Ricky Garard Takes First 2 Events of 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship

The CrossFit champion Ricky Garard has already secured two major victories.

Last Updated onDecember 16, 2021

The Dubai CrossFit Championship (DCC) is back in the United Arab Emirates and will take place between December 16th-18th. CrossFit champion Ricky Garard has won the run-up and down the ski slope event and also the full slope run with a weighted vest.

Ricky Garard promised an explosive return after he was banned from the sport for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The high-caliber athlete turned in positive tests for testolone and endurobol for the 2017 CrossFit games. After being banned from the sport for 4-years, CrossFit champion Garard is making good on his pre-season promises following back-to-back event victories.

Ricky Garard Wins First 2 CrossFit Events

There is an even split of 20 men and 20 women competing at this years’ DCC. While competition is underway, Ricky Garard’s dominance isn’t going unnoticed.

In freezing temperatures at the Ski Dubai Mall of Emirates, the athletes were tasked with facing each other and the harsh environment. Ricky Garard won both events in an emphatic fashion.

The first event was running up and down the ski slope followed by 500 meters on the skierg. Garard managed to secure 1st place 7-seconds before the 2nd place qualifier, Roman Khrennikov came barreling in.

Ricky Garard also won the second event which was a daunting slope run with a weighted vest. Once again, Garard outworked Roman Khrennikov en route to winning his second straight event. This time, Garard secured a nearly 20-second lead.

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The opening CrossFit events were not featured on the broadcast. With 4-years away from competition, the fact that Ricky Garard is taking to competition so quickly is an impressive sight.

Dubai CrossFit Championship Leaderboard

2021 DCC Male Standings:

Name	Total Points	Event 1 Placement	Event 2 Placement
Ricky Garard	200	1^st	1^st
Roman Khrennikov	190	2^nd	2^nd
Willy Georges	175	3^rd	3^rd
Lazar Dukic	165	3^rd	6^th
Henrik Haapalainen	160	6^th	4^th
Jeffrey Adler	153	7^th	5^th
Luka Dukic	147	5^th	10^th
Moritz Fiebig	142	9^th	7^th
Elliot Simmonds	142	8^th	8^th
Simon Mantyla	132	13^th	8^th

2021 DCC Female Standings:

Name	Total Points	Event 1 Placement	Event 2 Placement
Samantha Briggs	185	1^st	4^th
Kristin Holte	180	5^th	1^st
Laura Horvath	180	4^th	2^nd
Mikaela Norman	170	2^nd	6^th
Gabriela Migala	159	3^rd	9^th
Rebecka Vitesson	153	12^th	3^rd
Emily Rolfe	148	6^th	7^th
Thuri Helgadottir	140	10^th	7^th
Jacqueline Dahlstrom	138	8^th	10^th
Martine Solheim	137	15^th	5^th

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2021 CrossFit champion Ricky Garard has started DCC off with two stellar victories. Competition is currently underway. Surely, if Garard can maintain momentum, this may not be the last time fans see the 2021 CrossFit champion standing atop the podium.

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