#GamesBound. That is what 40 men and 40 women were able to hashtag on their Instagram profiles these past few weeks after the CrossFit Semifinals ended. Below is a full list of all athletes going to compete in Madison for the title of Fittest on Earth.
CrossFit Semifinals were the last step before reaching the Finals, commonly known as the CrossFit Games. After 7 workouts, three weekends, on 6 continents on 7 different occasions, we now know which athletes are going to compete in Madison on August 1-6.
Full List of Athletes Invited to the CrossFit Games
Below is a list of all athletes who are #GamesBound in 2023 following the events from all CrossFit Semifinals.
* In asteriscus are athletes who are going to the Games for the first time as an individual (teens and teams don’t count in this instance) according to their official CrossFit profile.
There are a higher number of athletes in this list due to some of them not being able to compete, but were invited at first such as Jason Smith and Morteza Sedaghat.
Men
- Lazar Dukic
- Henrik Haapalainen
- Moritz Fiebig
- Jelle Hoste*
- Jonne Koski
- Uldis Upenieks
- David Shorunke
- Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson
- Bronislaw Olenkowicz
- Michal Wesolowski*
- Fabian Beneito*
- Jay Crouch
- Bayley Martin
- Jake Douglas*
- Arthur Semenov
Morteza Sedaghat*- Ant Haynes
- Pat Vellner
- Brent Fikowski
- Samuel Kwant
- Cole Greashaber
- Justin Medeiros
- Chandler Smith
- Nick Mathew
- Colten Mertens
- Cole Sager
- Jeffrey Adler
- Jayson Hopper
- Dallin Pepper
- Roman Khrennikov
- Samuel Cournoyer
- Will Moorad
- Noah Ohlsen
- Luke Parker*
- Alex Vigneault
- Jack Farlow*
- James Sprague*
- Spencer Panchik
Jason Smith- Kaique Cerveny*
- Kalyan Souza*
Women
- Gabriela Migala
- Annie Thorisdottir
- Laura Horvath
- Emma Tall
- Karin Freyova
- Matilde Garnes
- Manon Angonese*
- Ella Wunger*
- Elisa Fuliano
- Emma McQuaid
- Rebecka Vitesson*
- Seher Kaya
- Shadad Budebs
- Alex Gazan
- Katrin Davidsdottir
- Arielle Loewen
- Christine Kolenbrander
- Bethany Flores (Previously Shadburne)
- Emily Rolfe
- Olivia Kerstetter*
- Abigail Domit*
- Baylee Rayl
- Kelly Baker
- Ellie Turner
- Jamie Simmonds
- Emily de Rooy*
- Emma Cary
- Danielle Brandon
- Amanda Barnhart
- Emma Lawson
- Alexis Raptis
- Pauge Powers
- Sydney Wells
- Feeroozeh Saghafi
- Shelby Neal*
- Caroline Stanley*
- Paige Semenza
- Michelle Basnett
- Victoria Campos
- Alexia Williams*
Who Are the Individual Athletes Going to the CrossFit Games for the First Time
Notable Names Not Going to the CrossFit Games
In the list below are names of CrossFit athletes who were bound to the Semifinals and either dropped out during the competition, days before, or couldn’t make the cut at the end of the weekend. These athletes have previous Games experience and were thought to be amongst the people going to Madison this year.
We are not considering those who pulled out substantially before the Semifinals (such as Tia-Clair Toomey), or those who got injured and were not able to compete well in advance (like Ricky Garard).
Men
- Guilherme Malheiros
- Reggie Fasa
- Luka Dukic
- Giorgos Karavis
- Saxon Panchik
- Alexandre Caron
- Kealan Henry
- Tyler Christophel
- James Newbury
Women
- Mal O’Brien
- Sara Sigmundsdottir
- Brooke Wells
- Anikha Greer
- Carolyne Prevost
- Jacqueline Dahlstrom
- Thuridur Erla Helgadottir
- Dani Speegle
- Lauren Fisher
- Sydney Michalyshen
- Rebecca Fuselier
2023 CrossFit Games
The 2023 CrossFit Games is taking shape after all athletes and teams know who is going to compete for the title of Fittest on Earth.
- When: August 1-6
- Where: Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
Athletes from all age groups (teens, masters) and adaptive athletes will be joining the teams and individual athletes who received an invitation to compete in Madison this summer.
You can check out the overall schedule of events for the 2023 CrossFit Games here.
Workout clues/events revealed so far:
- Variation of Helen WOD
- Olympic weightlifting total
- 5k run
- Gymnastic skills test
- Mountain bike race
- Pig chipper
UPDATED: 5 athletes have provided a sample with illegal substances to CrossFit:
- Trent Williams – 4 year-ban
- Angelique Connoway – 4-year ban
- Alyssa Wilhelm – currently appealing
- Oihana Moya – currently appealing
- Jason Smith – currently appealing
CrossFit Introduces 2 Cutting Phases at the Games for Individuals and Teams
Image Sources
- E7z-2GTWEAELQZh: Photo courtesy of CrossFit Inc.
- Annie Thorisdottir post wod: Courtesy of CrossFit Inc.
- gui malheiros snatch: Courtesy of CrossFit Inc.
- Dani Speegle berbell granite games semifinal: Courtesy of CrossFit Inc.
- Games Bound 2023: Courtesy of CrossFit Inc.