CrossFit Games 2012 (Vanity/Chat Thread)

CrossFit Games 2012 ^ | 14JUL12 | FSE

[Future Snake Eater]

I know there are a few FReeper CrossFitters out there. Anyone watching the Games this weekend?

I'm totally blown away by Julie Foucher and Rich Froning (of course). I'm totally shocked by how poorly Dan Bailey and Ben Smith are doing after being hyped up for the entire season leading to the Games.

[Mazey]

It’s on online on games.crossfit.com/spectator-stream. No I don’t Crossfit, but I have many family members who speak the ‘secret’ language!

[EEGator]

Thank you.

[Squantos]

Squat thrust bump to the top.... Stay safe troop.

[Theoria]

Khalipa is a beast. I know he has troubles on the runs[1 mile]. I dunno if they are having any like that one from a few years ago.

[Future Snake Eater]

They had a full-on triathlon that ended with an 11km run at Camp Pendleton on Wednesday. Then, yesterday, there was an event that required three rounds of 400m runs. Khalipa was sucking pretty hard on those, but, as a terrible runner myself, I feel his pain.

Annie T. (last year’s Fittest Woman) just took overall first place due to her performance on the clean ladder!

Two women completed the ladder (235 lb) and added extra deadlifts for the hundredths of a point.

[Future Snake Eater]

Neal Maddox won the men’s individual clean ladder. Froning placed 5th (I think) and has further extended his lead.

Orlando Trejo was pretty impressive given his small size.

[Future Snake Eater]

Tonight’s “Mystery WOD” has been revealed. Basically a lot of lifts (overhead squats, power cleans, thrusters), some box jumps, toes-to-bar, then burpee-to-muscle-ups. Then they have to back through the circuit backwards. Ten reps of each exercise.

Ouch.

[Future Snake Eater]

Julie Foucher smoked this last event! She's back up to 2nd place overall.

[SeaHawkFan]

Who is the person(?) competing in the womens division that needs a sex test?

[fkabuckeyesrule]

I cant watch ESPN3 but the 2011 games were on espn this evening. I always enjoy watching it. They’re pretty amazing.

[Future Snake Eater]

lol...that’s Kristen Clever. I didn’t know what to think of her until I watched the SEALFit series on YouTube. She is pretty badass. Also, she was the 2010 women’s champ.

[Future Snake Eater]

You can watch the competition by heat or recap on the CrossFit YouTube channel. They put the events up on their channel fairly quickly.

[Future Snake Eater]

Rich Froning won the Chipper event, the "secret" event from last night. He now has a 90-point lead over the 2nd place guy, Matt Chan.

Annie Thorisdottir is currently in the lead in the women's individual competition. She has about a 50-point lead over 2nd place Julie Foucher.

Today's the final day, here's the schedule:

Spectator Stream, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Pacific)

ESPN 3 Stream, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Pacific)

There are still four events left to go for the competition, and they are all "TBA". The athletes won't know what the workout is until just prior to the event.

There has never been a repeat champion in the CrossFit Games, and right now, both the 2011 Games champions are winning. Can't wait to see what happens!

"Talayna Fortunato, Annie Thorisdottir, and Julie Foucher (all on the right) wait to enter the Clean Ladder at the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games"

[Future Snake Eater]

And, just because it's an awesome pic: Rich Froning during the clean ladder event yesterday.

[Future Snake Eater]

“Double Banger” event is complete, no change to the top 3.

Next event was just announced:

“Elizabeth” into “Isabel” into “Fran”

[Future Snake Eater]

Congrats to Annie Thorisdottir! The first repeat champion in Games history!

That final race between Fortunato and Clever was awesome!

[EEGator]

I knew my girl would win!

[Future Snake Eater]

I was surprised! I really thought Julie Foucher was going to do it, but Annie T. just wouldn’t quit!

How about Rich Froning? That guy is such a tank. I couldn’t believe his performance in those last events.

[EEGator]

Froning crushed everyone...not even close!