Stage Two of the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games is just around the corner. Mathew Fraser returns hopeful to keep his Fittest Male on Earth title, while Tia-Clair Toomey hopes to keep the Fittest Woman on Earth title. Both athletes held their own in Stage 1 with a wide gap in the point spread, but heading into Stage 2, the points will not be a factor and all scores start over as the Finals begin.
Both athletes have been holding their titles for a few years running, but even with the points going back to zero, both are considered the good gamble for this year’s wins.
Here’s a look at the top 5 athletes from both categories, and a refresher on their stats in Stage 1.
Men – Mat Fraser from the United States at the Top
Mathew Fraser from the United States has taken home the Fittest Male on Earth title every year since 2016. He has earned the name CrossFit Games Champ as well, and finished Stage 1 at the top of the leaderboard with over 100 points ahead of second place.
He finished the Friendly Fran round first at 3:08, the 1RM Front Squat fourth at 425lbs, Damn Diane first at 2:44, 1,000-M Row in eighth at 2:55.20, the Nasty Nancy in first at 17:50, the Handstand Hold second at 1:35, and the Awful Annie first at 8:46.
He was trailed by Noah Ohlsen from the United States who finished the Friendly Fran second at 3:55, the 1RM Squat at 401lbs, the Damn Diane second at 2:56, the 1,000M Row seventeenth at 2:59, Nasty Nancy seventh at 19:40, Handstand Hold first at 1:37, and the Awful Annie seventh at 19:40.
In third place in Stage 1 of the 2020 CrossFit Games came Justin Medeiros, also from the United States. He finished the Friendly Fran at 4:10, came in third for the 1RM Front Squat at 437lbs, nineteenth for the Damn Diane at 5;07, fifteenth for the 1,000 M Row at 2:59:00, second for the Nasty Nancy with a time of 18:19, 11T for the Handstand Hold at 1:14, and fourth in the Awful Annie with a time of 9:09.
In fourth place in Stage 1, also from the United States, was Samuel Kwant. He came in eighteenth in the Friendly Fran at 4:25, tenth in the 1RM Front Squat at 413lbs, third in the 1,000 M Row with a time of 2:53:30, 8T for the Nasty Nancy with a time of 19:47, third in the Handstand Hold at 1:32, and seventh in the Awful Annie at 9:41.
In fifth place in Stage 1 was Jeffrey Adler from Canada. He finished the Friendly Fran in sixth place at 4:00, the 1RM Front Squat in seventh at 418lbs, fifteenth for the Damn Diane at 4:47, eleventh for the 1,000 M Row at 2:57:30, sixth in the Nasty Nancy with a time of 19:36, and twenty-seventh for the Handstand Hold with a time of thirty-six seconds.
Women – Tia-Clair Toomey from Australia at the Top
Tia-Clair Toomey from Australia comes to Stage 2 of the 2020 Rebook CrossFit Games as the titleholder for the Fittest Woman on Earth since 2017. She’s the clear favorite going into next week’s games. She’s also a Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist, a 2016 Olympian, and has written a biography called, “How I Became the Fittest Woman on Earth.”
In Stage 1 of the Games in September, she finished first in the Friendly Fran at 3:40, first in the 1RM Front Squat with 313lbs, first in the Damn Diane with a time of 2:28, sixth in the 1,000 M Row at 3:21.0, third in the Nasty Nancy at 18:26, sixteenth in the Handstand Hold at 1:18, and first in the Awful Annie with a time of 8:01.
Brooke Wells from the United States came in second in Stage 1. She finished third in the Friendly Fran with a time of 4:28, tenth in the 1RM Front Squat at 275lbs, third in the Damn Diane with a time of 2:34, fifth in the 1,000 M Row with a time of 3:21, fifth in the Nasty Nancy with a time of 19:21, eighth in the Handstand Hold with a time of 1:50, and third in the Awful Annie with a time of 9:10.
In third was Haley Adams from the United States. She finished fifth in the Friendly Fran with a time of 4;36, twenty-sixth in the 1RM Front Squat at 230lbs, twelfth in the Damn Diane with a time of 3:40, sixth in the 1,000 M Row with a time of 3:21.30, fourth in the Nasty Nancy with a time of 18:53, fourth in the Handstand Hold with a time of 1:59, and fourth in the Awful Annie with a time of 9:19.
Iceland’s Katrin Davidsdottir and former winner of the CrossFit Games came in fourth in this year’s Stage 1. She finished twelfth in the Friendly Fran with a time of 4:56, twenty-seventh in the 1RM Front Squat with 230lbs, eleventh in the Damn Diane with a time of 3:30, fourth in the 1,000 M Row with a time of 3:20.60, first 8in the Nasty Nancy with a time of 18:16, first in the Handstand Hold with at time of 2:54, and seventh in the Awful Annie with a time of 9:43.
In the last spot to make it to Stage 2 was America’s own Kari Pearce. She placed tenth in the Friendly Fran with 4;48, twenty-second in the 1RM Front Squat at 246lbs, fourth in the Damn Diane with a time of 2:40, nineteenth in the 1,000 M Row with a time of 3:30.20, eighth in the Nasty Nancy with a time of 19:46, second in the Handstand Hold with a time of 2:13, and eighth in the Awful Annie with a time of 9:46.
All athletes, male and female alike, are heading into the Games with some impressive numbers and lifetime accomplishments behind them.
Stage 2 of the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games will be held next week from October 19 to 25 in Aromas, California.
