Additional reporting by Joe Genetin-Pilawa UPDATE (6/20/24): During the week of June 17, 2024, the CrossFit Games Rulebook (Section 5.16) was updated to reflect additional details about the 2024 ... Continue Reading
The Dave Castro Interviews: By the Numbers
Once the Semifinals are over and the CrossFit Games athletes are decided, it's athlete interview season. In most cases, getting 10 or more interviews in the summer months is a large undertaking, ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Relaunches Online Retail Store Featuring Classic Apparel and Gear
If you have been looking to fill your wardrobe with some new CrossFit gear, you are in luck. The e-com portal will open in phases, the first of which will highlight T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, ... Continue Reading
CrossFit LLC Introduces the CrossFit Medical Society to Help Build a Community for Doctors, Providers, Affiliates, and Members
CrossFit HQ is seeking to close the gap between CrossFit and healthcare professionals through a new organization called the CrossFit Medical Society (CFMS). The organization is seeking to educate ... Continue Reading
Former NOBULL Executive, Todd Meleney, Launches Boutique Brand Marketing Agency ‘World On Fire’
One year ago, Todd Meleney resigned as Chief Marketing Officer at NOBULL. Now, he and his team have unveiled a new brand marketing agency, World On Fire. Remind me: Meleney resigned from NOBULL in May ... Continue Reading
2024 CrossFit Games Worldwide Rankings and Strength of Field, Explained
Are you confused by the Strength of Field calculation and the allocation of CrossFit Games spots? If so, you are not alone. When Adrian Bozman, CrossFit’s Competition Director, first explained ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Inks Exclusive Partnership With GORUCK
GORUCK has just announced an exclusive partnership with Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, six-time Fittest Woman on Earth, for the 2024 CrossFit Games season. Toomey-Orr is pursuing her seventh CrossFit Games title in ... Continue Reading
Pliability Names Cody Mooney Managing Partner
The pliability brand has become a fixture in the CrossFit space, in part due to the hard work that former Games athlete Cody Mooney has contributed to the company directly since 2020 and even earlier as an ... Continue Reading
A Look Back: The Epic, the Surprising, and the WTF Events From CrossFit Games Past
The first CrossFit Games took place on June 30-July 1, 2007 on Dave Castro’s family’s ranch in Aromas, CA. There was no qualification process, and in front of roughly 150 spectators, 70 athletes arrived ... Continue Reading
Breaking: Mat Fraser’s HWPO Training Acquires Deka Comp; Launches Affiliate Programming With Michele Letendre
HWPO Training announced today that Deka Comp Founder and Pat Vellner’s long-time coach Michele Letendre has joined the HWPO team to “spearhead the launch” of their new affiliate programming. The ... Continue Reading