The day started with a sprinting event that would savagely cut the field in half, from 20 to 10 athletes. For many big name athletes, the tension was palpable. They had to survive this event and make it to the final 10.
After the Sprint Event was completed, all the following males were cut.
And all the following female athletes
EVENT – SPRINT
There was tremendous pressure on the athletes starting the day with the Sprint Event.
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MALE INDIVIDUALS
The sprint event worked in stages, with athletes progressing through the heats to the final.
Pat Vellner and Gammelmark were both penalised for starting with their feet on the line.
Semi Final 1
- Moorad
- Gudmundsson
- Saxon Panchik
- Wichup
- Ohlsen
Semi Final 2
- Mayer (joint first)
- McLeod (joint first)
- Saxon Panchik
- Sager
- Newbury
Wichtrup was penalised 10 seconds, otherwise he would have moved into the final. He also recorded the fastest time overall. We spoke to him after the event and he was gutted about this yet calm and happy with his overall performance.
Final
- Saxon Panchik
- Gudmundsson
- Ohlsen
- McLeod
- Moorad
FEMALE INDIVIDUALS – SPRINT EVENT
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Semi Final 1
- Holte
- Helgadottir
- Toomey
- Prevost
- Brandon
Semi Final 2
- Greene
- Adams
- Davidsdottir
- Shadburne
- Horvath
Final
- Holte
- Prevost
- Toomey
- Helgadottir
- Greene
Kristin Holte won the event, narrowing the gap between her and Tia-Clair Toomey.
Find out which athletes are still in the competition…
These are the 10 female athletes that will go on to complete the CrossFit Games.
- Tia Clair Toomey
- Amanda Banhart
- Anna Fragkou
- Katrin Davidsdottir
- Kristin Holte
- Jaime Greene
- Thuri Helgadottir
- Kari Pearce
- Bethany Shadburne
- Haley Adams
Here are the 1o final Men
- Noah Ohlsen
- Mat Fraser
- BK Gudmundsson
- Scott Panchik
- James Newbury
- Jacob Heppner
- Adrian Mundwiler
- Matt McLeod
- Saxon Panchik
- Will Moorad
With all the cuts now officially completed, the next event could ensue.
EVENT – SPLIT TRIPLET
5 rounds for time of:
1 pegboard ascent
100 double-unders
10 single-arm dumbbell hang split snatches
10 single-arm dumbbell hang clean and split jerks
♀ 55-lb. dumbbell
♂ 80-lb. dumbbell
Athletes must alternate arms on each rep of the hang snatch.
Time cap: 20 minutes
BK Gudmundsson, Noah Ohlsen and Mat Fraser battled out at the front but the reigning champ, looking oddly unfamiliar in the non-white, non-leader camo t shirt, eventually pulled away to secure a solid victory.
Male Results
- Mat Fraser
- Noah Ohlsen
- BK Gudmundsson
- Jacob Heppner
- James Newbury
- Scott Panchik
- Matt McLeod
- Adrian Mundwiler
- Will Moorad
- Saxon Panchik
Tia-Clair Toomey once again looked strong, composed and focused. She beat both Kari Pearce and Katrin Davidsdottir as they were snapping on her heels.
- Tia-Clair Toomey
- Kari Pearce
- Katrin Davidsdottir
- Jamie Greene
- Kristin Holte
- Haley Adams
- Bethany Shadburne
- Thuri Helgadottir
- Anna Fragkou
- Amanda Banhart
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EVENT – CLEAN
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For load:
1-rep clean
*Tiebreak with 5 reps for time
♀ 215-220-225-230-235-240-245-250-255-260 lb. with 195 lb. tiebreak
♂ 315-325-335-345-355-365-370-375-380-385 with 295 lb. tiebreak
Athletes will lift in order of their placing (10th-1st), with the weight increasing each round. Each round, those who fail the lift will race through 5 reps at the tiebreak bar.
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Each round, any athletes that have not completed the lift are entered into the tiebreak. They must clean a lighter weight for 5 reps quicker than the other athletes that also failed the lift during that round.
Athletes lined up and worked their way through the lifts. They each had 1 minute to make the lift and advance to the next round.
The event took the form of a weightlifting event. Tia-Clair, having won medals at the Commonwealth Games, was no stranger to this format and atmosphere. Her and Amanda Banhart battled it out but the reigning champion eventually took victory.
Female Results
- Tia Clair Toomey 265 lb
- Amanda Banhart 260 lb
- Anna Fragkou 260 lb
- Katrin Davidsdottir 230 lb
- Kristin Holte 225 lb
- Jaime Greene 220 lb
- Thuri Helgadottir 215 lb
- Kari Pearce 0 lb
- Bethany Shadburne 0 lb
- Haley Adams 0 lb
The Male Competition
Adrian Mundwiler attacked every lift, looking pumped and focused. BK Gudmundsson was clinical, technically excellent and calm. Fraser was focused. Both Panchik brothers lifted with exceptional confidence and poise.
Mundwiler and Newbury even looked like they were having fun, smiling and laughing after lifts. There was also an intriguing atmosphere between the athletes, a shared camaraderie.
BK was pumped, acknowledging and saluting to his Icelandic retinue of friends and family in the audience.
Finally, the field narrowed down until only Mat Fraser and Scott Panchik remained. It went like this.
- 370 lb completed by both Panchik and Fraser.
- 375 lb completed by Scott Panchik and Fraser.
- 380 lb failed by Scott Panchik. 380 is completed by Mat Fraser.
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Mat Fraser wins the event.
Asked about it afterwards, Fraser said.
“I did not wanna race Scott on power cleans. I was nervous about this. The most I’ve cleaned this year is 345 lb”
“It is what it is. I had a couple of shit events and now I’m putting all the chips on the table.”
FINAL LEADERBOARD FOR DAY 3
WOMEN
- Tia-Clair Toomey 721
- Kristin Holte 636
- Jamie Greene 591
- Kari Pearce 564
- Katrin Davidsdottir 534
- Anna Fragkou 500
- Amanda Banhart 476
- Haley Adams 471
- Thuri Helgadottir 471
- Bethany Shadburne 459
MEN
- Noah Ohlsen 649
- Mathew Fraser 634
- BK Gudmundsson 568
- Scott Panchik 565
- James Newbury 488
- Jacob Heppner 484
- Adrian Mundwiler 482
- Matt McLeod 461
- Saxon Panchik 447
- Will Moorad 435
