The 2022 Rogue Invitational is set to take place across four days spanning Oct. 27-30, 2022, in Round Rock, TX, at Dell Diamond. Anticipation continues to build for this event as elite athletes from two strength sports — CrossFit and strongman — will compete in their respective contests.
The Rogue Invitational is currently underway. You can stay up to date on the action by following BarBend‘s Strongman leaderboard and CrossFit leaderboard.
Among the athletes competing in the CrossFit competition is two-time Fittest Man on Earth® and defending Rogue Invitational champion Justin Medeiros, Pat Vellner, Noah Ohlsen, and Chandler Smith on the Individual Men’s side.
On the Individual Women’s side, Laura Horvath, two-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Annie Thorisdottir, and Gabriela Migała are among the favorites in the field.
How to Watch the Rogue Invitational
The Rogue Fitness website and the Rogue Fitness YouTube channel will have free live streams for all four days of the competition.
You can watch the games on Rogue’s YouTube channel here.
Aside from Legends and spectator workouts, the second and third days of CrossFit and both days of strongman events will be broadcast live. The daily broadcast start times are listed below, as well as the scheduled events for CrossFit and strongman, according to the Rogue Fitness website.
- CrossFit Individual Event One is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27. Details and time are to be determined.
Day One | Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 — Starting at Noon CST
- Strongman Event One — Deadlift for Reps
- CrossFit Individual Event Two — Ski Bar
- Strongman Event Two — Cyr Dumbbell Ladder
- CrossFit Individual Event Three — Back Attack
- Strongman Event Three — Rogue Husafell Sandbag Carry
- CrossFit Individual Event Four — DT with a Spin
Day Two | Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 — Starting at 9:15 a.m. CST
- Strongman Event Four — Rogue-A-Coaster Pull
- CrossFit Event Five — The Turtle
- CrossFit Event Six — To Be Determined
- Strongman Event Five — Yoke Carry, Overhead Lift Medley
- CrossFit Event Seven — Texas Oak
- Strongman Event Six — Stones Over Hitching Post
- Strongman Award Ceremony
Day Three | Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 — Starting at 10:00 a.m. CST
- CrossFit Event Eight — Snatch and Press
- Rogue Record Breaker — 56-Pound Weight Over Bar
- Rogue Record Breaker — Dinnie Stone Hold
- Rogue Record Breaker — Thor’s Hammer
- CrossFit Event Nine — The Goblet
- CrossFit Event 10 — To Be Determined
- CrossFit Award Ceremony
2022 Rogue Invitational Rosters
The complete Individual athlete CrossFit rosters are below:
Male Athletes
- Saxon Panchik
- Nick Mathew
- Justin Medeiros
- Roman Khrennikov
- Ricky Garard
- Sam Kwant
- Jeffrey Adler
- Pat Vellner
- Jayson Hopper
- Lazar Đukić
- Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson
- Henrik Haapalainen
- Jonne Koski
- Cole Sager
- Chandler Smith
- Jack Farlow
- Noah Ohlsen
- Scott Tetlow
- Tim Paulson
- Jorge Fernandez
Female Athletes
- Laura Horvath
- Danielle Brandon
- Emma Lawson
- Kara Saunders
- Gabriela Migała
- Alexis Raptis
- Annie Thorisdottir
- Arielle Loewen
- Emma McQuaid
- Amanda Barnhart
- Jacqueline Dahlstrøm
- Matilde Garnes
- Andrea Solberg
- Anikha Greer
- Bailey Rogers
- Dani Speegle
- Manon Angonese
- Olivia Kerstetter
- Ellie Turner
The strongman lineup is star-studded as well. Defending champion Martins Licis, Oleksii Novikov, and rising star Mitchell Hooper headline the 10-man roster. The complete list of athletes is as follows:
2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational Roster
- Martins Licis — Reigning Champion
- Oleksii Novikov
- Rob Kearney
- Maxime Boudreault
- Trey Mitchell
- Bobby Thompson
- Mitchell Hooper
- Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted
- Pavlo Nakonechnyy
- Kevin Faires
As of this writing, tickets are still available for fans that want to attend in person. If you can’t make it to Round Rock, you can watch all the action from home.
[Related: Strongman Hafþór Björnsson to Compete in Powerlifting Meet In December 2022]
BarBend will share results from both competitions as soon as the action concludes in the Lone Star state.
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