview following his impressive performance, Noah stated how much it had fired him up to take his first event win in his entire CrossFit career.
“I’m knocking on the door for an event win…I think I just busted that door down.”
Six years in the making: Noah Ohlsen with his first event win after a neck-and-neck battle against the reigning champ. pic.twitter.com/CDHyWQAXOe
— The CrossFit Games (@CrossFitGames) August 2, 2019
MALE RESULTS
- Noah Ohlsen
- Mat Fraser
- Jacob Heppner
- Scott Panchik
- Matt Mcleod
FEMALE RESULTS
- Kari Pearce
- Kristin Holte
- Jaime Greene
- Tia-Clair Toomey
- Anna Fragkou
The following leaderboards show the athletes that have made it through to Saturday.
FEMALE LEADERBOARD AFTER DAY 2
- Tia-Clair Toomey 431
- Kari Pearce 419
- Kristin Holte 416
- Jaime Greene 391
- Anna Fragkou 355
- Amanda Banhart 346
- Brooke Wells 346
- Bethany Shadburne 344
- Haley Adams 336
- Annie Thorisdottir 330
- Katrin Davidsdottir 324
- Thuri Helgadottir 316
- Alessandra Pichelli 315
- Danielle Brandon 311
- Sam Briggs 308
- Carol-Ann Reason-Thibault 308
- Emily Rolfe 302
- Laura Horvath 286
- Carolyne Prevost 270
- Sara Sigmundsdottir 259
MALE LEADERBOARD AFTER DAY 2
- Noah Ohlsen 409
- Mat Fraser 404
- Jacob Heppner 364
- Scott Panchik 355
- Adrian Mundwiler 332
- James Newbury 328
- Will Moorad 325
- BK Gudmundsson 323
- Matt McCleod 316
- Patrick Vellner 312
- Cole Sager 303
- Samuel Kwant 299
- Logan Collins 295
- Lukas Hogberg 294
- Travis Mayer 293
- Chandler Smith 289
- Elliot Simmonds 288
- Saxon Panchik 287
- Joshua Wichtrup 260
- Casper Gammelmark 246
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