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7 Numbers That Defined the 2025 CrossFit Games

Now that the 2025 CrossFit Games are behind us, it’s time to take a closer look at some of the standout numbers. So, let’s get right into it.  100 – Percent Completion Rate  Every ... Continue Reading

Kerstetter competing in the 2025 CrossFit Games

Why 2025 Was Olivia Kerstetter’s Breakout Year

Earlier this month, Olivia Kerstetter was crowned the third Fittest Woman in the World at the 2025 CrossFit Games. It still hasn't fully sunk in for the youngster. But the math checks out. The ... Continue Reading

Alex Gazan lifts her arms triumphantly.

WFP Tour Stop I Winner Alex Gazan Withdraws From Upcoming Tour Stop II 

Alex Gazan has officially withdrawn from this month’s World Fitness Project (WFP) Tour Stop II in Mesa, AZ, citing a leg injury she sustained the day after winning the Northern California Classic In-Person ... Continue Reading

Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr training for the CrossFit Games

How Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Trained for Her Historic 8th CrossFit Games Title Run

On August 13, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, the eight-time Fittest Woman on Earth, took to YouTube to give fans an inside look at her training in the days before the 2025 CrossFit Games. And while she called it a ... Continue Reading

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7 Lessons We Learned at the 2025 CrossFit Games

From teens storming the leaderboard to seasoned vets pushing their limits, the 2025 Games made it clear: CrossFit’s competitive field has never been this deep.  The competition in Albany was among the ... Continue Reading

Von Rohr at the 2025 CrossFit Games

5 Performances That Surprised Us at the 2025 CrossFit Games

The 2025 CrossFit Games delivered exactly what fans expect: drama, a leaderboard that refused to settle, and perhaps most of all, surprises. From reigning champions who stumbled to dark horses who ... Continue Reading

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Behind the Rapid Rise of Adaptive Fitness: An Interview with Adaptive Training Academy’s Alec Zirkenbach

Adaptive fitness isn't new, but it has gained popularity as events like HYROX and Spartan have gained traction.  The quick rise of adaptive athlete participation in competitions has brought these ... Continue Reading

Tudor Magna competes at the CrossFit Games

Sophomore Surge — The Second-Year Athletes Who Lit Up the 2025 CrossFit Games

Every year at the CrossFit Games, we tend to spotlight the rookies who turned heads with breakout performances and the veterans vying for the podium.  At the 2025 CrossFit Games in Albany, NY, the ... Continue Reading

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How One Florida Gym Became a Lifeline for Parkinson’s Patients

Nick Penziotto’s love for fitness began at a young age. Growing up, he was constantly active, playing sports and seeking out new physical challenges.  Penziotto, now a CF-L3 trainer, wanted to ... Continue Reading

James Sprague at a Competition

An Inside Look at Brute and PRVN’s 2025 CrossFit Games Dominance

The secret to placing high on the 2025 CrossFit Games leaderboard has been revealed: Train with either Brute Strength or PRVN Fitness, where eight of the top 12 individual athletes — the top six men and ... Continue Reading

Athletes compete in a HYROX competition

HYROX Has 100+ Events on the 2025/26 Calendar for the First Time Ever

HYROX is continuing its meteoric growth.  The “World Series of Fitness Racing” has announced it’s adding another 47 races to the calendar for the 2025/26 season, making the total number of races ... Continue Reading

Mirjam von Rohr waves to the crowd at the CrossFit Games

5 Most Impressive Rookies From the 2025 CrossFit Games

Seventeen rookies competed in the 2025 CrossFit Games, including nine women and eight men. With a condensed field, it represented a substantial percentage of the overall athlete roster.  So, how ... Continue Reading

Garard at the 2025 CrossFit Games

A Review of the 2025 CrossFit Games – At-Home Spectator’s Edition

On Saturday, an “on this day” picture popped up on my phone.  Oh, what a journey the Games have been on. Not only have I been a relatively average CrossFit athlete since 2011 (and, I hope, an ... Continue Reading

Black-and-white photo of Lazar Ðukić at the CrossFit Games

One Year Gone –  Mourning the “Heart of Europe,” Lazar Ðukić

With additional contributions by Scott Freymond. There are moments in history that mark a profound transformation. A tragedy happens that affects everything and everyone moving forward. You can look ... Continue Reading

Kerstetter waves to the audience

5 Epic Performances That Stole the Show at the 2025 CrossFit Games

Another CrossFit Games has come and gone, and as fans of the sport, we feel a bit like a child on the day after Christmas: Still full of cheer, yet disappointed as the Games are now a whole year ... Continue Reading

A man competes in the CrossFit Games

Why the 2025 Games Were a Win for the CrossFit Methodology

Over the past few seasons, a lively debate has developed online and elsewhere about the connection (or lack thereof) between CrossFit as the “sport of fitness” and CrossFit as a fitness methodology for ... Continue Reading

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Building Her Own (Wolf) Pack – How Jenn Powers Became a Grid League Team Owner

Jenn Powers didn’t set out to become a Grid League team owner.  When Powers was at her heaviest years ago, she weighed over 325 pounds, was in the ICU, and on various medications.  She ... Continue Reading

Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr struts triumphantly at the CrossFit Games

2025 CrossFit Games Athletes’ Instagram Gains Hit 5-Year Low — What It Says About the Sport

Every year after the CrossFit Games, we take a look at who won the “Instagram follower game” — meaning, which athlete picked up the most followers during the week of the Games.  For the first time ... Continue Reading

Fee Saghafi at a competition

The Race to Copenhagen – World Fitness Project Challenger Athletes Fight for Their Season

As the dust settles on the 2025 CrossFit Games, many elite athletes will soon set their sights on the World Fitness Project Tour Stop II. The WFP Tour Stop II Challenger Qualifier video reviews ... Continue Reading

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Built on Belief: The Story Behind CrossFit Green Leaf

When the owners of CrossFit Bullseye decided to close their doors in June 2024, the gym’s community refused to be broken up. So several members convinced the gym’s manager and coach, Sasha Jones, to open ... Continue Reading

2025 CrossFit Games Event 9+10 Results: Hopper, Garard, Sprague Claim Podium Spots in the Closest Race in CrossFit Games History

With two events remaining, the battle for the top three men at the 2025 CrossFit Games was as close as it has ever been. Six men were arguably still very much in contention, not only for the podium but ... Continue Reading

Jayson Hopper

Jayson Hopper Wins the 2025 CrossFit Games 

After three days of what can only be described as a game of leaderboard ping-pong, Jayson Hopper is the 2025 CrossFit Games Fittest Man on Earth. Remind me: Going into the final day of competition, ... Continue Reading

Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr

Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Wins the 2025 CrossFit Games, Her 8th Overall 

We have said it before, and we’ll say it again: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr is, without question, the greatest CrossFit athlete we have ever seen. She is officially the 2025 CrossFit Games champion, a feat she ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Games Event 8

2025 CrossFit Games Event 8 Results: Austin Hatfield Makes a Big Jump in the Standings After Event Win

Be sure to keep up with our live 2025 CrossFit Games leaderboard to get event results in real time! Only 38 points separated the top six men heading into Day 3 at the CrossFit Games at the MVP Arena in ... Continue Reading

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