Profiles

Zac Thomas, a young gun out of Australia, was a legitimate contender to qualify for the CrossFit Games at the 2024 Oceania Semifinal, but a cardiac episode in Event 1 took him out of contention. In the ... Continue Reading

Haley Morrone knew something was wrong.  This past May, her period was heavier than normal and she found herself bleeding irregularly for the entire month.  Then, she started to feel ... Continue Reading

At the 2017 CrossFit Games, anyone looking for the next “up-and-comer” would’ve immediately been drawn to a young man standing out amongst the crowd in the 16-17 Age Group Division.  This weight ... Continue Reading

It’s not every day you’re asked to join a CrossFit super team filled with your idols.  But after competing as an individual at the 2023 CrossFit Games, Australia’s Emily de Rooy was presented with ... Continue Reading

Jack Rozema was born to be an elite, competitive athlete. Growing up in Michigan, Rozema was a three-sport athlete in high school, playing football, wrestling, and baseball, keeping him busy all year ... Continue Reading

It is hard to be a CrossFit Games athlete.  Throw in a demanding full-time job as an engineer into the mix and it seems almost impossible to qualify even once for the Games. North Carolina ... Continue Reading

Taking that first step and walking into a CrossFit affiliate can be intimidating.  It was especially so for Jim Luurtsema.  When Luurtsema was finally coaxed into taking a CrossFit class at ... Continue Reading

Since 2009, at least one Icelandic “Dóttir” has competed at the CrossFit Games.  It all began with Annie Thorisdóttir throwing down in Aromas, CA, at the third CrossFit Games, competing before ... Continue Reading

The Crossfit community reacted strongly to the announcement of the 2024 Divisional Games, which places the Masters, Teens, and Adaptive divisions as separate, standalone events. In all the discussion, ... Continue Reading

What’s better than qualifying for your second trip to the CrossFit Games?  For Julia Kato, it was doing it in her home country, surrounded by friends and family after two years of living abroad and just ... Continue Reading

It was supposed to be his swan song year. Ant Haynes went into the 2024 Asia Semifinals thinking it would be his last as an Individual, ultimately hoping to qualify for this summer’s CrossFit Games for ... Continue Reading

Australian athletes Jay Crouch and Madeline ”Maddie” Sturt have each competed at four  CrossFit Games, but 2024 will be the first time this super fit couple will hit the Games competition floor in the same ... Continue Reading

Austin Hatfield, who hails from Beckley, WV, was an athlete to watch from the very start of the North America East Semifinal, especially when it was revealed that outside of being an elite CrossFit ... Continue Reading

The hotbed of CrossFit was initially in the United States (especially California), but the strength of the sport in Europe is clearly on the rise.  One man who hopes to play a role in that future ... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: Sean Woodland announced earlier this week that he had been informed he would not be asked to call the 2024 CrossFit Games. We reached out to his long-time friend and co-host, Tommy Marquez, ... Continue Reading

On his Instagram account earlier this week, Sean Woodland, the “Voice of the CrossFit Games,” shared that after 12 years, he was informed that he would not be calling the CrossFit Games this coming ... Continue Reading

Lexi Neely thought she would have to put her CrossFit Games dream on hold for yet another year. She cruised through the Echo bike calories and 15 muscle-ups and was the first athlete in her heat to ... Continue Reading

Australia’s Georgia Pryer is gearing up for her first-ever CrossFit Games appearance after securing fourth place at the Oceania Semifinal last month.  Pryer attributes her success this season to ... Continue Reading

It was no surprise when hometown hero Victor Hoffer won Event 4 — a couplet of rowing and handstand walking — at the 2024 European Semifinals That finish, paired with two other top-10 finishes through ... Continue Reading

The phrase “comparison is the thief of joy” is common in the sport of CrossFit, as we often see others excelling in areas where we struggle.  It’s no different for the elites.  Aimee Cringle ... Continue Reading

Before the 2024 West Coast Classic, Alex Gazan and her coach, Justin Cotler, had a strong sense that she was not only going to win Event 3 but also set the worldwide record.  In training, Cotler ... Continue Reading

Jessica and Eddy Welch have lived their best lives outside Billings, MT, for several years.  The two discovered CrossFit about five years ago, right after Jessica gave birth to their second son. They ... Continue Reading

In her second Oceania Semifinal appearance, Australia’s Daisy McDonald secured a third-place finish and her first ticket to the Games.  The former high-level gymnast, McDonald is no stranger to elite ... Continue Reading

Having just qualified for the 2024 CrossFit Games, Bethany Flores is filled with gratitude and contentment. Remind me: Bethany Flores (Bethany Shadburne at the time) won the 2021 West Coast Classic, ... Continue Reading