2022 CrossFit Games Results, Recap, And Leaderboard

The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games came back to Madison, Wisconsin, to display five days of action from Aug. 3-7, 2022. The 16th edition of the most prestigious CrossFit competition in the world traditionally gathered the greatest Individual athletes and Teams in order to find out who the Fittest On Earth® actually are.

Following the completion of 13 workouts, each made to test out some specific aspects of fitness, Justin Medeiros and Tia-Clair Toomey came out victorious. Justin won the men’s division of the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games for the second year in a row, while Toomey became the winningest CrossFit athlete in history with her sixth win. The Teams division was absolutely dominated by CrossFit Mayhem Freedom, which was expected even prior to the competition. 

2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Leaderboards

Women’s division (Top 15)

Rank	Name	Total Points
1	Tia-Clair Toomey — Australia (Winner)	1,158
2	Mallory O’Brien — USA	1,045
3	Laura Horvath — Hungary	981
4	Danielle Brandon — USA	937
5	Brooke Wells — USA	904
6	Emma Lawson — Canada	893
7	Kara Saunders — Australia	890
8	Gabriela Migala — Poland	868
9	Haley Adams — USA	867
10	Alexis Raptis — USA	859
11	Arielle Loewen — USA	828
12	Emma McQuaid — Ireland	798
13	Kristi Eramo O’Connell — USA	785
14	Amanda Barnhart — USA	778
15	Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — Norway	764

Related: Tia-Clair Toomey Wins 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games

Men’s division (Top 15)

Rank	Name	Total Points
1	Justin Medeiros — USA (Winner)	1,184
2	Roman Khrennikov — Russia	1,157
3	Ricky Garard — Australia	1,068
4	Samuel Kwant — USA	975
5	Jeffrey Adler — Canada	950
6	Patrick Vellner — Canada	892
7	Jayson Hopper — USA	887
8	Lazar Dukic — Serbia	850
9	Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson — Iceland	841
10	Guilherme Malheiros — Brazil	831
11	Saxon Panchik — USA	803
12	Noah Ohlsen — USA	780
13	Cole Sager — USA	733
14	Nick Mathew — USA	728
15	Jonne Koski — Finland	725

Related: Justin Medeiros Wins 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games

Team’s division (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Total Points
1	CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (Winners)	1,052
2	CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue	987
3	CrossFit Invictus	951
4	CrossFit Reykjavík	937
5	CrossFit Mayhem Independence	804
6	CrossFit Selwyn	739
7	CrossFit Omnia Black	685
8	CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy	656
9	CrossFit Pro1 Montreal	640
10	8th Day CrossFit Black	612

Related: Emily Rolfe Withdraws From The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games After First Workout

Final Day — Sunday, August 7th Individual Workouts Recap 

Workout 11 — The Alpaca 

For time:

• 126-ft sled push, decreasing in load
• 2 legless rope climbs
• 20 kettlebell clean and jerks
• 42-ft sled push with 2 KBs
• 2 legless rope climbs
• 15 kettlebell clean and jerks
• 42-ft sled push with 4 KBs
• 2 legless rope climbs
• 10 kettlebell clean and jerks
• 42-ft sled push with 6 KBs

Women: Six 24-kg kettlebells

Men: Six 32-kg kettlebells

Women’s division 

• Laura Horvath — 06:46.96
• Dani Speegle — 07:25.72
• Karin Freyová — 07:57.17
• Ellie Turner — 08:00.90
• Gabriela Migała — 08:04.36
• Alexis Raptis — 08:06.83
• Emma McQuaid — 08:28.28
• Amanda Barnhart — 08:38.24
• Kara Saunders — 08:45.35
• Arielle Loewen — 08:49.08

Dani Speegle dominated almost everyone in this workout, but she couldn’t even get close to Laura Horvath who was in a league of her own.  In addition, Laura’s performance moved her up to fifth place overall, which had not been expected in the past few days.   

Tia-Clair Toomey had a mid-table finish, but luckily for her, Mal O’Brien surprisingly placed even lower than her. So, Tia-Clair went from a situation where she could lose a significant part of her lead, to somehow expanding the gap even more. 

Men’s division 

• Roman Khrennikov — 06:23.92
• Samuel Kwant — 06:39.88
• Patrick Vellner — 06:41.12
• Guilherme Malheiros — 06:44.79
• Justin Medeiros — 06:46.48
• Jayson Hopper — 06:48.56
• Ricky Garard — 06:50.63
• Timothy Paulson — 06:53.66
• Lazar Đukić — 06:58.07
• Jonne Koski — 07:01.54

Roman Khrennikov woke up hungry for the title of Fittest Man On Earth® and no one could stop him from taking maximum points on the first event of the day. Justin Medeiros and Ricky Garard had solid finishes, but the fact that Roman won the event did not work in their favor. 

Workout 12 — Back Nine

For time:

• 54-ft yoke carry
• 2 front squats
• 3 deadlifts
• 2 front squats
• 54-ft yoke carry

Women: 485-lb yoke, 215-lb squat, 315-lb deadlift

Men: 665-lb yoke, 315-lb squat, 475-lb deadlift

Women’s division 

• Laura Horvath — 01:13.11
• Tia-Clair Toomey — 01:16.08
• Brooke Wells — 01:21.87
• Amanda Barnhart — 01:24.37
• Gabriela Migała — 01:27.68
• Christine Kolenbrander — 01:33.39
• Alex Willis — 01:33.64
• Dani Speegle — 01:44.62
• Kara Saunders — 02:05.83
• Emma McQuaid — 02:21.70 

Tia-Clair Toomey won the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games with one event still to go, as Mal O’Brien could not mathematically overtake her. However, there was still a lot to play for many other competitors.

Men’s Division

• Samuel Kwant — 01:39.63
• Jeffrey Adler — 01:17.40
• Willy Georges — 01:29.25
• Justin Medeiros — 01:32.82
• Guilherme Malheiros — 01:39.43
• Samuel Kwant — 01:39.63
• Roman Khrennikov — 01:43.93
• Patrick Vellner — 01:45.72
• Jayson Hopper — 01:52.14
• Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson — 01:53.77
• Travis Mayer — 01:56.50

Justin Medeiros inches closer to defending his title, as he grabs a few more points of advantage over Roman Khrennikov. 

Workout 13 — Jackie Pro

For time:

• 1,000-m row
• 50 thrusters
• 30 bar muscle-ups

Women: 65 lb

Men: 95 lb

Women’s division

• Lucy Campbell — 08:29.53
• Kara Saunders — 08:35.97
• Mallory O’Brien — 08:45.58
• Laura Horvath — 08:46.72
• Haley Adams — 08:56.87
• Danielle Brandon — 09:10.18
• Gabriela Migała — 09:28.66
• Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 09:29.65
• Karin Freyová — 09:31.77
• Tia-Clair Toomey — 09:47.28

The main change that the final event brought, was that Laura Horvath overtook Danielle Brandon for a third-place finish overall. In addition, following this event, Tia-Clair Toomey was officially the winner of the women’s division

Men’s division 

• Lazar Đukić — 07:59.70
• Roman Khrennikov — 08:09.71
• Cole Sager — 08:10.64
• Justin Medeiros — 08:26.34
• Samuel Kwant — 08:26.73
• Jeffrey Adler — 08:27.51
• Jonne Koski — 08:32.94
• Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson — 08:36.85
• Willy Georges — 08:40.91
• Noah Ohlsen — 08:44.10

Roman Khrennikov put up an amazing performance and hoped for a last-second slip by his rival, Justin Medeiros. However, unluckily for Roman, Justin Medeiros kept cool, calm, and collected, which resulted in another CrossFit Games victory for him.

Final Day — Sunday, August 7th Teams Workouts Recap 

Workout 10 — Team 2-2-2-2 

Accumulate 175 overhead squats for time, starting every 2 minutes in M/F pairs:

• 1 legless rope climb, each
• 1 rope climb, each
• Shuttle sprint, each
• Max-rep synchro overhead squats

When 2 minutes is up, the first pair stops and returns while the second pair begins working. Each pair will have up to 4 intervals to work (8 total intervals).

Women: 95-lb OHS 

Men: 135-lb OHS

• CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 11:19.18
• CrossFit Invictus — 11:20.90
• CrossFit Reykjavík — 13:12.10
• CrossFit Milford — 13:25.62
• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 13:27.49
• CrossFit OBA — 13:27.52
• CrossFit Selwyn — 13:28.73
• CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 13:29.22
• CrossFit Greater Heights Ascend — 13:37.98
• CrossFit Nordic Original — 13:44.09

CrossFit Mayhem Freedom remains undefeated once again, as they claim their sixth event win in a row. Despite all of the greatest teams giving their all to take at least a point away from Mayhem Freedom, Rich Froning and his crew have made sure to not give anyone a chance. 

Workout 11 — Echo Worm

For time:

• 50/75-cal Echo Bike 
• 30 Worm squats
• 30 Worm clean and jerks
• 30 Worm thrusters
• 20 synchro bar muscle-ups, each

Results:

• CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 12:02.62
• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 12:06.74
• CrossFit Omnia Black — 13:05.51
• CrossFit Reykjavík — 13:27.65
• CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy — 13:59.78
• CrossFit Pro1 Montreal — CAP
• CrossFit Invictus — CAP+2
• CrossFit Milford — CAP+2
• CrossFit OBA — CAP+3
• CrossFit EXF — CAP+9

Although they did not need it, CrossFit Mayhem Freedom wrapped up the competition in style and won their seventh consecutive event. While CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue outperformed CrossFit Invictus to claim a silver medal. 

Day 4 — Saturday, August 6th Individual Workouts Recap 

Workout 8 — Rinse ‘N’ Repeat

Every 2 minutes:

• 50-yard swim
• 8-cal Ski Erg*

*Add 2 calories each round for 6 rounds, then complete as many calories as possible for rounds 7 and 8.

Women’s division

• Lucy Campbell — 138 calories
• Amanda Barnhart — 134 calories
• Laura Horvath — 133 calories
• Tia-Clair Toomey — 131 calories
• Kara Saunders — 130 calories
• Haley Adams — 129 calories
• Matilde Garnes — 129 calories
• Mallory O’Brien — 128 calories
• Arielle Loewen — 128 calories
• Brooke Wells — 127 calories

Swimming events always change up the rankings of the CrossFit Games and this year is no exception. As an experenced athlete, Tia-Clair Toomey knew that it is important not to drop points here, so she was ready for an event like this, while some of her closest rivals dropped some points. However, even Tia-Clair could not beat the swimmers like Lucy Campbell and Amanda Barnhart, while Laura Horvath also beat her in a tight finish. 

Men’s division

• Roman Khrennikov — 160 calories
• Dallin Pepper — 156 calories
• Jonne Koski — 154 calories
• Samuel Kwant — 153 calories
• Lazar Đukić — 152 calories
• Brent Fikowski — 152 calories
• Justin Medeiros — 151 calories
• Cole Greashaber — 148 calories
• Cole Sager — 148 calories
• Ricky Garard — 147 calories

Ricky Garard kept dropping points, but Roman Khrennikov picked them up. On day four, Roman won his first in-person event to put winning the Games this year within reach. Dallin Pepper and Jonne Koski tried to win the event by swimming, but Roman’s raw power on the Ski Erg won.

Workout 9 — Hat Trick

3 rounds for total time of:

• Sprint
• 20 wall-ball shots
• 6 dumbbell snatches

Rest 4 minutes between rounds

Women: 14-lb ball to 11 ft / Snatch 70-lb DB

Men: 20-lb ball to 12 ft / Snatch 100-lb DB

Women’s division 

• Ellie Turner — 03:55.94
• Mallory O’Brien — 04:04.66
• Tia-Clair Toomey — 04:08.12
• Danielle Brandon — 04:08.80
• Kara Saunders — 04:10.73
• Gabriela Migała — 04:15.81
• Paige Semenza — 04:19.35
• Laura Horvath — 04:19.41
• Emma Lawson — 04:20.22
• Amanda Barnhart — 04:20.61

An exciting sprint race meant that there were no calculations in anyone’s performance. This ultimately made Ellie Turner win the event as the only woman to complete all three runs in under four minutes. Mal O’Brien finished in second, but despite Tia-Clair Toomey’s missed reps, she only managed to gain three points on her. 

Men’s division 

• Guilherme Malheiros — 02:30.07
• Justin Medeiros — 02:39.84
• Dallin Pepper — 02:43.10
• Nick Mathew — 02:44.77
• Roman Khrennikov — 02:46.26
• Lazar Đukić — 02:46.33
• Tudor Magda — 02:48.35
• Jay Crouch — 02:49.17
• Brent Fikowski — 02:49.38
• Patrick Vellner — 02:49.93

While Justin Medeiros was a runner-up to Guilherme Malheiros in this event, Ricky Garard was nowhere to be seen. So, Justin Medeiros used Garard’s mistakes and overtook him in the overall rankings despite not winning an event yet. However, Medeiros relies on his very consistent top five finishes in almost all events to win competitions. 

Workout 10 — Sandbag Ladder 

1-rep-max sandbag-to-shoulder

Women: Bags from 160-250 lb

Men: Bags from 240-340 lb

Women’s divison

• Dani Speegle — 250-lb
• Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 240-lb
• Laura Horvath — 230-lb
• Amanda Barnhart — 230-lb
• Sydney Michalyshen — 230-lb
• Brooke Wells — 220-lb
• Paige Semenza — 210-lb
• Ellie Turner — 210-lb
• Emma McQuaid — 210-lb
• Tia-Clair Toomey — 210-lb

While many competitors put up impressive performances and even lifted sandbags heavier then their bodyweights, only Dani Speegle managed to lift the final bag. Surprisingly, one of the lighter competitors, Jacqueline Dahlstrøm, finished in second place, having lifted a 240-lb sandbag, while Laura Horvath placed third. Tia-Clair Toomey further improved her lead over Mal O’Brien. 

Men’s division 

• Gabriel Malheiros — 340-lb (T-first)
• Nick Mathew — 340-lb (T-first)
• Brent Fikowski — 340-lb
• Jayson Hopper — 340-lb
• Justin Medeiros — 330-lb
• Saxon Panchik — 330-lb
• Ricky Garard — 330-lb
• Andre Houdet — 320-lb
• Alex Vigneault — 320-lb
• Tim Paulson — 320-lb

In a truly unique happening, Gabriel Malheiros and Nick Mathew managed to tie in both the original event and the tiebreaker. In addition, Brent Fikowski beat Jayson Hopper for the third-place through the same tiebreaker that Malheiros and Mathew took part in. 

Day 4 — Saturday, August 6th Teams Workouts Recap 

Workout 7 — Rinse ‘N’ Repeat

Every 2 minutes:

• 50-yard swim
• 8-cal Ski Erg*

*Add 2 calories each round for 6 rounds, then complete as many calories as possible for rounds 7 and 8.

• CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 530 calories
• CrossFit Reykjavik — 515 calories
• CrossFit Selwyn — 502 calories
• CrossFit Greater Heights Ascend — 499 calories
• CrossFit Urban Energy — 495 calories
• CrossFit Taranis LifeTree — 490 calories
• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 490 calories
• CrossFit Invictus — 488 calories
• CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 486 calories
• 8th Day CrossFit Black — 484 calories

CrossFit Mayhem Freedom continued turning up when it mattered and grabbed another 100 points by burning 530 calories altogether. On the other hand, CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue only got a ninth place finish, which massively ruined their chances of winning the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games. CrossFit Reykjavik also made up a lot of ground in their top three chase, as 2x Fittest Woman On Earth®, Annie Thorisdottir, led them to another incredible performance. 

Workout 8 — Dumbbell Highball 

For time, relaying as MM/FF pairs:

• 42-ft DB OH walking lunge
• 10 DB clean and jerks
• 30 wall-ball shots

Then,

• 30 wall-ball shots
• 10 DB clean and jerks
• 42-ft DB OH walking lunge

Men will work down the field and back. Then the women will start.

Women: 70-lb dumbbell, 14-lb ball to 11 ft

Men: 100-lb dumbbell, 20-lb ball to 12 ft

• CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 20:54.33
• CrossFit Reykjavík — 21:56.01
• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 23:21.96
• CrossFit Invictus — 23:45.11
• CrossFit OBA — 24:58.50
• CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy — 25:35.51
• CrossFit Milford — 26:13.60
• CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 26:32.26
• CrossFit Westchase Red — 28:50.92
• CrossFit Nordic Original — 29:06.10

On day four of the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games, CrossFit Mayhem Freedom goes two for two in event wins. Reykjavik finished right behind Freedom and edged closer to the podium. At this point, CrossFit Reykjavik would be challenging Freedom for the title if they didn’t slip up on the fourth workout two days ago.   

Workout 9 — Payload

For time:

• 50 synchro double-unders
• Tumbler pull, MM/FF pairs
• 50 synchro double-unders
• Jerry can carry, each
• 50 synchro double-unders
• Husafell bag carry, each
• 50 synchro double-unders
• Big Bob push

Women: 450-lb tumbler, two 70-lb Jerry cans, 150-lb Husafell 

Men: 600-lb tumbler, two 100-lb Jerry cans, 200-lb Husafell 

• CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 08:05.04
• CrossFit Invictus — 08:18.46
• 8th Day CrossFit Black — 08:22.47
• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 08:28.85
• CrossFit Reykjavík — 08:48.15
• CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy — 08:56.93
• CrossFit Selwyn — 09:09.24
• CrossFit Portti — 09:09.81
• CrossFit Omnia Black — 09:14.19
• CrossFit Urban Energy — 09:21.03

With their fifth consecutive event win, CrossFit Mayhem Freedom pretty much declared themselves as the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games champions. Two workouts are left for the final day, but something catastrophic would have to heppen for Freedom to drop a 57 point lead. 

Day 3 — Friday, August 5th Individual Workouts Recap 

Workout 5 — The Capitol

For time:

• 20 Pig flips
• 3.5-mile run
• 200-m Jerry bag carry
• 200-m Husafell carry

Women: 350-lb Pig, (2) 70-lb Jerry bags, 150-lb Husafell

Men: 510-lb Pig, (2) 100-lb Jerry bags, 200-lb Husafell

Women’s Division

• Gabriela Migała — 33:34.67
• Laura Horvath — 35:02.72
• Tia-Clair Toomey — 35:11.29
• Brooke Wells — 35:13.89
• Haley Adams — 35:51.51
• Danielle Brandon — 36:05.00
• Amanda Barnhart — 36:05.92
• Kristi Eramo O’Connell — 37:12.19
• Mallory O’Brien — 37:20.04
• Emma McQuaid — 37:58.62

First event of day three saw Gabriela Migała claim her first win, and Laura Horvath take second place. However, the 5x Champion Tia-Clair Toomey stole the show as she managed to claim the top spot overall for the first time this year. 

Men’s Division

• Ricky Garard — 31:54.47
• Roman Khrennikov — 32:01.47
• Travis Mayer — 32:16.22
• Samuel Kwant — 32:47.67
• Jayson Hopper — 33:04.11
• Jeffrey Adler — 33:16.60
• Alex Vigneault — 33:53.84
• Justin Medeiros — 34:08.32
• Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson — 34:12.77
• Bayden Brown — 34:27.50

Ricky Garard once again hinted towards becoming the Fittest Man On Earth® this year, since no one is able to match his energy and desire. While he is winning events, some of his rivals like Justin Medeiros are starting to trail even more, so Garard’s overall score is looking very hard to beat. Roman Khrennikov is also doing exceptionally well for his debut at the CrossFit Games, as he is getting better with each following event.

Workout 6 — Up and Over

3 rounds for time:

• 12 muscle-ups
• 25 jump-overs
• 30 GHD sit-ups

Then,

• 84-ft weighted lunge

Women: Jump 50-in log, 30-in box, 20-in Pig, lunge 125-lb axle bar

Men: Jump 50-in log, 42-in box, 20-in Pig, lunge 185-lb axle bar

Women’s Division

• Tia-Clair Toomey — 11:58.92
• Mallory O’Brien — 12:58.91
• Emma Lawson — 13:29.56
• Haley Adams — 13:41.11
• Danielle Brandon — 13:41.83
• Kara Saunders — 13:46.47
• Matilde Garnes — 13:52.24
• Baylee Rayl — 14:15.70
• Paige Semenza — 14:30.20
• Arielle Loewen — 14:36.73

Women’s division definitely had a harder workout, since they had to jump over the same log as men, but are much shorter than their male colleagues. This did not pose a problem for Tia-Clair Toomey, who is known for incredible strength. Mal O’Brien attempted to leapfrog Tia-Clair to take the top spot, but Toomey comfortably defended it with one more workout to go. 

Men’s Division

• Saxon Panchik — 12:40.00
• Justin Medeiros — 13:09.31
• Ricky Garard — 13:17.76
• Samuel Kwant — 13:37.84
• Noah Ohlsen — 13:38.20
• Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson — 13:39.71
• Cole Sager — 13:44.84
• Patrick Vellner — 14:09.22
• Uldis Upenieks — 14:13.72
• Spencer Panchik — 14:13.97 

Saxon Panchik won the event with a sizable lead, but the most notable change this event brought was in the race for the silver medal overall. Roman Khrennikov only managed to finish in 15th place, while Justin Medeiros placed second. Unluckily for Medeiros, Ricky Garard finished just behind him, so Justin did not get to gain some significant points on the leader. 

Workout 7 — Echo Press

For time:

• 30/25 Echo Bike Calories
• 10 block HSPU
• 20/15 Echo Bike Calories
• 10 block HSPU
• 20/15 Echo Bike Calories
• 10 block HSPU
• 30/25 Echo Bike Calories

Women: 2-in deficit

Men: 3.5-in deficit

Women’s division 

• Alexis Raptis — 06:41.18
• Tia-Clair Toomey — 07:45.28
• Emma McQuaid — 08:01.72
• Caroline Conners — 08:36.64
• Dani Speegle — 08:57.34
• Paige Powers — 09:24.43
• Seungyeon Choi — 09:31.93
• Alex Willis — 09:39.33
• Lucy Campbell — 10:40.04
• Thuridur Erla Helgadottir — 10:52.51

Alexis Raptis moved with intention throught the entire workout, which ultimately resulted in 100 points and ending day three in the top 8. More notably, due to her second-place finish in this event, Tia-Clair Toomey increased her lead over Mal O’Brien to 44 points. At this point it seems that Tia-Clair is very likely to get her sixth title, but two more days of competition could change everything. 

Men’s division 

• Will Moorad — 06:30.15
• Jayson Hopper — 06:57.82
• Roman Khrennikov — 07:02.22
• Enrico Zenoni — 07:07.08
• Justin Medeiros — 07:29.07
• Spencer Panchik — 07:38.91
• André Houdet — 07:44.44
• Colten Mertens — 07:55.89
• Patrick Vellner — 08:08.35
• Guilherme Malheiros — 08:10.56

Will Moorad got the final 100 points of day three with an elegant performance. Handstand push-ups were no problem for him, and he walked over the finish line comfortably. Unfortunately, the overall leader at this time, Ricky Garard, did not perform well and placed 28th. As a result, Justin Medeiros and Roman Khrennikov were able to creep up on him. The lead remains with Garard going into the final two days, but he is unlikely to be satisfied with his performance. 

Day 3 — Friday, August 5th Teams Workouts Recap

Workout 5 — Muscle Pig

4 rounds for time of:

• 10 synchro muscle-ups
• 10 Pig flips, per Pig

Women: 350-lb Pig

Men: 510-lb Pig

• CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 11:05.61
• CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 13:55.18
• CrossFit Reykjavík — 14:35.00
• CrossFit Invictus — 14:46.65
• CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy — 14:55.80
• CrossFit Pro1 Montreal — CAP +6
• CrossFit Taranis LifeTree — CAP +7
• CrossFit OverTake Team Density — CAP +8
• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — CAP +10
• CrossFit OBA — CAP +13

It took three days for CrossFit Mayhem Freedom to win an event, but it was still enough for them to take over the top position overall. An extremely motivated Rich Froning lead his teammates to a dominating victory, as they once again became the favourites for this year’s CrossFit Games. This event proved to be much harder than expected, since only five teams were able to finish it. 

Workout 6 — Handstand Machine

2 rounds for time of:

• 40 Echo Bike calories, each, MM
• 15 block HSPU, total, FF
• 30 Echo Bike calories, each, FF
• 20 block HSPU, total, MM
• 500-m row, MM, + handstand hold
• 500-m row, FF,  + handstand hold

Time cap: 18 minutes

• CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 14:56.01
• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 15:21.41
• CrossFit Reykjavík — 15:21.67
• CrossFit Selwyn — 16:19.54
• CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 16:37.77
• CrossFit EXF — 17:03.27
• CrossFit Nordic Original — 17:09.03
• CrossFit Oslo Purple Red — 17:22.78
• CrossFit OverTake Team Density — 17:32.72
• CrossFit Invictus — 17:53.52

CrossFit Mayhem Freedom couldn’t have wished for a better day three, as they won both events very comfortably. Freedom proved why they are the favorites this year, but nothing was still concluded. CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue’s second place finish in this event meant that they are still in contention for the victory. 

Related: How To Watch 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games (Live Stream)

Day 2 — Thursday, August 4th Individual Workouts Recap

Workout Two — Shuttle To Overhead (Rescheduled)

Due to bad weather on day one, the Individual’s second event was rescheduled for Thursday. 

From 0:00-2:00 (2 minutes)

• Run 400 m
• Max jerks

 Rest 1 minute

 From 3:00-6:00 (3 minutes)

• Run 600 m
• Max jerks

 Rest 2 minutes

 From 8:00-12:00 (4 minutes)

• Run 800 m
• Max jerks

 Women: 200 lb

Men: 300 lb

 Time cap: 2, 3, 4 minutes

Women’s Division “Shuttle To Overhead A”

• Haley Adams — 06:59.46
• Tia-Clair Toomey — 07:08.14
• Gabriela Migała — 07:17.19
• Kristi Eramo O’Connell — 07:20.73
• Seher Kaya — 07:24.68
• Brooke Wells — 07:26.21
• Lucy Campbell — 07:28.74
• Thuridur Erla Helgadottir — 07:30.92
• Emma Lawson — 07:33.66
• Matilde Garnes — 07:38.23

Haley Adams knew from the start that the jerk portion of the workout would not score her big points, so she had to give it her all on the runs. Adams was very successful in executing her plan, as she was the only one to complete all the runs in under seven minutes. This even was also a make or break for Tia-Clair Toomey who did not crumble under pressure. Toomey excels in stressful situations, so she managed to fininsh the runs in the second fastest time. Gabriela Migała was the third-fastest in this event. 

Men’s Division “Shuttle To Overhead A”

• Uldis Upenieks — 06:51.06
• Ricky Garard — 06:58.74
• Saxon Panchik — 06:59.06
• Patrick Vellner — 07:05.10
• Cole Sager — 07:05.22 
• Alexandre Caron — 07:05.73
• Henrik Haapalainen — 07:06.02
• Jayson Hopper — 07:06.45
• Bayden Brown — 07:06.80
• Samuel Kwant — 07:08.21

Uldis Upenieks ran the 400-600-800 meters in a combined time of 06:51.06, which ended up being enough for all 100 points in this event. Ricky Garard, who is obviously in the greatest shape of his life, got second place, having beaten Saxon Panchik by just 0.32 seconds. No one except these top three athletes managed to compete the three runs in under seven minutes. 

Women’s Division “Shuttle To Overhead B”

• Tia-Clair Toomey — 18 reps 
• Danielle Brandon — 15 reps 
• Mal O’Brien — 14 reps
• Emma Lawson — 13 reps 
• Matilde Garnes — 13 reps 
• Gabriela Migała — 12 reps
• Brooke Wells — 12 reps
• Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 12 reps
• Arielle Loewen — 12 reps
• Emma McQuaid — 12 reps

Tia-Clair Toomey’s past in olympic weightlifting definitely helped her to claim 100 points in this event, which were basically essential for her. Danielle Brandon posted yet another amazing performance and helped Tia-Clair reduce Mal O’Brien’s overall advantage.

Men’s Division “Shuttle To Overhead B”

• Jeffrey Adler — 19 reps
• Saxon Panchik — 17 reps
• Ricky Garard — 16 reps 
• Jayson Hopper — 16 reps 
• Justin Medeiros — 16 reps 
• Roman Khrennikov — 15 reps
• Spencer Panchik — 15 reps
• Timothy Paulson — 15 reps 
• Tudor Magda — 15 reps 
• Guilherme Malheiros — 14 reps 

Jeffrey Adler ended up completing the most jerks, as 19 was enough for him to claim the 100 points. However, an epic battle for second and third place played out just behind him. Saxon Panchik edged out a second-place finish over three competitors who tied for third place, while Ricky Garard got the third-place through a tiebreaker.

Day 2 — Thursday, August 4th Teams Workouts Recap 

Due to bad weather on day one, events two and three of Teams division were rescheduled for Thursday. 

Workout Two — Strong

For load:

• 1-rep-max jerk, F1
• 1-rep-max front squat, F2
• 1-rep-max jerk, M1
• 1-rep-max front squat, M2

 Event 3 begins immediately after Event 2.

• CrossFit Milford — 1,325 pounds
• CrossFit Invictus — 1,315 pounds
• CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 1,300 pounds
• CrossFit Reykjavík — 1,295 pounds
• CrossFit Greater Heights Ascend — 1,255 pounds (T-fifth)
• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 1,255 pounds (T-fifth)
• CrossFit OverTake Team Density — 1,255 pounds (T-fifth)
• CrossFit OBA — 1,250 pounds
• KT CrossFit — 1,245 pounds
• CrossFit Westchase Red — 1,235 pounds (T-fourth)

Tactics played a huge factor in this event, as the teams had to perform another event immediately after finishing this one. Some knew that they could benefit more from the strength event, while others wanted to preserve some energy for the next event. CrossFit Milford won the Strong workout with a 1,325-pound total, while CrossFit Invictus failed to outlift them by 10 pounds. Apart from these two, only one more Team managed to Total 1,300 pounds and that was the CrossFit Mayhem Freedom.

Workout Three — Fast

For time:

• 1,600-m run (as a team)
• 1,600-m run (2 members)
• 1,600-m run (2 members)

Results:

• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 18:23.72
• CrossFit Selwyn — 18:33.81
• CrossFit Reykjavík — 18:41.87
• 8th Day CrossFit Black — 18:42.36
• CrossFit Invictus — 18:46.94
• CrossFit Taranis LifeTree — 18:57.58
• CrossFit Omnia Black — 18:59.00
• CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 19:04.00
• CrossFit Oslo Purple Red — 19:04.86
• CrossFit Pro1 Montreal — 19:05.55

CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue claimed their second event win of the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games, which meant that the top of the leaderboard started looking extremely competitive. CrossFit Selwyn and Crossfit Reykjavik celebrated second and third place finishes respectively, which suddenly made them contenders for at least a top five finish overall. 

Day 1 — Wednesday, August 3rd Individual Workouts Recap

Workout One — Bike To Work

For time: 

• 75 Toes-to-Bars
• Five-mile Bike
• 75 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups
• Five-mile Bike

 Time cap: 50 minutes

Women’s Results

• Haley Adams — 38:23.74
• Tia-Clair Toomey — 38:26.64
• Emma Lawson — 38:30.48
• Alexis Raptis — 39:01.04
• Laura Horvath — 39:01.25
• Mallory O’Brien — 39.06.04
• Matilde Garnes — 39.07.12
• Lucy Campbell — 39.43.56
• Kara Saunders — 39.59.64
• Emma McQuaid — 40:19.55

Even though some athletes didn’t complete a lap on the bike in the first workout of the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games, it also showcased some incredible performances. For example, Haley Adams managed to win a CrossFit Games event for the first time in her career,  having narrowly beaten Tia-Clair Toomey. The 17-year-old Emma Lawson also secured a podium finish and gave herself a platform for a historical overall placing.

Men’s Division

• Ricky Garard — 36:47.61
• Jonne Koski — 36:49.34
• Justin Medeiros — 36:53.65
• Jeffrey Adler — 37:06.17
• Spencer Panchik — 37:17.00
• Roman Khrennikov — 37:18.52
• Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson — 37:24.35
• Willy Georges — 37:25.29
• Moritz Fiebig — 37:29.71
• Lazar Đukić — 37:48.00

Men’s division saw multiple athletes miss a lap and get severely punished for it. However, Ricky Garard proved that he has still got what it takes despite not competing at the highest level for a long time. The race was a bit disappointing for Jonne Koski, who led at the start but eventually fell to second in the final meters. The 2021 Fittest Man On Earth®, Justin Medeiros, once again displayed his consistency with a third-place finish. Garard won the event, taking first place.

Workout Three — Skill Speed Medley

The workout includes pegboards, jump ropes, pistols, and handstand walks for three rounds. Only the best competitors from each round can go through to the next one.

Quarterfinal Round: 

• 3/2 pegboard ascents
• 75 unbroken single-unders
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats, left
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats, right
• Handstand walk course

 20 fastest athletes will advance

 Semifinal Round:

• 2/1 strict pegboard ascents
• 50 unbroken double-unders
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats, left
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats, right
• Handstand walk course, pirouette start

 5 fastest athletes will advance

 Final Round:

• 1 strict pegboard ascent
• 25 double-under crossovers
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats, left
• 10 unbroken single-leg squats, right
• Handstand walk course, low start

 Time cap: three minutes

Women’s division

• Danielle Brandon
• Rebecca Fuselier
• Emma Lawson
• Elisa Fuliano
• Mal O’Brien
• Jacqueline Dahlstrøm
• Arielle Loewen
• Thuridur Erla Helgadottir
• Haley Adams
• Kristi Eramo O’Connell

Tia-Clair Toomey suffered the greatest loss in this event, as she did not even manage to qualify for the semifinal round. She stumbled on her single-unders and had to start from scratch, which ultimately resulted in a 23rd place finish. Despite how it may sound, this was one of the worst finishes of Tia-Clair’s career.

The complexity of double-under crossovers meant that no woman was able to complete the final stage of the workout. However, Danielle Brandon managed to complete the most reps in the given time frame and was closely followed by Rebecca Fuselier. Emma Lawson grabbed another stunning 3rd place finish and put herself in a great position going forward.

Men’s division

• Nick Mathew
• Guilherme Malheiros
• Justin Medeiros
• Pat Vellner
• Ricky Garard
• Will Moorad
• Jonne Koski
• Lazar Đukić
• Roman Khrennikov
• Austin Spencer

In the men’s division, only Nick Mathew and Guilherme Malheiros completed the entire workout. However, Nick felt no pressure as Guilherme finished just before the time ran out. While the majority of the athletes got stuck on the double-under crossovers, Justin Medeiros got stuck on the next implement, which was the handstand walk.

Workout Four — Elizabeth Elevated

21-15-9-9-9 reps for time of: 

• Squat cleans
• Dips with parallel bar traverses
• Women: 95-lb cleans

 Men: 135-lb cleans

Women’s division

• Arielle Loewen — 10:17.06
• Kara Saunders — 10:31.72
• Mallory O’Brien — 10:33.77
• Kristi Eramo O’Connell — 10:37.31
• Emma McQuaid — 10:42.96
• Danielle Brandon — 10:48.71
• Dani Speegle —11:03.74
• Baylee Rayl — 11:14.72
• Tia-Clair Toomey — 11:22.64
• Christine Kolenbrander — 11:37.19

The 2022 Last Chance Qualifier winner, Arielle Loewen, won the final event of day one. She utilized her gymnastics experience to gain advantage on the parallel bar dips and traverses. Kara Saunders and Mal O’Brien followed her with a race of their own, as Kara finished just two seconds faster.

Men’s division

• Patrick Vellner — 08:42.16
• Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson — 09:20.11
• Colten Mertens — 09:24.49
• Noah Ohlsen — 09:39.12
• Uldis Upenieks — 09:46.81
• Cole Greashaber — 09:48.01
• Ricky Garard — 9:49.82
• Lazar Đukić — 9:57.34
• Nick Mathew — 9:58.84
• Enrico Zenoni — Cap + two

The 4x CrossFit Games podium finisher, Patrick Vellner, arguably put up his greatest performance yet. No one was able to get close to him, so Vellner won the event without even losing too much energy. Guðmundsson closed out an impressive day of competition with a second-place finish on this event, while Colten Mertens rounded up the top three.

Day 1 — Wednesday, August 3rd Teams Workouts Recap

Workout One — Biker Bob

Push Bob down the field

Then, 3 rounds for time:

• 1-mile bike, M1F1
• 252-ft Bob push, M2F2 (unloaded)
• 30 synchro toes-to-bars, M2F2

 Then switch

 After the final toes-to-bar, push Bob to finish

• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 24:25.80
• CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 24:37.81
• CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 24:37.87
• CrossFit Portii — 25:01.19
• CrossFit Invictus — 25:09.67

Because of bad weather, the first event had a delay between the two heats, which ultimately led to the two events being rescheduled after this one. However, CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue finished workout one in the fastest time, which saw them earn 100 points. The two Mayhem teams then battled each other for second place, with Rich Froning’s Mayhem Freedom beating Independence by just 0.06 seconds.

 Pegs & P-Bars

For time: 

• 15 synchro Worm burpees
• 15 parallel bar dips (A1)  
• 3/2 pegboard ascents (A4)
• 15 synchro Worm burpees
• 15 parallel bar dips (A2)
• 3/2 pegboard ascents (A3)
• 15 synchro Worm burpees
• 15 parallel bar dips (A4)
• 3/2 pegboard ascents (A1)
• 15 synchro Worm burpees
• 15 parallel bar dips (A3)
• 3/2 pegboard ascents (A2)
• 15 synchro Worm burpees

 Time cap: 10 minutes

 *Two members hold the Worm while the others perform dips and pegboard ascents.

• 8th Day CrossFit Black — 09:28.04
• CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 09.29.34
• CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy — 09:36.97
• CrossFit Taranis LifeTree — CAP +2
• AB CrossFit — CAP +3
• CrossFit Mayhem Independence — CAP +4
• CrossFit Invictus — CAP +5
• CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — CAP +9
• CrossFit EXF — CAP +11
• Kamo Athletics CrossFit — CAP +11

Although 8th Day CrossFit Black won the event, Mayhem Freedom made the most of it by finishing second and taking the overall lead by day one. Despite the early stages of the competition, Mayhem Freedom definitely got the position they felt most comfortable in.

How & When To Watch The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games

The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games are broadcasted live across YouTube, CrossFit Games app, Facebook, Twitch, or Pluto TV Sports Channel. The YouTube video will also be available in five languages, which are English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian. The remaining broadcasts of the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games are:

• Thursday, Aug. 4 — 9 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. CT
• Friday, Aug. 5 — 9 a.m. – 7:15 p.m. CT
• Saturday, Aug. 6 — 8 a.m. – 8:20 p.m. CT
• Sunday, Aug. 7 — 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CT
• Sunday, Aug. 7 — 12 – 2 p.m. CT on CBS Television Network

Originally, teams and individuals were scheduled to have a day off on August 4th, however, due to adverse weather conditions, some events had to be postponed, resulting in them having to compete. Over the next three days, they will take part in three events each, and we will find out who is fittest. Adaptive and Age Class divisions start their competition on August 4th and wrap up their performances on August 6th.

Tia-Clair Toomey has won the women’s division for the past five years and is now looking to claim her record breaking sixth title. The 22-year-old Justin Medeiros is the reigning men’s champion, having won the competition for the first time in 2021.

Apart from getting crowned as the Fittest On Earth®, the winners of the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games are looking to receive a prize of $310,000, while the greatest Team will get $100,000. The overall prize pool for all divisions and age groups of the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games came out to $2,845,000.

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