Chantelle Loehner Tests Positive after MACC Win

Good morning and welcome to the weekend edition of the Morning Chalk Up. This is Jessica Danger, your Managing Editor, to bring you a quick wrap-up of the major news items throughout the week. Today’s edition is brought to you by Wodify.

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And the donations! Really, you guys are great.

Thank you, times a thousand and four.

It is that same support that allows us to bring you this newsletter, on a Saturday. Right now, while you read this Tommy Marquez (who was just in Shanghai) and Justin LoFranco are in Iceland covering the Reykjavik CrossFit Championship. 

We’re bringing you end-to-end coverage of the entire event. We even went up the mountain yesterday with the athletes!

So, we just wanted to say thank you. At the end of the day, we do what we do because of, and for, you guys. 

In fitness,

Jessica Danger

Managing Editor

Chantelle Loehner today revealed that she tested positive for a banned substance during a drug test at the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Championship. She has requested that her B sample be tested. If that also tests positive, Invictus X’s performance at MACC will be invalidated and Team MisFit will receive the invite.

Last weekend at the Asia CrossFit Championship, we saw the introduction of something new: a buzzer. Athletes crossing the finish line have to tap the buzzer for the timer to stop. Their official time ends when that buzzer is tapped, which seems really simple but is actually a game changer.

RPM just upped the box game with their newest product, the Exobox. It’s got an aluminum frame with rounded edges, is super durable and you can even choose your own design. Reserve yours now then wait as patiently as possible until late summer when they ship.

The Age Group online qualifier is taking place this weekend and this year the stakes are much higher with only 10 Games spots available for each Division. So we broke down the past Games history of the 200 qualifiers in each division.

Last week in Shanghai, Brent Fikowski, Kristin Holte and Mayhem Freedom stood tall amongst their peers and were crowned champions, earning an invite to the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games.

CrossFit is life this weekend. No plans? No problem. We’ve got you covered.

1. Nine-year-old Sydney dressed up like Tia-Clair Toomey for role model day at school. 
2. The Age Group online qualifiers are underway this weekend. If you qualified through the Open, you’ve got until Monday at 5:00 PM PT to get your scores in. 
3. Today is day two of the Reykjavik CrossFit Championship. (If you need to get caught up, here is day one.)
4. Here are five things to keep your eye on.
5. Here’s why the stakes are high at this Sanctional, which is why we worked out the power rankings for you. 

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