“I’m still wondering if it’s a dream.” That’s what French athlete Claudia Gluck told the Morning Chalk Up last year after qualifying for her first CrossFit Games. That dream, however, quickly turned ... Continue Reading
Could the Current U.S. Travel Bans Affect the 2025 CrossFit Games?
The Trump administration proposed additional travel ban restrictions earlier this month, which could affect CrossFit Games athletes coming from outside the U.S. later this summer. The Games mark the ... Continue Reading
Breaking: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Will Compete at the 2025 CrossFit Games
Tia- Clair Toomey-Orr announced in a video on Tuesday, June 24, that she will compete at the 2025 CrossFit Games. Remind me: The Australian CrossFit phenom qualified for the Games earlier this year with ... Continue Reading
The 2025 CrossFit Games Roster Features Athletes From 20 Countries — Here’s How It Breaks Down
This summer, 60 individual athletes from 20 different countries will compete at the CrossFit Games in Albany, NY. Both the men's and women's divisions will feature athletes from 13 different countries, ... Continue Reading
Dani Speegle Joins the New Cast of ‘American Gladiators’
In June of last year, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Amazon had ordered a reboot of the competition series American Gladiators following successful reboots of both the Australian and UK ... Continue Reading
Meet the 17 Rookies Ready to Shake Up the 2025 CrossFit Games
In just over a month, 30 men and 30 women will walk into the MVP Arena in Albany, NY, for the season's final test: the 2025 CrossFit Games. With 10 fewer roster spots than last year, this has been ... Continue Reading
“Best Decision for My Health”: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Explains HYROX World Championships Withdrawal
On June 14, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr withdrew from the 2025 HYROX World Championships Pro Doubles Elite 15 race due to health concerns raised by her partner Joanna Wietrzyk. Remind me: Toomey-Orr ... Continue Reading
Most 2024 CrossFit Games Athletes Are Out in 2025 — What’s Behind the Massive Turnover?
This season’s 12 CrossFit Games qualifying events are finally complete, and we now know the 30 men and 30 women heading to Albany. That said, things look a lot different than we’re accustomed to ... Continue Reading
HYROX Releases 2025/26 Season Rulebook — No More Spitting or Snot Rockets
The 2024/25 HYROX season just wrapped up in Chicago at the World Championships, but the next season is already getting started as HYROX HQ released its official rulebook for the 2025/26 racing season. ... Continue Reading
Why Lauren Kalil’s Packing FITAID for Every Trip This Season
Talk about a woman on the go. Whether it's her infectious laugh or her on-the-spot athlete interviews at events around the world, if you're a fan of CrossFit, there's no doubt you know Lauren ... Continue Reading
Labor of Love: How Hatch Athletic Cares for Women During All Stages of Life and Fitness
Kat Suchet always prided herself on being an athlete in her younger years, but she was looking for a new challenge as she entered her early 30s. Turns out, CrossFit was exactly what she needed, so she ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Burke Celebrates a Year of Offering Classes for Neurodivergent Kids
Chad Ciri’s son is 15 years old and is on the autism spectrum. Chad has always wanted to start a class for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, and last year, he launched a Uniquely Abled Fitness ... Continue Reading
Brazil’s Kaique Cerveny Is Built for the Long Game
Kaique Cerveny is self-made. The 2023 CrossFit Games qualifier from Brazil admired other CrossFit athletes and understood what it took to become one of them as a young man. It required sacrifice, ... Continue Reading
“Own Your Health”: CrossFit Redefines Level 1 for Everyone, Not Just Coaches
In the early days, the CrossFit journey looked a lot like this: In the days before 2010, taking your CrossFit Level 1 wasn’t necessarily associated with becoming a CrossFit Level 1 coach. It was more ... Continue Reading
CrossFit’s Last Chance Qualifier Sees Record-Low Turnout — Why Athletes Skipped Their Shot at the Games
The Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) — the 12th and final qualification event for the 2025 CrossFit Games — occurred over the weekend. It featured an online competition in which athletes completed five workouts ... Continue Reading
Sled Turf Issues Cause Controversy, Frustration at 2025 HYROX World Championships
The 2025 HYROX World Championships wrapped up a massive weekend of racing, with big PRs, unforgettable finishes, and, unfortunately, some unhappy racers who dealt with sled and turf issues that marred an ... Continue Reading
Inspired by the Buttery Bros, Derailed by a Catastrophic Injury, David Brezler Is Back for More
David Brezler had goals similar to most when he started CrossFit: He simply wanted to lose weight, get fit, and reclaim his life. A project manager from suburban New York City, Brezler started ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Pulls Out of 2025 HYROX Championships Elite Doubles With Joanna Wietrzyk
Seven-time CrossFit Games champion Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr raced on Saturday, June 14, at the 2025 HYROX World Championships in the Mixed Doubles alongside James Newbury but later pulled out of her planned ... Continue Reading
From Teens to Titans: The Rise of CrossFit’s Next Gen Men
In the early 2020s, a significant wave of young women transitioned from competing as teenagers at the CrossFit Games to competing as individuals. Names like Emma Cary, Olivia Kerstetter, Emma ... Continue Reading
HYROX World Championships 2025: Elite 15 Results, Event Schedule, and More
Update: Here are the HYROX Elite 15 World Championship results. Elite 15 MenElite 15 Women1. Tim Wenisch (00:53:53)1. Linda Meier (00:58:56)2. Hunter McIntyre (00:53:58)2. Joanna Wietrzyk (00:59:17)3. ... Continue Reading
Alex Gazan’s CrossFit Games Season in Jeopardy After Car Accident Leaves Her With Fractured Fibula
On Sunday, June 8, Alex Gazan celebrated her fourth CrossFit Games qualification following her win at the Northern California Classic In-Person Qualifying Event in Sacramento, CA. Two days ... Continue Reading
From a DIY Jump Rope to Official CrossFit, WFP, and HYROX Partner: The Velites Story
One year ago, the name Velites was largely unfamiliar to the North American CrossFit and functional fitness community. However, in recent months, the Spanish company — known for its jump ropes, grips, ... Continue Reading
Who Will Snag the Final CrossFit Games Spots at this Weekend’s Last Chance Qualifier?
The Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) begins this Friday, June 13, and the formula is simple: Win and you’re headed to the 2025 CrossFit Games in Albany, NY. Remind Me The top 50 athletes from the ... Continue Reading
Hay Bales and Heavy Lifts — Gui Malheiros and Arielle Loewen Are “Rancher Strong”
While some eyes were focused on the 2025 Northern California Classic last weekend, another competition was going down in Texas at the Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The first-ever Red ... Continue Reading