The Dubai CrossFit Championship first 2 events happened under the snow and Ricky Garard took the early lead in the competition by winning both of them unofficially.
Ricky Garard was banned for 4 years from CrossFit sanctioned events after failing a drug test and the Dubai CrossFit Championship is his first time competing again. He promised a comeback story and he is delivering it.
Inside the Ski Dubai Mall of Emirates, the athletes had to endure the first two events in freezing temperatures. Ricky Garard won both of them.
The first event was a run up and down the ski slope followed by 500 metres on the skierg. Ricky finished 7 seconds ahead of 2nd place Roman Khrennikov.
The following event was a brutal full slope run with a weighted vest and Garard finished ahead of Khrennikov again, this time almost 20 seconds in the lead.
The first 2 events were not broadcast. However, you will be able to follow the livestream for the following workouts by clicking here.
Dubai CrossFit Championship Leaderboard
Male:
| Name | Total Points | Event 1 Placement | Event 2 Placement |
| Ricky Garard | 200 | 1st | 1st |
| Roman Khrennikov | 190 | 2nd | 2nd |
| Willy Georges | 180 | 3rd | 3rd |
| Lazar Dukic | 165 | 3rd | 6th |
| Henrik Haapalainen | 160 | 6th | 4th |
| Jeffrey Adler | 153 | 7th | 5th |
| Luka Dukic | 147 | 5th | 10th |
| Moritz Fiebig | 142 | 9th | 7th |
| Elliot Simmonds | 142 | 8th | 8th |
| Simon Mantyla | 132 | 13th | 8th |
Female:
| Name | Total Points | Event 1 Placement | Event 2 Placement |
| Samantha Briggs | 185 | 1st | 4th |
| Kristin Holte | 180 | 5th | 1st |
| Laura Horvath | 180 | 4th | 2nd |
| Mikaela Norman | 170 | 2nd | 6th |
| Gabriela Migala | 159 | 3rd | 9th |
| Rebecka Vitesson | 153 | 12th | 3rd |
| Emily Rolfe | 148 | 6th | 7th |
| Thuri Helgadottir | 140 | 10th | 7th |
| Jacqueline Dahlstrom | 138 | 8th | 10th |
| Martine Solheim | 137 | 15th | 5th |
You can check out the official leaderboard here.
Dubai CrossFit Championship Workouts
Stay Frosty:
5 rounds:
- 500-metre skierg
- run (up/down)
Time cap: 16 minutes (men) / 17 minutes (women)
Event 1B
- Full slope run with weight vest (20/14 lb)
Time cap: 7 minutes