2021 CrossFit Games

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2021 CrossFit Games
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Venue Alliant Energy Center
Location Madison, Wisconsin
DatesJuly 27–August 1, 2021
Champions
Men Justin Medeiros
Women Tia-Clair Toomey
Team CrossFit Mayhem
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The 2021 CrossFit Games was the 15th edition of the CrossFit Games held from July 27 to August 1, 2021. [1] Justin Medeiros won the men's competition, Tia-Clair Toomey the women's, and CrossFit Mayhem the team's. [2]

Contents

The qualification process for the Games is similar to that used before it was changed for the previous two seasons, but with the introduction of quarterfinals between the Open and the semifinal, and a last-chance qualifier. [3] The Affiliate Cup returned as the team competition with Games qualification based on gym affiliation and a new adaptive athlete division was introduced this season. [4]

This is the first season sponsored by NoBull after the Reebok sponsorship ended in 2020. [5] The total prize purse increased to $2.5 million with the individual winners each receiving $310,000. [6]

Justin Medeiros won the men's competition and became the youngest man to win the CrossFit Games. Tia-Clair Toomey won the women's competition for the fifth time, equaling Mat Fraser's record. Toomey also broke Fraser's record for the most number of cumulative event wins by bringing her total to 33. [7]

Qualification

The qualification system was revamped again this season, returning to the system whereby the number of participants get winnowed down in series of stages starting with the Open, but with the addition of a quarterfinal stage for individual and teams where the participants were grouped by continent. The Games also returned the team format to an affiliate-based qualification system with the return of the Affiliate Cup, and a new adaptive athlete division was also added. [4] [8]

Open

The Open returned to its previous role as the starting point of a series of qualification events. The national champion from the Open qualification was removed so that there will be a smaller field of invitees to the Games. The date of the Open was moved back to March, but reduced from five weeks to three starting March 11 with only four workouts held. [9] The number of athletes who registered for the Open increased to over 263,500 after two years of decline. [10] This year prize money was awarded to the overall winners of the Open for the first time in addition to those awarded for individual workout wins, with each overall winner receiving $15,000. [11] Jeffrey Adler and Tia-Clair Toomey were the respective male and female winners of the Open. [12] [13]

Quarterfinals

Participants in the Open were separated on a continental basis and only the top 10% on each continent from the Open can qualify for the Quarterfinals before they can move on to the sanctioned Semifinals. [4] [14] The new quarterfinals were held online like the Open and similar to those previously used for age-group qualifiers. The Quarterfinals for individuals started on April 8, around a week and a half after the Open had finished. The athletes were required to complete five workouts over three consecutive days after the workouts were released, and submit their results for specific workouts daily from April 9 to April 11. [15] [16] [17] Competitors were ranked by continents; the top 120 men and women and 80 teams from the quarterfinals in North America qualified for the semifinals, while the top 60 men and women and 40 teams in Europe, and the top 30 men and women and 20 teams from each of the continents of Asia, Africa, South America, and Oceania also qualified. [18]

Team quarterfinals for the top 25% teams were held from April 22 to April 25. [19] For teens aged 14-17 and masters aged 35 and over, the Age Group Online Qualifier was used as in previous years, but the number of qualifiers from the Open was fixed at 10% instead of 200 athletes. [20] Age Group Online Qualifier took place from May 6 to 9, with the top 20 men and 20 women of each age-group qualifying directly for the Games. [21]

Semifinals

The revamped Semifinals this season were a mix of the Regionals and Sanctionals; the participants competed in their own regions (continents), but each individual Semifinal was organized independently and responsible for its own programming, [22] apart from those held online where all followed the same standardized programming arranged by CrossFit. [23] A few athletes who cannot return to compete in their own continent due to travel restrictions were placed in Semifinals closer to where they lived or where they can compete online. [24] The prize purse was returned to 2018 level with a standardized $5,000 for the winners of each Semifinal with the top-paying Sanctionals of previous two seasons such as Wodapalooza, Dubai CrossFit Championship and the Rogue Invitational opting out of the Crossfit season. [25] [26]

A total of ten Semifinals were scheduled on six continents spread over four weeks starting May 28, 2021, each one taking place in the last three days of the week. [27] Four semifinals were held in North America (Mid-Atlantic CF Challenge, Granite Games, West Coast Classic, Atlas Games), two in Europe (Lowland Throwdown, GermanThrowdown), one each in South America (Brazil CF Championship), Asia (Asia Invitational), Africa (Fittest In Cape Town), and Oceania (Torian Pro). Due to the differing national measures and travel restrictions imposed in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, five semifinals were held online, five in-person. [27] Five men, five women, and five teams qualified from each of the North American and European semifinals, three from Oceania, two from Asia and South America, and one from Africa. [28] A last-chance online qualifier, last used in 2009, was reintroduced for semifinal athletes who narrowly missed a Games qualification. [22] [4] Two more athletes who missed qualification in the semifinals may qualify via the last-chance qualifier. [28]

Individual competitions

The CrossFit Games are held in Madison, Wisconsin, from July 28 to August 1, 2021. Athletes competed in person, but an online contingency plan was also put in place as an alternative should it be necessary. [29] For the individual events, 40 men and 40 women qualified for the individual events at the Games, but three Russians could not attend the Games due to visa problems, [30] one woman could not start for a positive drug test, [31] and two women, including 2020 podium finisher Kari Pearce, had to withdraw due to positive COVID-19 tests, [32] Kara Saunders also had to withdraw after the first day due to the after-effects of an earlier infection. [33] The number of athletes would be cut to 30 after two days of competition (9 events), and to 20 after the first event of Day 3 (event 10). [34] The scoring system this year was the same as the top 40 of the 2019 Games, and the number of points awarded was adjusted after each cut. [35]

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Friday, July 30, 2021

Saturday, July 31, 2021

Sunday, August 01, 2021

Toomey overtook Mat Fraser for the most number of cumulative Games event wins on Saturday with 30, [42] and ended the Games with 33 event wins, 9 of which was won this year. She also equaled Fraser's record of five Games titles. [43] Medeiros won the last event, his first ever Games event win, to seal his victory. [44] The title win made him the youngest ever Games male winner. [7] Mallory O'Brien was named Rookie of the Year, the first athlete to win the accolade while still a teenager. [45]

Team competitions

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Friday, July 30, 2021

Saturday, July 31, 2021

Sunday, August 01, 2021

Podium finishers

Individuals and teams

PlaceMen [46] Women [47] Team [48]
1st Justin Medeiros Tia-Clair Toomey CrossFit Mayhem
2nd Patrick Vellner Laura Horváth CrossFit Oslo
3rd Brent Fikowski Annie Thorisdottir CrossFit Genas

Masters men

Place [49] 35–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465+
1stKyle KasperbauerMaxime GuyonJason GrubbBernard LuziVincent DiephuisWill PowellKen Ogden
2ndJames HobartDavid JohnstonMike KernKevin KoesterRon OrtizCarl GiuffreGeorge Koch
3rdAdrian ConwayAlexandre JolivetJustin LasalaBrent MaierBruce YoungTim LafromboiseDavid Hippensteel

Masters women

Place [49] 35–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465+
1stWhitney GelinKelly FrielAnnie SakamotoTia VesserLaurie MeschishnickSusan ClarkePatty Bauer
2ndLauren GravattRebecca Voigt MillerAli CrawfordJoyanne CooperKaren LundgrenBianca WilliamsLidia Beer
3rdAneta TuckerKelly MarshallJennifer DieterCarrie SandovalRose WallPatricia McGillPolly McKinstry

Teens

Place [50] 14–15 Boys14–15 Girls16–17 Boys16–17 Girls
1stTy JenkinsOlivia KerstetterNate AckermannEmma Lawson
2ndIsaiah WeberLucy McGonigleDavid BradleyOlivia Sulek
3rdGustavo PuschHailey RolfeHiko o te rangi CurtisPaulina Haro

Adaptive divisions

Place [51] Men Upper ExtremityWomen Upper ExtremityMen Lower ExtremityWomen Lower ExtremityMen NeuromuscularWomen Neuromuscular
1stCasey AcreeSabrina Daniela LopezOle Kristian AntonsenValerie CohenBrett HorcharShannon Ogar
2ndJosue MaldonadoEileen QuinnSeraphin PerierNatalie BieuleGeorge Simonds-GoodingLetchen Du Plessis
3rdLogan AldridgeAnne-Laure CoutenceauElliot YoungSarah RudderJcruz GudinoAlisha Davis

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