3…2…1…Go! The Individuals and Teams Take the Field at the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games Today

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. The individuals and teams take the competition floor for the first time at the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games and we will have you covered for everything and anything you need to know.

Day 3 Lay of the Land

In just a few short hours, individuals and teams take the field to begin their week at the 17th annual NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, WI. They will take on three events worth 300 points in the first of two days before the first set of cuts (bringing the individual fields to 30 athletes each by Saturday morning).

Meanwhile, the age groups and adaptive athletes will finish out their 2023 season with two events, culminating in an awards ceremony at 7:15 PM CT.

The first test for the individuals, “Ride” is a 40 minute AMRAP of loops around a closed track on TREK Marlin 8 bikes. Athletes will be scored based on the fastest time to complete the most number of rounds. In other words, partial or unfinished rounds will not count.

When asked about how it feels being back on the competition floor after his biceps tendon tear last season, men’s 35-39 division leader Sam Dancer said:

• “Like a dream. I love this shit. It’s a bummer that I lost a year of competing but I’m stoked that I was able to recover in time to make it back out here. I really enjoy competing.”

One big number: 6 – The number of event wins Upper Extremity Division adaptive athlete Casey Acree so far….out of 6 total events.

For the statisticians: 

• Men’s podium picks
• Women’s podium picks

How to stay in the know: 

• How to watch and schedule of events in your local time zone.
• Subscribe to our Instagram.

Today’s top stories: Stay up-to-date on key stories as they develop.

• How to watch the Games throughout the entire week.
• Check out our definitive Spectator’s Guide for everything happening on the ground in Madison this week.
• Sam Dancer’s comeback tour looks strong heading into the final day of competition.
• The Alpaca is back, and this time the weather shouldn’t be a factor.
• Take a first look at the 2023 CrossFit Games programming for individuals.
• Five age group athletes whose impressive Olympic Totals you may have missed.
• Get all the details on CrossFit’s return to ESPN.
• Rebecca Voigt Miller and Sam Briggs are battling it out in the 40-44 women’s division.

One last thing: For the first time since 2016, CrossFit returns to ESPN. Starting today, Games events will be streamed and broadcast across ESPN platforms, along side CrossFit’s own site and YouTube channel.

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Veronika Voriskova finishes out Event 5 with a handstand walk while getting cheered on by the rest of the 16-17 field.

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By the Numbers

Here are some key numbers from the second day of the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games:

• 1 – 1 day left of competition for age groups
• 4 – 4 straight event wins for 17 year old Ty Jenkins
• 5 – Casey Acree has 5 straight event wins in the men’s upper extremity division
• 7:16 – Is the fastest Helen time of any athlete in any age division, set by Gintas Petrikas of Lithuania
• 5 – amount of minutes it takes to recover with the MOVE+ Pro

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Workouts, Schedule and How to Watch

Thursday’s schedule of events: Below is the schedule for the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games, Day 3. The events will be livestreamed on ESPN platforms, at the CrossFit Games site and on YouTube, and stay up-to-date on MorningChalkUp.com and the Morning Chalk Up’s Instagram.

• Individual Test 1: Ride — 6:30 AM PT | 8:30 AM CT | 9:00 PM GMT+1
• Age Group/Adaptive Test 7: Endure the Coliseum — 7:00 AM PT | 9:00 AM CT | 3:00 PM GMT+1
• Team Test 1: 2-2-2-2 Redux — 8:00 AM PT | 10:00 AM CT | 4:00 PM GMT+1
• Individual Test 2: Pig Chipper — 9:15 AM PT | 11:15 AM CT | 5:15 PM GMT+1
• Team Test 2: — Ride Relay — 10:10 AM PT | 12:10 PM CT | 6:10 PM GMT+1
• Individual Test 3: Inverted Medley — 12:15 PM PT | 2:15 PM CT | 8:15 PM GMT+1
• Age Group/Adaptive Test 8: Final Positions — 2:15 PM PT | 4:15 PM CT | 10:15 PM GMT+1
• Adaptive/Age Group Award Ceremony — 5:15 PM PT | 7:15 PM CT | 12:15 AM GMT+1

Want to see the schedule in your local time zone? Our schedule will automatically update to where you are on MorningChalkUp.com.

Thursday’s Workouts: Workout descriptions for all divisions.

Individual Test 1: Ride 

• 40 Minute AMRAP

Complete as many laps as possible in 40 minutes on a Trek Bikes Marlin 8 mountain bike.

Age Group and Adaptive Test 7: Endure the Coliseum

• For time:

  50-calorie SkiErg
  50-calorie Echo Bike
  75 double-unders
  50-calorie SkiErg
  50-calorie C2 Bike
  75 double-unders

  Time cap: 18 minutes

Team Test 1: 2-2-2-2 Redux

• For time in M/F pairs:

  Accumulate 175 overhead squats

  Starting every 2 minutes:
  12/9-calorie SkiErg each (M/F)
  1 seated legless rope climb each (M/F)
  Max-reps synchro overhead squats
  When 2 minutes are up, the first pair stops working and returns while the second pair begins working.

  Each pair will have 4 intervals to work (8 total intervals).

Individual Test 2: Pig Chipper

• For time:

  10 Pig flips
  25 chest-to-bar pull-ups
  50 toes-to-bars
  100 wall-ball shots
  50 toes-to-bars
  25 chest-to-bar pull-ups
  10 Pig flips

  Time cap: 18 minutes

Team Test 2: Ride Relay

• With two bikes per team, max laps in one hour.

Individual Test 3: Inverted Medley

• For time:

  30-foot unbroken handstand walk over the ramp
  8 free-standing handstand push-ups
  Unbroken obstacle steps to a 180° pirouette
  16 pull-overs
  Unbroken obstacle steps to a 360° pirouette
  8 free-standing handstand push-ups
  30-foot unbroken handstand walk over the ramp

Age Group/Adaptive Test 8: Final Positions

• For time:

  20 bar muscle-ups
  30 alternating dumbbell squat snatches

  Time cap: 6 minutes

What to Do Around Madison

Hanging out in Madison for the CrossFit Games? Here are Morning Chalk Up’s guides to getting the most out of your week.

• **SHOPPING GUIDE**Our Top Deals and Drops at the CrossFit Games
• The Complete Guide to Working Out at the 2023 CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin
• The Spectator’s Guide to the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games
• Five Outdoor Activities to do in Madison During the CrossFit Games
• Best Craft Beer Spots in Madison During the CrossFit Games
• Six Places to Get Your Coffee Fix in Madison
• Best Places to Eat in Madison During the CrossFit Games

Making the trip to the CrossFit Games to support your crew? We want to see you! We’ll be sharing fan photos in the newsletter and on social media.

Wear your Reebok daily to the Games and be on the lookout for our team… you might be the lucky winner 🙌

Today’s winner: Shad McNeil

Leaderboards

The first event of day three kicks off at 8:30 AM CT for the individual athletes. Each day, we will have the top athlete scores across all divisions detailed below. This leaderboard will update throughout the competition.

Age Groups

14-15

Lincoln LaFaver – 460 | María Granizo – 550
Jeremie Jourdan – 430 | Miley Wade – 540
Pau Martin Tiers – 380 | Mira Varga – 480

16-17

Ty Jenkins – 530 | Trista Smith – 510
Hugo Jansson – 380 | Lucy McGonigle – 510
Kaiden Hogan – 370 | Hayes Willard – 340

35-39

Sam Dancer – 490 | Laurie Clément – 460
Gintas Petrikas – 410 | Colette Casey – 450
Ioannis Papadopoulos – 400 | Stacie Tovar – 400

40-44

Rudolph Berger – 520 | Samantha Briggs – 440
Bruno Militao – 430 | Andreia Pinheiro – 430
Michael Laverriere – 400 | Jenn Ryan – 430

45-49

Jason Grubb – 490 | Kelly Friel – 550
Christopher Anderson – 430 | Amy Chapoton – 470
Vlad Liashkevich – 430 | Carolina Gutierrez – 410

50-54

Jason Leeves – 490 | Cheryl Brost – 490
Artur Komorowski – 450 | Nicole Abbott – 480
Sean Patrick – 430 | Nathalie Connors – 450

55-59

Kevin Koester – 550 | Leka Fineman – 410
Ryan Joe Hamby – 420 | Shanna Bunce – 410
John Kim – 370 | Kristi Lunny – 390

60-64

Stuart Swanson – 440 | Susan Clarke – 570
Tom Fameree – 420 | Betsy Vanderburgh – 550
Eric Cohen – 420 | Patricia McGill – 410

65+

Daniel Miller – 450 | Julie Holt – 560
David Hippensteel – 430 | Dava Jensen – 500
John George – 390 | Pauline Sciascia – 420

Upper Extremity

Casey Acree – 600 | Christina Mazzullo – 530
Alexis Fiorucci – 350 | Elaine de Rocco – 440
Samuel Pera – 290 | Anne-Laure Coutenceau – 435

Lower Extremity

Charles Pienaar – 450 | Valerie Cohen – 505
Rogan Dean – 425 | Bayleigh Hooper – 505
Seraphin Perier – 195 | Molly Moore – 270

Neuromuscular

Chris Rhyme – 460 | Noelle Henderson – 490
James Brown – 440 | Amea Reyna – 415
Mijail Pedrini – 400 | Jordan Ingalsbe – 370

See all upcoming events