The Biggest Surprises From Stage One of the Games

We’re now a few days removed from the first ever online portion of the CrossFit Games, and now that we’ve had some time to rest and digest from the weekend's action there are some results that stand above the rest as the biggest surprises from the round one.
The big picture: Not all of these surprises are good -- while some literally force us to reframe what is possible for human performance -- it's equally important to acknowledge the other side of the coin as context for what sets our expectations as fans to better recognize what’s truly noteworthy for better or worse.
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