Roman and Raptis Rumble On Day One

August 4   |   POWERED BY

Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. The individuals and teams head into their second day at the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games and we will have you covered for everything and anything you need to know.

Day 4 Lay of the Land

We enter day four at the 17th annual NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, WI. Individuals and teams will take on three events worth 300 points before the first set of cuts (bringing the individual fields to 30 athletes each by Saturday morning).

Meanwhile, the age groups and adaptive athletes finished out their 2023 season on Thursday evening.

We kick off day four with Test 4 for individuals: “The Alpaca Redux,” which is the reemergence of a test Adrian Bozman introduced in 2022. The workout consists of a sled push, legless rope climbs and double kettlebell clean and jerks.

When asked about flipping the Pig during Test 2: “Pig Chipper,” test winner Laura Horvath said:

• “I thought it would be heavier, it was pretty light.”

After finishing his final test and securing his first place medal in the 35-39 men’s division, Sam Dancer announced:

• “I plan on retiring from the Master’s Division and heading back to the open Individual.”

One big number: 6 — The number of times Susan Clarke has taken home first place in her age division spanning the 55-59, 60+, and 60-64 age divisions.

For the statisticians: 

• Men’s podium picks
• Women’s podium picks
• Nerding Out at the Games: Day 1

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.
• CrossFit CEO Don Faul explains the underwhelming live stream coverage for age group and adaptive divisions that had fans frustrated.
• Read how Ty Jenkins took home first place in the 16-17 division while also managing to be a three-sport athlete for his high school.
• If you blinked, you might have missed Danielle Brandon demolishing the “Inverted Medley” test.
• Alexis Raptis is the women’s division leader heading into day two.
• Day one for individuals was a doozy. Read all the highlights from day one.
• Here is a list of the top ten things that happened on day one of individual competition.
• Roman returned and heads up the leaderboard in the individual men’s division.
• Fourteen masters athletes were crowned Fittest in their age groups, get caught up now.
• They are the future of the sport of CrossFit, and the future is now!
• The adaptive divisions wrapped up their competition today, see who won (and who went undefeated!).

One last thing: It’s clear, even after only one day of competition, this is going to be a long weekend for athletes, from bike wipeouts to steamy hot turf. This is only the start and a lot could change in just a few days.

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Spectators have the opportunity to finally try out the MOVE+ Pro in-person at the Kineon Labs booth. You’ve seen Kineon Ambassadors Travis Mayer, Sara Sigmundsdottir, Brooke Wells, Emily Rolfe and more posting about the device, but now you can try it for yourself.

Come say hi to the Kineon team and who knows which ambassadors will pop by the booth throughout the week! *wink, wink*

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David Hippensteel (65+ Division) celebrates the end of his Games weekend by blowing a kiss to his family.

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By the Numbers

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

• 0 – The number of Americans in the top-three finishers of Test 1 on both the Men’s and Women’s sides.
• 2 – Twice on Day 1 for the individuals a female competitor beat all the women and all the men–Laura Horvath in Test 2: Pig Chipper and Danielle Brandon in Test 3: Inverted Medley.
• 3 – The number of times Jonne Koski has won the first event of the CrossFit Games.
• 3 – The number of decades in which Annie Thorisdottir has competed as an individual at the CrossFit Games (2000s, 2010s and 2020s).
• 4 – The number of volunteers it took to move each Pig on and off the field.
• 5 – This was the fifth time the Pig has made an appearance in the CrossFit Games.
• 10,000 – The number of pounds of Pig that were on the field during Test 2.
• 1 – Number of scoops of Thirdzy it takes to get better sleep.

Brought to you by:

The Madison Travel Fund Program: Reebok is supporting all athletes in a big way at the Games this year. At a grand total of $100k, Reebok will gift $2,000 each to 50 total winners across all competition divisions to help financially support the athlete’s travel costs.

Workouts, Schedule and How to Watch

Friday’s schedule of events: Below is the broadcast schedule. You can watch all events live on YouTube as well as embedded on MorningChalkUp.com.

• Team Test 3: Olympic Total — 7:00 AM PT | 9:00 AM CT | 3:00 PM GMT+1
• Individual Test 4: The Alpaca Redux — 8:350 AM PT | 11:00 AM CT | 4:35 PM GMT+1
• Team Test 4: Cross-Country 5K — 10:25 AM PT | 12:25 PM CT | 6:25 PM GMT+1
• Individual Test 5: Ski-Bag — 11:45 AM PT | 1:45 PM CT | 7:45 PM GMT+1
• Team Test 5: Bike, Row, Hold — 1:40 PM PT | 3:40 PM CT | 9:40 PM GMT+1
• Individual Test 6: Helena — 3:15 PM PT | 5:15 PM CT | 11:15 PM GMT+1 

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

Friday’s Workouts: Workout descriptions for individuals and teams only.

Team Test 3 – Olympic Total

• For load:1-rep-max snatch

  1-rep-max clean and jerk

  The team’s score will be the total of all lifts. Time cap: 20 seconds per lift.

Individual Test 4 – The Alpaca Redux 

• For time:126-foot sled push, starting with all six kettlebells

  Then 3 rounds for time:
  2 legless rope climbs
  12 kettlebell clean and jerks
  42-foot sled push, starting with two kettlebells*

  *add two kettlebells to the sled after each round

  Time cap: 18 minutes

Team Test 4 – Cross-Country 5K 

• For time:Run 5K as a team.
  Team must hold onto one rope for the entire run.

  Time cap: None

Individual Test 5 – Ski-Bag 

• For time:
  30-calorie SkiErg
  30 sandbag squats
  20-calorie SkiErg
  20 sandbag squats

Team Event 5 – Bike, Row, Hold

• For time:
  150 Calorie Echo Bike + Handstand Hold
  125 Calorie Row + Seated Muscle-Up & Ring Support
  100 Calorie Echo Bike + Handstand Hold
  Time cap: 16 Minutes

Individual Event 6: Helena

• 3 rounds for time:400-meter run
  12 bar muscle-ups
  21 dumbbell snatches (35/50 pounds)
  Time cap: 11 Minutes

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

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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: Pam Tenhouse

The first event on Friday kicks off at 9:00 AM CT for teams followed by individuals at 10:35 AM. Each day, we will have the top athlete scores across all divisions detailed below. Only individuals and teams are competing today. This leaderboard will update throughout the competition. The leaderboard below reflects the standings at the end of day 3.

Individuals and Teams

Roman Khrennikov – 279 | Alexis Raptis – 270 | CrossFit Invictus – 176
Jay Crouch – 258 | Emily Rolfe – 246 | CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue – 173
Spencer Panchik – 225 | Arielle Loewen – 225 | CrossFit East Nashville PRVN – 167
Moritz Fiebig – 216 | Emma Lawson – 222 | CrossFit OBA – 158
Samuel Cournoyer – 204 | Annie Thorisdottir – 216 | No Shortcuts CrossFit – 158
Brent Fikowski – 201 | Bethany Flores – 204 | CrossFit Genas – 155
Jonne Koski – 198 | Laura Horvath – 202 | CrossFit Mayhem Independence – 152
Patrick Vellner – 196 | Paige Powers – 198 | CrossFit Trondheim – 152
Dallin Pepper – 195 | Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir – 188 | CrossFit Oslo Blackout – 146
Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson – 194 | Jamie Simmonds – 183 | CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy 247 – 140

Age Groups

14-15

Jeremie Jourdan – 610 | María Granizo – 740
Lincoln LaFaver – 590 | Miley Wade – 730
Pau Martin Tiers – 510 | Mira Varga – 590

16-17

Ty Jenkins – 680 | Lucy McGonigle – 690
Hugo Jansson – 510 | Trista Smith – 660
Rj Mestre – 500 | Bergrós Björnsdóttir – 490

35-39

Sam Dancer – 650 | Laurie Clément – 570
Ioannis Papadopoulos – 580 | Stacie Tovar – 550
Bryan Wong – 530 | Colette Casey – 550

40-44

Rudolph Berger – 660 | Samantha Briggs – 590
Michael Laverriere – 570 | Andreia Pinheiro – 560
Bruno Militao – 550 | Jenn Ryan – 560

45-49

Jason Grubb – 680 | Kelly Friel – 750
Vlad Liashkevich – 600 | Amy Chapoton – 630
Christopher Anderson – 490 | Carolina Gutierrez – 550

50-54

Artur Komorowski – 630 | Cheryl Brost – 640
Sean Patrick – 600 | Nicole Abbott – 620
Jason Leeves – 590 | Nathalie Connors – 600

55-59

Kevin Koester – 740 | Leka Fineman – 560
John Kim – 550 | Shanna Bunce – 500
Ryan Joe Hamby – 530 | Laurie Meschishnick – 490

60-64

Stuart Swanson – 610 | Susan Clarke – 770
Tom Fameree – 550 | Betsy Vanderburgh – 720
Eric Cohen – 540 | Patricia McGill – 540

65+

Daniel Miller – 590 | Julie Holt – 740
David Hippensteel – 550 | Dava Jensen – 660
Tom Muhlbeier – 520 | Pauline Sciascia – 570

Upper Extremity

Casey Acree – 800 | Christina Mazzullo – 705
Alexis Fiorucci – 460 | Anne-Laure Coutenceau – 610
Xabier Osa Mendes – 380 | Elaine de Rocco – 550

Lower Extremity

Rogan Dean – 700 | Valerie Cohen – 680
Charles Pienaar – 640 | Bayleigh Hooper – 680
Hildon Carvalho – 320 | Molly Moore – 360

Neuromuscular

Chris Rhyme – 660 | Noelle Henderson – 645
James Brown – 570 | Amea Reyna – 565
Mijail Pedrini – 510 | Jordan Ingalsbe – 505

Full leaderboard

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