Week 1, Day 1 Recap Newsletter

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QUICK BRIEF.

5 Things you need to know.

1. Got handstand walks? A total of 77 teams were unable to complete Event 1. Only 13 teams, or 14% of the field fiished under the time cap. At least one athlete was stuck struggling through the handstand obstacle course.
2. Unbroken…That’s what Sara Signmundsdottir did through Linda, including the squat cleans. Her time of 13:03 is 1:44 seconds faster than Laura Horvath’s second place performance. BUT GET THIS: Katrin Davidsdottir finished in 12:50. Guess someone went faster. 
3. Roman Khrennikov is your curreny leader overall in Europe. He’s only been doing CrossFit for two years. 
4. Reduce that time cap. Here are the average finishes for male and female athletes across all three Regionals on Event 1. The average male finished between six and nine minutes under the time cap (only one male didn’t finish). The time cap seemed a little more in line for female athletes with roughly 20% not finishing.
   
   
   
   
5. Five — That’s the number of athletes who’ve withdrawn so far from Regionals (four males, one female). That’s far fewer than last year. 

SPEED READ

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Sara Sigmundsdottir got her seventh career event win • Gabriela Migała, who placed first in Event 1, is the youngest athlete competing in the Europe Regional. She placed third last year at the Games in the 16-17 teen division.

SURPRISE. SURPRISE.

Who’s up, who’s down.

Who’s up.

Laura Horvath, 1st overall, Europe: A three-time Regionals athlete who placed 11th last year, is leading among a cadre of elite athletes after day 1. 

Jared Enderton, 5th overall, South: Known for his ability to move a heavy barbell, the three-time Regionals athlete has spent some serious time increasing his aerobic capacity enough to take 11th in Triple 3. 

Margaux Alvarez, 1st overall, South Regional: Margaux came out and made a statement in day one, racking up two second place finishes. She sits 62 points ahead of Tennil Beuerlein, who won theSouth Regional last year. 

Who’s down.

BK Gudmundsson, 18th overall, Europe: A four-time CrossFit Games athlete and two-time winner of the Meridian Regional didn’t even finish Linda (Event 2). Coupled with a 13th place finish on Event 1, that puts him in a really challenging climb back to qualification. 

Thuri Helgadottir, 19th overall, Europe: The five-time Games athlete (four as an individual and once on a team) suffered two poor back-to-back performances, placing 16th and 24th in Events 1 and 2. 

Chelsey Hughes, 31st, East: She qualified last year but withdrew after an injury during the cyclocross event, Chelsey sits in 31st with only 71 points. If she won all remaining events she’d end with 471 points, which would likely secure her a spot back.

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THE DEETS.

How do I watch?

The CrossFit Games Facebook page will be streaming all events and heats. You can also access them on Games.CrossFit.com. To save you the scrolling, here are the direct links.

Friday Team Events 3 and 4: Europe  |  East  |  South

Individual Event 3: Europe  |  East  |  South

Individual Event 4: Europe  |  East  |  South

Heat Times.

CrossFit HQ posted all the heat times for the Europe, East and South Regionals. Just click on the schedule tab.

To make your life a little easier, and take some of the guesswork out of when athletes are competing, we built these Google Calendars with times and heat breakdowns for each regional so you can synch to Google or iCal. We will update each event with lane assignments daily.

iCal: Europe  |  East  |  South

Google: Europe  |  East  |  South

The Standings.

Europe

— Men: 1). Roman Khrennikov (185), 2). Lukas Högberg (165), 3). Adrian Mundwiler (164), 4). Sigurður Þrastarson (155), 5). Andrey Ganin (153), 6). P D Savage (141), 7). Markus Schmidt (139), 8). Frederik Aegidius (136), 9). Kevin Winkens (132), 10). Arni Bjorn Kristjansson (130).

— Women: 1). Laura Horvath (190), 2). Sara Sigmundsdottir (185), 3). Kristin Holte (175), 4). Annie Thorisdottir (170), 5). Gabriela Migała (167), 6). Camilla Salomonsson Hellman (140), 7). Karin Freyová (138), 8). Manon Angonese (132), 9). Emelie Lundberg (128), 10). Steph Dekker (126).

— Team: 1). Team Punt Uit (195), 2). CrossFit Fabriken (164), 3). Måndagsklubben team 2 (157), 4). Maxpuls Spartans (155), 5). Team Nordvest B (155).

East

— Men: 1). Patrick Vellner (185), 2). Craig Kenney (173), 3). Marquan Jones (154), 4). Daniel Viger (144), 5). Chase Smith (143), 6). Jeffrey Adler (135), 7). Peter Shaw (130), 8). Tyler Lee (126), 9). Nycolas Joyal (124), 10). Alexandre Caron (123)

— Women: 1). Margaux Alvarez (190), 2). Brista Mayfield, 3). Analisa Marquez (171), 4). Bethany Shadburne (155), 5). Whitney Elks (153), 6). Alexis Johnson (133), 7). Lauren Weeks (128), 8). Tennil Beuerlein (128), 9). Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, 10). Colleen Fotsch.

— Team: 1). Invictus Boston (190), 2). Pro1 Montreal (180), 3). CrossFit Milford (170), 4). Team Firernity (170), 5). East Woodbridge (166).

South

— Men: 1). Sean Sweeney (190), 2). Tommy Vinas (166), 3). Mitch Spjut (160), 4). Matt Morton (157), 5). Jared Enderton (155), 6). Chantz Ramos (150), 7). Rogelio Gamboa (140), 8). Logan Rollins (136), 9). Tyler Eggimann (133), 10). Brandon Luckett (124).

— Women: 1). Margaux Alvarez (190), 2). Brista Mayfield, 3). Analisa Marquez (171), 4). Bethany Shadburne (155), 5). Whitney Elks (153), 6). Alexis Johnson (133), 7). Lauren Weeks (128), 8). Tennil Beuerlein (128), 9). Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, 10). Colleen Fotsch.

— Teams: 1). Don’t Stop (185), 2). CrossFit Blur North (170), 3). Salt Lake City CF Black, 4). Backcountry Black, 5). Salt Lake City CF Gold.

5/18 – 5/20: East Regional (Albany, NY)

5/18 – 5/20: Europe Regional (Berlin, Germany)

5/18 – 5/20: South Regional (Salt Lake City, UT)

5/19: Raising the Bar for Recovery (Medina, OH)

5/19: East Coast Battle (Hanover, MD)

5/19: Barbells in the Burbs (Carol Stream, IL)

5/19: Gladiator Games (Concord, NC)

5/19: The Pillage of Palm Harbor (Palm Harbor, FL)

5/19: Spring Fling Partner Throwdown (San Anselmo, CA)

5/19: SilverFox Masters Competition (San Clemente, CA)

5/19: Ultimate Fitness Championship (Kennewick, WA)

5/19: Warriors Hope 2018 (Greenwood, IN)

5/19: T-Town Throwdown (Tifton, GA)

5/19: Murph for Muts (Peachtree Corners, GA)

5/19: Firehawks Scorch Trials (Rio Rancho, NM)

5/19: Denton Fitness Festival (Denton, TX)

5/19 – 5/20: GameDay Mankato (Mankato, MN)

5/20: Europe Regional After Party Sponsored by FITAID (Berlin, Germany)

5/25 – 5/27: West Regional (Del Mar, CA)

5/25 – 5/27: Central Regional (Nashville, TN)

5/25 – 5/27: Latin America Regional (Rio de Janiero, Brazil)

5/26: Beauty is a Beast 2 (Indian Rocks Beach, FL)

5/26: Strong AF Against MF (East Windsor, CT)

5/27 – 5/28: 24 Heroes in 24 Hours (Southborough, MA)

6/1 – 6/3: Atlantic Regional (West Palm Beach, FL)

6/1 – 6/3: Meridian Regional (Madrid, Spain)

6/1 – 6/3: Pacific Regional (Sydney, Australia)

6/2: Kegs and Kilos (Manhattan, KS)

6/2: Long Island Masters (Hauppauge, NY)

6/2: Texas WOD Fest (Houston, TX)

6/2: Tacos and Tequila Throwdown (Highlands Ranch, CO)

6/2: Meshugge CrossFit Summer Melee (Overland Park, KS)

6/3: Summer Sizzler Individual Masters Competition (Burlington, MA)

6/8 – 6/9: Bricktown Throwdown (Bricktown, OKC)

6/9: Beastette Bash at CrossFit Ananda (Arlington, TX)

6/9: Gulf Coast Games (Mandeville, LA)

6/9: WOD Wars 6 (Humble, TX)

6/9: Big Orange Brawl (Knoxville, TN)

6/9: Heroes of the Platform (Meridian, ID)

6/9: Triple Crown Fitness Event (Greenville, NC)

6/9 – 6/10: The Heartland Games 2018 (Chicago, IL)

6/9 – 6/10: Alaka’i SUPER Summer Slam (Kapolei, HI)

6/16: Battle on the Creek (Johns Creek, GA)

6/16: Full Battle Rattle (Robinson, IL)

6/16: East Coast War (Wilmington, NC)

6/19: Gauntlett VIII – River Rumble (Portsmouth, OH)

6/22 – 6/24: The Bacon Beatdown (Daytona Beach, FL)

6/23: Garage Girls CrossFit Grit (St. Simons Island, GA)

6/23: 2018 Summer Swolestice (Gresham, OR)

6/23: HAMCO Heat (McLeansboro, IL)

6/23: The Greenville Games (Greenville, SC)

6/23: The Burn Out (New Bern, NC)

6/23: Battle of the Border (Phenix City, AL)

6/23 – 6/24: Asbury Park Summer Games (Asbury Park, NJ)

6/23 – 6/24: The Dakota Games (Fargo, ND)

6/30: Summer Stampede (Bethlehem, PA)

6/30: Battle of the Ballpark (Seattle, WA)