• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
BarBend

BarBend

The Online Home for Strength Sports

  • News
    • CrossFit
    • Strongman
    • Bodybuilding
    • Top Athletes
    • Powerlifting
    • Weightlifting
    • Competition Results
    • Latest Research
  • Reviews
    • Recovery
      • Best Cold Plunges
      • Best Saunas
      • Best Mini Massage Guns
      • Individual Recovery Reviews
    • Supplements
      • Best Protein
        • Best Whey Protein Powders
        • Best Vegan Protein Powders
        • Best Whey Isolate Protein Powders
        • Best Mass Gainers
        • Best Protein Bars
      • Best Pre-Workouts
        • Best Pre-Workouts for Women
        • Best Pre-Workouts for Men
        • Best Non-Stim Pre-Workouts
        • Strongest Pre-Workouts
      • Best Creatine
      • Best Electrolyte Supplements
      • Best Greens Powder
      • Best Meal Replacements
      • Best Nitric Oxide Supplements
      • Best Fat Burners
        • Best Fat Burners for Men
        • Best Fat Burners for Women
        • Best Non-Stim Fat Burners
      • More Supplements
        • Best Supplements for Muscle Growth
        • Best Supplements for CrossFit
        • Best Supplements for Weight Loss
        • Best Supplements for Bodybuilding
        • Best Supplements for Men
        • Best Supplement Stacks
      • Individual Supplements Reviews
    • Equipment
      • Cardio
        • Best Treadmills
        • Best Rowing Machines
        • Best Exercise Bikes
        • Best Ellipticals
        • Best Recumbent Bikes
      • Strength
        • Best Adjustable Dumbbells
        • Best Dumbbells
        • Best Kettlebells
        • Best Barbells
        • Best Squat Racks
        • Best Free Weights
        • Best Weight Benches
        • Best Resistance Bands
        • Best Slam Balls
        • Best Weighted Vests
        • Best Leg Extension Machines
        • Best Cable Machines
        • Best Power Racks
        • Best Pull Up Bars
      • Best Home Gyms
        • Best Smart Home Gyms
        • Best Gym Equipment Under $100
        • Best Home Gym Essentials
        • Best Home Gym Flooring
      • Individual Equipment Reviews
    • Fitness Accessories
      • Apparel
        • Best Weightlifting Shoes
        • Best Cross Training Shoes
        • Best Gym Bags
        • Best Gym Shorts
      • Training
        • Best Weightlifting Belts
        • Best Knee Sleeves
        • Best Lifting Straps
        • Best Grip Strengtheners
        • Best Wrist Wraps
        • Best Lifting Gloves
      • Individual Fitness Product Reviews
    • Certifications
      • Best Sports Nutrition Certifications
      • Best Personal Trainer Certifications
      • Best Nutrition Certifications
      • Individual Certifications Reviews
    • Programs
      • Best Online Workout Programs
      • Best Workout Streaming Services
      • Best Home Workout Programs
      • Individual Program Reviews
  • Nutrition
    • Diets
      • Carb Cycling
      • Vertical Diet
      • Reverse Dieting
      • Carnivore Diet
      • Ketogenic Diet
      • Intermittent Fasting
      • IIFYM Diet
    • Fat Loss
      • Macros for Fat Loss
      • Calorie Deficits
      • Natural Fat Burners
      • Cut 2 Pounds Weekly
    • Muscle Gain
      • How to Dirty Bulk
      • Go From Cutting to Bulking
      • Eat These Carbs
      • How to Eat for Muscle
    • Supplement Guides
      • Pre-Workout
      • Whey Protein
      • Mass Gainers
      • Greens Powders
      • Creatine
      • BCAAs
    • Nutrition Tips
      • Daily Protein Needs
      • Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition
      • Foods With Creatine
      • Bulking Tips
  • Training
    • Workouts
      • Back Workouts
      • At-Home Workouts
      • Chest & Back Workouts
      • Full-Body Workout
      • HIIT Workouts
    • Exercise Guides
      • Deadlift
      • Bench Press
      • Back Squat
      • Overhead Press
      • Bent-Over Row
      • Lat Pulldown
      • Crunches
      • Farmer’s Carry
    • Best Exercises
      • Shoulder Exercises
      • Back Exercises
      • Chest Exercises
      • Glute Exercises
      • Ab Exercises
      • Hamstring Exercises
      • Quad Exercises
      • Calf Exercises
      • Biceps Exercises
      • Triceps Exercises
    • Programs
      • Push-Up Program
      • Pull-Up Program
      • German Volume Training
      • 5/3/1 Program
      • Powerbuilding Program
      • The Cube Method
      • 5×5 Program
      • Bodybuilding Programs
      • Build Your Own Program
    • Fat Loss
      • How to Burn Fat
      • Spot Fat Reduction
      • How to Train on a Cut
      • Body Conditioning
      • Workouts
        • Kettlebell Circuits
        • Dumbbell Complexes
        • Farmer’s Carry Workouts
    • Muscle Gain
      • Muscle Hypertrophy Explained
      • How to Build Muscle
      • How to Maintain Muscle
      • What Researchers Say About Muscle Gain
        • Workouts
          • 20-Minute Workouts
          • Kettlebell Circuits
          • CrossFit Workouts for Muscle
          • Bodybuilding Workouts
  • Calculators
    • Protein Intake Calculator
    • Macros Calculator
    • BMR Calculator
    • Squat Calculator
    • Calorie Calculator
News

2022 CrossFit Games Event 11 “The Alpaca” Results — Khrennikov Commanding with Kettlebells

Khrennkov moved into second place overall with his second event win of the Games. Horvath won the fifth Games event of her career.

Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on August 1st, 2023

The final day of the 2022 CrossFit Games had a doozy of an opening event. “The Alpaca” featured a custom sled filled with kettlebells and challenged the remaining athletes who survived the cut (anyone in 30th place overall or better on their respective leaderboard) to prowler pushes and kettlebell clean & jerks.

Defending five-time Fittest Woman on Earth®, Tia-Clair Toomey, held a 98-point lead over Mal O’Brien in second place. A sixth consecutive title seemed all but guaranteed for Toomey if she could avoid disaster on the final day. The race for the bronze in the Individual Women’s division was where the heat was, as Emma Lawson was only five points ahead of fourth-place Danielle Brandon.

Defending reigning Fittest Man on Earth®, Justin Medeiros, was 17 points ahead of second-place Ricky Garard on the overall leaderboard entering the final day. Roman Khrennikov was 22 points behind Garard, so while the Men’s leaderboard was likely going to be those three men, where on the podium they would stand was still in flux.

Event 11 — “The Alpaca” Results

Here are the full results:

Individual Women’s Results

  1. Laura Horvath — 6:46.96
  2. Dani Speegle — 7:25.72
  3. Karin Freyová — 7:57.17
  4. Ellie Turner — 8:00.90
  5. Gabriela Migała — 8:04.36
  6. Alexis Raptis — 8:06.83
  7. Emma McQuaid — 8:28.28
  8. Amanda Barnhart — 8:38.24
  9. Kara Saunders — 8:45.35
  10. Arielle Loewen — 8:49.08

Individual Men’s Results

  1. Roman Khrennikov — 6:23.92
  2. Sam Kwant — 6:39.88
  3. Pat Vellner — 6:41.12
  4. Guilherme Malheiros — 6:44.79
  5. Justin Medeiros — 6:46.48
  6. Jayson Hopper — 6:48.56
  7. Ricky Garard — 6:50.63
  8. Tim Paulson — 6:53.66
  9. Lazar Đukić — 6:58.07
  10. Jonne Koski — 7:01.54

[Check In: 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Results and Leaderboard]

Event 11 — The Alpaca

For time:

  • 126-foot Sled Push (decreasing in load)
  • 20 Kettlebell Clean & Jerks
  • 42-foot Sled Push with Two Kettlebells
  • 15 Kettlebell Clean & Jerks
  • 42-foot Sled Push with Four Kettlebells
  • 10 Kettlebell Clean & Jerks
  • 42-foot Sled Push with Six Kettlebells

Women: Six 24-kilogram kettlebells | Men: Six 32-kilogram kettlebells.

Time cap: 18 minutes.

The event initially programmed rope climbs, but the slick conditions caused by rain compelled the CrossFit Games Demo Team and Director of Programming Adrian Bozman to remove the rope climbs for safety concerns.

Athletes will start with a sled loaded with six kettlebells. They will progress down the field, unloading pairs of kettlebells as they go. Once to the other side, they will complete 20 kettlebell clean & jerks with the first pair. They will then load the kettlebells into the sled and push it downfield to the second pair of kettlebells. They’ll do 15 clean & jerks, load the sled, and continue downfield. Then they’ll do 10 clean & jerks with the third pair of kettlebells and push the fully loaded sled to the finish line.

 

 
 
 
 
 
View this post on Instagram
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

A post shared by CrossFit Games (@crossfitgames)

[Related: Don Faul, a Retired Marine and Former Tech Exec, is the New CEO of CrossFit]

Event 11 Recap

All 30 remaining men in the competition took the field simultaneously for Event 11. The “Alpaca Sled” was designed by Rogue specifically for this event. Travis Mayer and Sam Kwant figured out the most efficient way to push it the quickest, as they were the first two to reach the first round of clean & jerks.

Vellner and Khrennikov joined Kwant and Mayer in the lead, but Khrennikov was the first back to the sled. Garard was towards the front of the field, but notably ahead of Medeiros, who was the only man in the event he cared to beat.

Justin Medeiros has fallen off the pace — currently eighth in the heat!

Khrennikov furthered his lead, but Garard and Kwant did their best to prevent Khrennikov from running away with it. Khrennikov paid them no heed as he took his second event win of the competition. Kwant was the runner-up with Vellner behind him. Medeiros surged at the final moment to overtake Garard and finish two ranks ahead, extending his lead over the Australian.

[Related: Kealan Henry Withdraws From the 2022 CrossFit Games on Day Three]

Women’s Heat

Rebecca Fuselier was in 30th place overall to make the cut at the end of day four and moved to the field with the other 29 remaining athletes. Brandon made a mistake early in the heat as she stopped pushing the sled at the wrong mark. Building the momentum back up cost her valuable time. 

The kettlebells appeared to be very heavy as much of the field struggled with stability. Horvath was the first to finish the initial round of kettlebells and separated herself from the field. Freyová and Speegle joined Horvath at the second rank downfield but had a handful of clean & jerks to make up. Toomey was 17 reps behind Horvath.

Brandon sought to beat Lawson in the event to move into podium position and made up for her early stumble as Lawson suffered several unfortunate no-reps. Horvath finished her final clean & jerks in an almost casual fashion, thanks to the buffer she built between herself and the rest of the field. She crossed the finish line first in a time of 6:46.96. It was the fifth Games event win of her career.

Speegle crossed the finish line second, extending her excellent back half of the competition. Migała and Turner raced for third, and though it seemed like Migała was going to take it, she abandoned her sled too early and had to run back to push it past the finish line.

Featured image: @roman_khrennikov on Instagram

About Phil Blechman

Phil is a native New Yorker passionate about storytelling, bodybuilding, and game design. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

View All Articles

Primary Sidebar

Latest News

Brooke Wells Shifts From PRVN to HWPO Training

The Selection Round of Selection for the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships Complete

Dr. Layne Norton Explains New Study: You Don’t Need a Caloric Surplus To Build Muscle

Mitchell Hooper Shocks Five-Time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser With a 660-Pound Pig Flip

Four CrossFit Games Athletes Join Cast of “Gladiators” Reboot in Australia

Latest Reviews

Alaskan Cold Plunge Feature

Redwood Outdoors Alaskan Cold Plunge Review

Living.Fit Grip Strengthener Review

Bells of Steel Competition Kettlebell Review

Bells of Steel Barenaked Powerlifting Bar 2.0 Review

REP BlackWing Feature

REP Fitness BlackWing Weight Bench Review

Be the smartest person in your gym

The BarBend newsletter is everything you need to know about strength in a 3 minute read.

I Want In!
BarBend

BarBend is an independent website. The views expressed on this site may come from individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the view of BarBend or any other organization. BarBend is the Official Media Partner of USA Weightlifting.

  • About Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Pinterest

Sections

  • CrossFit
  • Strongman
  • Bodybuilding
  • Powerlifting
  • Weightlifting
  • Reviews
  • Nutrition
  • Training

More

  • BarBend Newsletter
  • BarBend Podcast
  • The Ripped Report
  • 1RM Calculator
  • BMR Calculator
  • Macros Calculator
  • Protein Calculator
  • Squat Calculator

Policies

  • Accessibility
  • Advice Disclaimer
  • Cookies Policy
  • Disclaimers
  • Disclosures
  • Editorial Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

Copyright © 2023 · BarBend Inc · Sitemap