The Showdown of the Super Teams
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July 9, 2019 by
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The shakeup to the system as we know it has seen the roster for the 2019 CrossFit Games stacked with so-called “super teams.” The Teams competition – once described by commentators as a “controlled riot” – one could argue is now set to rival the main event.
But first: Invictus Boston just announced they’ve tapped Kaitlyn Kassis to replace Meg Reardon who will take her individual invite instead. Kassis competed on Invictus X’s Games team last year.
The set list is now set in stone.
If you struggled to keep up with team reshuffles throughout Sanctionals, you’re not alone. The line-ups are now finalized and this is how the top 14 teams will take to the field.
Why do some teams only list one alternate and not two? Teams that have an alternate competing as an individual have been removed from the roster.
The last minute changes.
Invictus Boston was claiming “third time’s a charm” in qualifying through the final sanctioned event The French Throwdown. Meg Reardon helped Invictus Boston gain the final qualifying spot in Paris, but decided to accept her invite as an individual from winning the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Championship, a decision which came as a bit of a surprise to the organization.
How the ‘Super Teams’ stack up.
The top three podium finishers from 2018 return — Mayhem Freedom, Invictus X and CrossFit OC3 — although none are without changes.
The collective Games experience of these super teams is stacked. Here are the top teams in terms of combined appearances:
What to expect? Right now we know very little, but with the field being narrowed from 40 teams to just 14, Games Director Dave Castro should have more freedom to experiment with competition without having to program for as many teams.