2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Team Division Results — CrossFit Mayhem Freedom on Top Once Again
The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games are a wrap, with Tia-Clair Toomey the newly-minted six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® and Justin Medeiros having successfully defended his 2021 title. The Adaptive and Age Group divisions crowned their Fittest on Saturday, Aug. 6, with Casey Acree of Men’s Upper Extremity sweeping every one of eight events. On the Teams side, Sunday served as the final day of competition — and it was an exciting one.
CrossFit Mayhem Freedom’s victory marked Rich Froning’s 10th time standing atop a podium at the Games. Under the leadership of Froning, CrossFit Mayhem Freedom’s dominant performance wasn’t a big surprise. Still, CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue came to play, taking the leader jersey from Mayhem Freedom for the first time in years.
While Oslo Navy Blue couldn’t fend off Mayhem Freedom’s onslaught of seven consecutive event wins, they were able to hold firmly to second place. CrossFit Invictus edged out Annie Thorisdottir’s CrossFit Reykjavík for the final podium spot.
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Here are the Team winners along with the final 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Team leaderboard.
2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Team Winners
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (1,052 points)
- CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue (987 points)
- CrossFit Invictus (951 points)
- CrossFit Reykjavík (937 points)
- CrossFit Mayhem Independence (804 points)
- CrossFit Selwyn (739 points)
- CrossFit Omnia Black (685 points)
- CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy (656 points)
- CrossFit Pro1 Montreal (640 points)
- 8th Day CrossFit Black (612 points)
2022 CrossFit Games Team Division Day One
Day One of competition was full obstacles — and not always the programmed kind. Event One for the Individuals, Bike to Work, seemed to go off without a hitch for the women’s side. The men’s Individual division, though, had more than a little confusion where several athletes seemed to miss a lap in their biking.
While the Teams division — also kicking off with a biking event called Biker Bob — hoped to avoid similar mishaps, there was no such luck in the cards. The rain and lightning over the skies in Madison caused a two-hour delay between heats one and two of Team Event One.
2022 CrossFit Games Team Division Day Two
Events Two and Three were originally slated to take place on Day One, but were shifted around due to the weather. Originally a rest day for Teams, Day Two saw the Teams battling through Events Two and Three back-to-back in the afternoon Madison sun. The two events — Strong and Fast, respectively — followed each other. Athletes took turns establishing max jerks and front squats in Strong, then participated in team runs during Fast.
Thanks to strong performances on both opening days of the Games, CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue wrested control of the leaderboard from CrossFit Mayhem Freedom to cap off Day Two. After a disappointing start on Day One, CrossFit Reykjavík climbed back up to fourth place after Strong and Fast. While CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue surprised many fans with wins in the first two of three events, they would not lose much momentum throughout the weekend.
2022 CrossFit Games Team Division Day Three
But CrossFit Mayhem Freedom fought back to kick off Day Three on Friday, Aug. 5. They dominated Events Five and Six, the Muscle Pig and the Handstand Machine, to burst their way into first place. This day would mark the start of their surge that would define the rest of the weekend.
2022 CrossFit Games Team Division Day Four
On Saturday — the penultimate day of competition — CrossFit Reykjavík continued their battle back from a disastrous and unexpected 30th-place finish on Pegs & P-Bars early on in competition. Two-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Annie Thorisdottir’s team earned second place in Rinse ‘N’ Repeat and Dumbbell Highball, continuing their climb toward the podium.
On Saturday, CrossFit Yas and KT CrossFit withdrew from competition.
After the last event on Saturday, fourteen teams were cut from the competition, with only the top 20 teams advancing to Sunday — the final day of the 2022 Games.
2022 CrossFit Games Team Division Day Five
With only one event to go, CrossFit Reykjavík was still seeking out that podium spot, but it looked like CrossFit Invictus would have to seriously falter in the final event for that to happen. According to the commentators, if CrossFit Reykjavík had finished 10th early on when they came in a surprising 30th, they would have rolled into Sunday in second place.
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At the end of the Games, CrossFit Mayhem Freedom pulled away with seven consecutive event wins to wrap up the title. CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue and CrossFit Invictus proved too much for CrossFit Reykjavík, taking podium spots one and two respectively to CrossFit Reykjavík’s fourth-place finish.
Event One — Biker Bob
Push Bob down the field
3 rounds for time:
- 1-mile bike (laps outside the stadium), M1F1
- 252-ft Bob push, M2F2 (unloaded)
- 30 synchro toes-to-bars, M2F2
- Switch
After the final toes-to-bar, push Bob to finish
Time cap: 40 minutes
- CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue (24:25.80)
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (24:37.81)
- CrossFit Mayhem Independence (24:37.87)
- CrossFit Portii (25:01.19)
- CrossFit Invictus (25:09.67)
Event Two — Strong
For load:
- 1-rep-max jerk, F1 (2 attempts)
- 1-rep-max front squat, F2 (2 attempts)
- 1-rep-max jerk, M1 (2 attempts)
- 1-rep-max front squat, M2 (2 attempts)
Team score will be the total sum from each member’s heaviest successful lift.
Event 3 begins immediately after Event 2.
- CrossFit Milford (1325 pounds)
- CrossFit Invictus (1315 pounds)
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (1300 pounds)
- CrossFit Reykjavík (1295 pounds)
- CrossFit Greater Heights Ascend (1255 pounds)
Event Three — Fast
For time:
- 1,600-m run (as a team)
- 1,600-m run (2 members)
- 1,600-m run (2 members)
- CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue (18:23.72)
- CrossFit Selwyn (18:33.81)
- CrossFit Reykjavík (18:41.87)
- 8th Day CrossFit Black (18:42.36)
- CrossFit Invictus (18:46.94)
Event Four — Pegs & P-Bars
For time:
- 15 synchro Worm burpees
- 15 parallel bar dips (A1)
- 3/2 pegboard ascents (A4)
- 15 synchro Worm burpees
- 15 parallel bar dips (A2)
- 3/2 pegboard ascents (A3)
- 15 synchro Worm burpees
- 15 parallel bar dips (A4)
- 3/2 pegboard ascents (A1)
- 15 synchro Worm burpees
- 15 parallel bar dips (A3)
- 3/2 pegboard ascents (A2)
- 15 synchro Worm burpees
Two team members will hold the Worm while the others do their dips and pegboard ascents.
- 8th Day CrossFit Black (09:28.04)
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (09:29.34)
- CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy (09:36.97)
- CrossFit Taranis LifeTree (CAP+2)
- AB CrossFit (CAP+3)
Event Five — Muscle Pig
4 rounds for time of:
- 10 synchro muscle-ups
- 10 Pig flips, per Pig
Women: 350-lb Pig
Men: 510-lb Pig
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (11:05.61)
- CrossFit Mayhem Independence (13:55.18)
- CrossFit Reykjavík (14:11.00)
- CrossFit Invictus (14:46.65)
- CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy (14:55.80)
Event Six — Handstand Machine
2 rounds for time of:
- 40 Echo Bike calories, each, MM
- 15 block HSPU, total, FF
- 30 Echo Bike calories, each, FF
- 20 block HSPU, total, MM
- 500-m row, MM, + handstand hold
- 500-m row, FF, + handstand hold
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (14:56.01)
- CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue (15:21.41)
- CrossFit Reykjavík (15:21.67)
- CrossFit Selwyn (16:19.54)
- CrossFit Mayhem Independence (16:37.77)
Event Seven — Rinse ‘N’ Repeat
Every 2 minutes:
- 50-yard swim
- 8-cal Ski Erg*
*Add 2 calories each round for 6 rounds, then complete as many calories as possible for rounds 7 and 8.
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (533 cal)
- CrossFit Reykjavík (517 cal)
- CrossFit Selwyn (502 cal)
- CrossFit Greater Heights Ascend (499 cal)
- CrossFit Urban Energy (497 cal)
Event Eight — Dumbbell Highball
For time, relaying as MM/FF pairs:
- 42-ft DB OH walking lunge
- 10 DB clean & jerks
- 30 wall-ball shots
Then,
- 30 wall-ball shots
- 10 DB clean & jerks
- 42-ft DB OH walking lunge
The men will work down the field and back before the women start.
Women: 70-lb dumbbell, 14-lb ball to 11 ft
Men: 100-lb dumbbell, 20-lb ball to 12 ft
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (20:54.33)
- CrossFit Reykjavík (21.56.01)
- CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue (23:21.96)
- CrossFit Invictus (23:45.11)
- CrossFit OBA (24:49.35)
Event Nine — Payload
For time:
- 50 synchro double-unders
- Tumbler pull, MM/FF pairs
- 50 synchro double-unders
- Jerry can carry, each
- 50 synchro double-unders
- Husafell bag carry, each
- 50 synchro double-unders
- Big Bob push
Women: 450-lb tumbler, two 70-lb Jerry cans, 150-lb Husafell
Men: 600-lb tumbler, two 100-lb Jerry cans, 200-lb Husafell
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (08:05.04)
- CrossFit Invictus (08:18.46)
- 8th Day CrossFit Black (08:22.47)
- CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue (08:28.85)
- CrossFit Reykjavík (08:48.15)
Event 10— Team 2, 2, 2, 2
Accumulate 175 overhead squats for time, starting every 2 minutes in M/F pairs:
- 1 legless rope climb, each**
- 1 rope climb, each**
- Shuttle sprint, each
- Max-rep synchro overhead squats
When 2 minutes is up, the first pair stops and returns while the second pair begins working. Each pair will have up to 4 intervals to work (eight total intervals).
Women: 95-lb OHS
Men: 135-lb OHS
** On the day of the event, the rope climbs were replaced with shuttle sprints due to weather conditions and athlete safety concerns.
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (11:19.18)
- CrossFit Invictus (11:20.90)
- CrossFit Reykjavík (13:12.10)
- CrossFit Milford (13:25.62)
- CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue (13:27.49)
Event 11 — Echo Worm
For time:
- 50/75-cal Echo Bike
- 30 Worm squats
- 30 Worm clean & jerks
- 30 Worm thrusters
- 20 synchro bar muscle-ups, each
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom (12:02.62)
- CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue (12:06.74)
- CrossFit Omnia Black (13:05.51)
- CrossFit Reykjavík (13:27.65)
- CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy (13:59.78)
On to 2023
The 2023 CrossFit Open will start on Feb. 13, 2023. The season will build up to the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games, which will also be held in Madison, WI. The next Games are slated to start on July 31, 2023.
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