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Norway’s Slice Of Nature
Friluftsliv, a 160 year-old word that translates literally to “free air life” in Norwegian, embodies the cultural ties of Norway’s population to the natural world around them. Norway consistently ranks at ... Continue Reading
How to Watch: Norwegian CrossFit Championship
The seventh Sanctional of the 2019-2020 season finds itself in the winter mountains of Gol for the Norwegian CrossFit Championship. The three-day competition is being held at the exclusive Storefjell ... Continue Reading
Sigmundsdóttir Having Fun and Focusing on Mindset in 2020 Season
When the Morning Chalk Up sat down with Sara Sigmundsdóttir for an unscripted interview last December, she shared thoughts on her dominant performance at the Dubai CrossFit Championship and her plans ... Continue Reading
Six-Time Gold Medalist Finds New Home in Adaptive CrossFit Community
February 12 POWERED BY Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Six-time Olympic gold medalist, Amy Van Dyken severed her spinal cord in 2014. Her roommate at the hospital was ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Inc. to Match Australian CrossFit Championship Type 2 Diabetes Initiative
Last month we brought you news of the Australian CrossFit Championship’s (ACC), plan to use ticket revenue from its 2020 event to sponsor gym memberships for Type 2 diabetics. The initiative has ... Continue Reading
Six-Time Gold Medalist Finds New Home in Adaptive CrossFit Community
Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken’s incredible athletic career has been chronicled many times over. It’s a never-ending list of accolades from her earlier years as an NCAA Female Swimmer ... Continue Reading
Pre-sale Tickets for 2020 CrossFit Games Available Now for Eligible Affiliates
Affiliate ticket pre-sale for the 2020 CrossFit Games begins today, Wednesday, February 12. CrossFit affiliates that had 12 or more athletes sign up to participate in the 2020 Open have early access to the ... Continue Reading
Meet the Gym that Helped 20 People Come off their Diabetes Medication in 2019
A year-and-a-half ago, Gigi Bauer and her husband Roy Bauer, both Type 2 diabetics, were taking more medication than they can remember. Roy, now 58, gave himself two injections of Byetta, a diabetes ... Continue Reading
No Livestream for German Throwdown
The CrossFit German Throwdown, in an Instagram post on Monday, announced that it will not have a livestream for its Sanctional event in Berlin, March 28-29. The announcement makes it the third Sanctional ... Continue Reading
Finding Solace and Opportunity in CrossFit
Life happens and things get stressful, but one thing I can always count on to keep me grounded is CrossFit. It started as a curiosity, something new to try. I gave myself three months to feel it out and to ... Continue Reading
After 71 Days, CrossFit Games Publishes First Instagram Post
The official CrossFit Games Instagram account broke its 71-day silence when it posted for the first time since the relaunch on November 28, 2019. The inaugural post tipped its hat to the 13 CrossFit Games ... Continue Reading
Norwegian CrossFit Championship Teams Up with Battle Cancer
The Norwegian CrossFit Championship (NCC) has announced a partnership with Battle Cancer for their upcoming Sanctional on February 14-16. The two will be raising awareness and donations for the ... Continue Reading
Living and Training with Ovarian Cancer: “Believe the Diagnosis, not the Prognosis”
In October 2018, Jennifer Broxterman received a phone call from a blocked number. A gastrointestinal surgeon was on the line to tell her she had colon cancer. “I remember it so clearly -- so cold, ... Continue Reading
Norway Brings Back An Old Favorite
In just over a week, the Norwegian CrossFit Championship will take center stage as the next event in the 2019-2020 Sanctional season. The event officially announced its first individual workout via ... Continue Reading
How to Watch: The 2020 Freakest Challenge
One of the most unique and popular functional fitness competitions will take place at the Sant Jordi Club in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday, February 1. The Freakest Challenge Final returns for their fifth ... Continue Reading
Coronavirus and CrossFit: Everything You Need To Know
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared it a public health emergency, so it’s no surprise the Coronavirus outbreak is having an effect on the worldwide CrossFit community. The disease has ... Continue Reading
On the Sixth Anniversary: How CrossFit Saved Kevin Ogar’s Life and How He’s Given Back
On January 11, 2014, Kevin Ogar competed in a fitness competition (not sanctioned by CrossFit HQ) and went from completing an ordinary snatch -- 235 pounds, lightweight compared to his one-rep max of 300 ... Continue Reading
Customers Left In Limbo for Months By VullSport: “I want my clothes or my money back”
Editor’s Note: The decision to publish the story was given serious consideration as well as ample time for VullSport to provide a public statement. Customers left waiting up to two months for orders ... Continue Reading
Lefteris Theofanidis on Drug Breach: “I don’t give a shit”
CrossFit HQ announced today that Greek national champion Lefteris Theofanidis was in breach of CrossFit’s drug testing policy. Theofanidis placed third in the CrossFit Open worldwide and tested ... Continue Reading
Strength in Depth: Final Recap
The sold-out NOCCO Arena was treated to a show of CrossFit greatness on the final day of the Strength in Depth Sanctional on Sunday afternoon. The women’s and team competitions came down to the final event ... Continue Reading
Freakest Challenge Lineup: Fraser, Sigmundsdottir, Ohlsen + 5 Others
Just a little more than a week after we released that Sara Sigmundsdottir would be one of eight NIKE athlete-mentors for the upcoming 2020 Freakest Challenge, we now know the seven other athletes to join ... Continue Reading
FloSports + Loud and Live
A multi-year deal between FloSports and Loud And Live Sports was announced on Thursday, January 23 giving five Sanctionals an exclusive live streaming and on-demand service for the 2020 season and beyond. ... Continue Reading
How to Watch Strength in Depth
It’s official, the 2020 CrossFit Strength in Depth Sanctional is sold out. For those who couldn’t make the trip to London, England and missed out on the highly-sought after tickets, the competition will be ... Continue Reading