CrossFit Games Day Three Individual Recap
The most programmed workout on the CrossFit.com website, seen more than 100 times, was the test that started the individuals on Saturday morning, most commonly known as “Moving Day.” A cut field of 30 men and 30 women all ran the Cross-Country 5K test together.
Test 7: “Cross-Country 5K”
- For time:
Run 5K
3, 2, 1…Go!
Still in the top position on the leaderboard, Roman Khrennikov took off like a cannon, and Chris Hinshaw mentioned how Roman loved being a runner at the front of the pack. For what seemed like the first time all week, the weather seemed cool and pleasant, and at the end of the first lap, Jeff Adler started to make his move on Roman, almost coaxing him to increase his speed, similar to how he did in “Helena.”
Adler led the race almost the entire time and looked extremely comfortable, but Jelle Hoste passed him about 15 minutes in and took the win. Roman managed to find another gear at the end and pulled out a respectable third-place finish in the test.
Emily Rolfe was the fastest woman for the duration of the test, as she finished ahead of nearly half the men. She was in 15th place overall after her second lap.
Of note:
- Three men completed the test in under 17 minutes.
Results:
Men:
- Jelle Hoste
- Jeff Adler
- Roman Khrennikov
Women:
- Emily Rolfe
- Katrin Davidsdottir
- Arielle Loewen
Test 8: “Intervals”
- 2 Intervals for total time:
21 box jump-overs (20/24-inch)
15-calorie row
9 burpee box jump-overs
21 box jump-overs
15-calorie row
9 burpee box jump-overs (36/48-inch)
- Rest until 6-minute mark, then:
9 burpee box jump-overs
15-calories row
21 box jump-overs
9 burpee box jump-overs
15-calories row
21 box jump-overs
The times of both intervals were added together to make the time for the entire test.
3, 2, 1…Go!
Shelby Neal completed the first interval in the first heat the quickest and got the most rest. There was a scoring error in this first heat, which gave the women approximately 20 extra seconds of rest. Kelly Baker, who received a surprise email Friday night bumping her into the top 30, poured on the gas to finish the second interval first. In the first heat, none of the top three women in the first interval won the second interval.
Annie Thorisdottir finished interval one first in the next heat. To make things fair, the additional rest time that came in error in Heat 1 was added, and the women made their way back down the floor. Emma Cary won the second interval and looked to took the overall heat. In the final heat, Emma Lawson, Gabby Migala, and Arielle Loewen went back and forth on the first interval, and Lawson finished first. She continued to shine in the second interval and also won that one.
Of note:
- Lawson was the only woman to win both halves of “Intervals.”
Results
- Emma Lawson
- Emma Cary
- Arielle Loewen
Men:
The men’s first heat started fast, and Henrik Haapalainen finished the first interval with the fastest time. He stayed consistent and won the second interval as well. Heat 2 contained the cut line gatekeeper, Sam Kwant, currently in 20th place, and fan favorite, Colton Mertens. The men raced to the finish of the second interval, and Jonne Koski pulled it off, going sub-four minutes on each interval.
The men’s final heat started with Lazar Djukic taking a slight lead, and then Pat Vellner caught up. Roman made a mental error when he skipped the box jump-overs and ran straight to the rower. His judge waved him back, but it cost him valuable time. The second interval started after chants of “Roman” and “Vellner” by the crowd. Vellner led the entire second interval and made it look easy as he strolled across the finish line for the win.
Of note:
- It was Vellner’s first test win of the Games this year.
Results:
- Pat Vellner
- Jonne Koski
- Bayley Martin
Test 9: “Olympic Total”
- For load:
1-rep-max snatch
1-rep-max clean and jerk
Unlike a traditional Olympic Total, the athletes only had two attempts per lift.
3, 2, 1…Go!
Every woman was successful on their opening lift of the snatch in the first heat, with the highest numbers put up by Christine Kolenbrander with 211 pounds and Amanda Barnhart with 207, the only two to hit over 200 pounds. The women added plates and went straight into their clean and jerks. Again, each hit their opening lift. Paige Powers ended with the biggest number on that lift with 241, and Kolenbrander and Barnhart missed their second attempt. Kolenbrander still managed to win the heat with her total.
Karin Freyova and Laura Horvath had the heaviest opening lift in the final heat. Alex Gazan looked solid opening at a 168-pound snatch, a solid bounce back from Semifinals, but failed to hit anything higher. Two women snatched over 200 pounds. Jamie Simmonds looked to possibly hurt her elbow on her second snatch attempt, but she had no trouble on the clean and jerk.
On the clean and jerk, Laura Horvath opened the heaviest at 245, which she hit easily. She went on to hit 265 pounds and, with that, won the test. In her post-test interview, she mentioned that she felt that she executed perfectly.
Results:
- Laura Horvath
- Christine Kolenbrander
- Karin Freyova
Men:
Jack Farlow and Bronislaw Olenkowicz both started the men off heavy as they hit the floor to lift. James Sprague missed his first lift of the snatch but managed to hit his second to get a score. Come clean and jerk time; it continued to be the Jack Farlow and Bronislaw Olenkowicz show as Farlow closed out with 396 pounds on the bar. He finished with a total of 701.
Brent Fikowski missed his opening snatch in the final heat but hit it on the second lift. Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson clearly battled an injury as he loaded the bar with the minimum work requirement for both the snatch and clean and jerk. Chandler Smith threw up the heaviest snatch weight in this heat at 293 pounds, and Jeff Adler picked up more points on leader Roman Khrennikov, tying for fourth place in the test and setting up a great battle on Sunday.
Of note:
- Jack Farlow’s 396-pound clean and jerk is the heaviest recorded at a live CrossFit competition.
Results:
- Jack Farlow
- Bronislaw Olenkowicz
- Nick Mathew
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