Here’s the right way to sustain with the motion in Madison.
On July 26, 2023, the CrossFit organization laid out its schedule for the 2023 CrossFit Games, set to happen on August 1-6, 2023, in Madison, WI. Fans who aren’t making the trek to look at the Games in person on the Wisconsin State Capitol can watch the Games via the free CrossFit app or watch because it streams live to tell the tale the CrossFit Games website (Games.CrossFit.com). In previous years, viewers could also tune in for event coverage on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and the Pluto TV Sports Channel but, on the time of this writing, CrossFit has not yet indicated if those options will return for 2023.
As has been the case previously, the Individual Men’s and Women’s divisions will likely have more overall coverage and a focus than other classes like Adaptive and Age Group. By the point the Individual Finals rolls around, though not yet confirmed on the time of this writing, CBS Television Network will likely air a two-hour portion of the competition’s climactic day on Sunday, August 6, 2023, as they’ve done in years past. There will probably be loads of fallback options for those spectators not traveling to Madison.
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2023 CrossFit Games Competition Schedule
Fans at home will have the option to enjoy some measure of the 2023 Games throughout its almost week-long run.
Below is the competition schedule for the 2023 CrossFit Games. All listed times are in Central Standard Time:
- Tuesday, August 1, 2023 — 9 a.m. to six:15 p.m. CST
- Wednesday, August 2, 2023 — 9 a.m. to five:15 p.m. CST
- Thursday, August 3, 2023 — 8:30 a.m. to eight:30. CST
- Friday, August 4, 2023 — 10 a.m. to 7:50 p.m. CST
- Saturday, August 5, 2023 — 9 a.m. to six:10 pm. CST
- Sunday, August 6, 2023 — 9 p.m. to five:35 p.m. CST
The Age Group and Adaptive divisions will begin their segment of the competition on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. After three hard days of competition, they may then crown their respective winners on Thursday, August 3, 2023.
The Individual and Team CrossFit competitors will begin the 2023 Games on Thursday, August 3. Unlike last 12 months’s edition, there won’t be a rest day in-built for these athletes. All Individual and Team competitors will probably be featured for 4 consecutive days through the Finals on Sunday, August 6.
The Games will feature a two-tier cut to pare down the finalists. After the workouts on Friday, August 4, only the highest 30 Teams and Individual competitors will proceed on to Saturday. After Saturday’s workouts, only the highest 20 Teams, the highest 20 Individual Men, and the highest 20 Individual Women will proceed vying for the title.
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As for what’s on tap on the 2023 Games, there’s lots to sort, especially on the Individual side.
For one, Justin Medeiros, the two-time reigning Men’s CrossFit Games champion (2021-2022), is looking for a legendary three-peat. Should he reach his mission, the athlete will grow to be only the fourth-ever Individual competitor behind Mat Fraser (2016-2020), Wealthy Froning Jr. (2011-2014), and Women’s champion Tia-Clair Toomey (2017-2022) to win the competition on no less than three consecutive occasions.
Speaking of Toomey, the icon and winningest Individual athlete in CrossFit Games history won’t be present to defend her title in Madison. Toomey voluntarily vacated her throne to deal with motherhood and her first pregnancy, though she has not closed the door on a future return. That leaves a potentially seismic gap for any of the opposite Women’s competitors to fill in now that Toomey’s dominant reign is over. Athletes like Laura Horvath and former CrossFit Games winner (2011-2012) Annie Thorisdottir will probably be some names to look at on this regard.
On the Team’s side, one dynasty stays intact. Wealthy Froning Jr’s Mayhem Freedom is looking for its seventh Teams title in nine years (2015-2016, 2018-2019, 2021-2022). Though, this 12 months, after Froning Jr’s retirement from Teams competition, the team will probably be without its past leader.
The 2023 CrossFit Games will run from Tuesday, August 1, 2023, to Sunday, August 6, 2023.
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