Rich Froning tied for first with Mathew Fraser with a 377lb OHS. They both barely edged out Tommy Hackenbruck who came in third place with a 376lb lift.
For the women, Kara Webb won with 250lb. Camille Leblanc-Bazinet came in second place with 242lb, and Amanda Goodman came in third with 241lb.
Jordan Troyan, who won The Beach event, wasn't able to complete any of his three attempts and fell to 12th place overall. Conversely, Jeff Evans (former college football player), who came in dead last on The Beach, came in fourth place with 375lb and moved up to 20th place overall.
Now, even before the Individual events have even begun in earnest, Rich Froning sits in 1st place overall with an 18-point lead over 2nd place Mathew Fraser. Noah Olsen is in 3rd place with veterans Scott Panchik and Ben Smith right behind him in 4th and 5th, respectively.
In the women's competition, Kara Webb is in 1st place with a 20-point lead over Camille Leblanc-Bazinet. Cassidy Lance is tied with Camille Leblanc-Bazinet with 170 points, though the leaderboard shows Camille in 2nd and Cassidy in 3rd. Veterans Michele Letendre and Chyna Cho are about 15 points behind them.
My own personal "person to cheer for" is female competitor Sheila Barden--one of my former coaches when I first started CrossFit up in Syracuse, NY. She's a really cool lady who just exudes passion and energy. This is her first trip to the Games, and she's currently in 32nd place overall. Go, Sheila!
Next up, the Games get real serious for the Individuals and Teams starting on Friday morning with....
TRIPLE 3
10:00AM Pacific
Points Available: 100
For time:
Row 3,000 meters
300 double-unders
Run 3 miles
So, it's time to come clean. What's your PR for the overhead squat? I hit 235lb about a year ago. Not sure if I could match that right now (injured myself on a missed squat clean earlier this year, so anything involving using my wrists has been put on the backburner for a while). Watching these guys routinely hit 315+ was really amazing!
The Triple 3 event appeared to be mostly dominated by rookies while the veterans lagged behind significantly. Rich Froning, in particular, completely fell apart on the 3-mile run portion, finishing up in 37th place, dropping him from 1st place overall to 6th. Newbie Rob Forte won the event, and The Beach event winner Jorday Troyan came in second place. The men's top 3 now stands at Noah Ohlsen, Jordan Troyan, and Josh Bridges, but the points are still very tight as less than 30 points separates 1st place from 10th, and there's still a loooong weekend to go!
For the women, Anna Tunnicliffe and Kristin Holte were pacing each other most of the way, but at the end Holte poured on the speed and won the event by 7 seconds. The women's leaderboard wasn't shaken up as much with Kara Webb and Camille Leblanc-Bazinet maintaining their 1st and 2nd place standings, but Anna Tunnicliffe is now sitting in 3rd place overall. The spread is also more limited as it's about 30 points between 1st place and 5th, but about 50 points between 1st and 10th. Not insurmountable by any stretch, but it's interesting that the women are more spaced out.
Coming up RIGHT NOW!:
SLED SPRINT 1
2:45PM Pacific
Points Available: 50
SLED SPRINT 2
Points Available: 50
There is still a "TBA" WOD tonight at 4:30PM (Pacific). We'll see!