Alexis Raptis and Roman Khrennikov put themselves in excellent position for the remaining of the weekend.
The primary day of Individual competition on the 2023 CrossFit Games has finally concluded. Alexis Raptis and Roman Khrennikov are in first place for the Women and Men, respectively, with three days remaining for this segment of the competition. Emily Rolfe (second place) and Arielle Loewen (third place) round out the early podium for the Women. On the Men’s side, Jay Crouch (second place) and Spencer Panchik (third place) are only behind Khrennikov.
2023 CrossFit Games Individual Leaderboard
The athletes began their day at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time in Madison, WI. Unlike last yr’s Games, there was no major inclement weather that pushed any event or workout scheduling back. Though the 2022 Games did initially have plans for a rest day, that isn’t the case in 2023. The Individual athletes who make it all of the strategy to the Finals are expected to compete for 4 consecutive days through Sunday, August 6, 2023.
Listed below are the respective top-10s for the Individual Women and Men after Day 1 of the 2023 CrossFit Games:
Women
- Alexis Raptis (United States) — 270 points | Leader
- Emily Rolfe (Canada) — 246 points
- Arielle Loewen (United States) — 225 points
- Emma Lawson (Canada) — 222 points
- Annie Thorisdottir (Iceland) — 216 points
- Bethany Flores (United States) — 204 points
- Laura Horvath (Hungary) — 202 points
- Paige Powers (United States) — 198 points
- Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir (United States)— 188 points
- Jamie Simmonds (Recent Zealand) — 183 points
Men
- Roman Khrennikov (United States) — 279 points | Leader
- Jay Crouch (Australia) — 258 points
- Spencer Panchik (United States) — 225 points
- Moritz Fiebig (Germany) — 216 points
- Samuel Cournoyer (Canada) — 204 points
- Brent Fikowski (Canada) — 201 points
- Bjornvin Karl Gudmundsson (Iceland) — 164 points
- Dallin Pepper (United States) — 143 points
- James Sprague (United States) — 143 points
- Jonne Koski (Finland) — 128 points
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Event 1 Results — Ride
On this workout, athletes had 40 minutes to finish as many 2,400-meter laps as possible while riding a Trek Bikes Marlin 8 Mountain Bike. Each lap featured an 80-meter run with the bike to return it to a spot where it will probably be ridden again.
The story of the workout was undoubtedly Emma Lawson, who paced ahead of the Women with seven laps for the primary Games event win of her profession. Lawson was the 2022 CrossFit Rookie of the Yr and appears to already be constructing well on that debut. On the Men’s side, Ant Haynes cruised ahead of the remaining of his peers with seven laps, too, but the present overall top two (Khrennikov and Crouch) weren’t far behind in fifth and fourth place, respectively. Haynes is in thirtieth place after the primary day.
Listed below are the highest five finishers for the Women:
Women
- Emma Lawson — 7 laps
- Emily Rolfe — 7 laps
- Emma Tall — 7 laps
- Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir — 7 laps
- Alexis Raptis — 7 laps
Men
- Ant Haynes — 7 laps
- Arthur Semenov — 7 laps
- Jeffrey Adler — 7 laps
- Jay Crouch — 7 laps
- Roman Khrennikov — 7 laps
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Event 2 Results — Pig Chipper
During this workout for time, the athletes needed to throw around a mechanized “pig” weighing 254 kilograms (560 kilos) while completing other exercises, chipper-style. In a chipper, every repetition of 1 exercise should be finished before proceeding forward. The sequence was as follows:
- 10 pig flips
- 25 chest-to-bar pull-ups
- 50 toes-to-bar
- 100 wall ball shots
- 50 toes-to-bar
- 25 chest-to-bar pull-ups
- 10 pig flips
Khrennikov began to separate himself from the pack during this event, ending the Pig Chipper with a time of 14:28.77. That was almost 16 seconds faster than runner-up Lazar Dukic. Laura Horvath was much more dominant for the Women, with a time of 13:50.40, which was over a minute faster than the following best competitor.
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Event 3 Results — Inverted Medley
For the ultimate event of Day 1 on the 2023 CrossFit Games, the athletes needed to be handstand-proficient within the aptly-named Inverted Medley. For time, with a seven-minute cut-off date, here’s what the athletes had to finish:
- 30-foot unbroken handstand walk over the ramp
- 8 free-standing handstand push-ups
- Unbroken obstacle steps to a 180-degree pirouette
- 16 pull-overs
- 360-degree pirouette to an unbroken step obstacle
- 8 free-standing handstand push-ups
- 30-foot unbroken handstand walk over the ramp
With a time of three:12.75, Danielle Brandon set the pace for the Women. On the Men’s side, Cole Greashaber (3:47.89) was victorious, but runner-up Justin Medeiros might need been the larger story. The 2-time reigning champion in Medeiros sits in twenty second place after the primary day of the Games. It’s unclear what precisely happened to Medeiros, but commentary teams noted he had fallen in the course of the Ride event. It is just too early to declare a recent champion, but Medeiros’ reign is in jeopardy after sooner or later.
Day 2 Is Up Next
The 2023 CrossFit Games proceed on Friday, August 4, 2023, with only a two-workout slate: The Alpaca Redux and the Ski Bag. Any athlete proficient in pushing sleds, legless rope climbs, and the SkiErg machine is probably going relishing what’s to are available in Madison. With three days left at CrossFit’s flagship contest, anything can occur, with either side of the Individual field now seemingly wide open. There’s a whole weekend to go, and chaos already reigns.
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