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Italian Showdown is First Sanctional to Forgo Qualifier

The 2020 Sanctionals season will showcase 28 different events on six continents, and all but one are using an online qualification process in order to determine who will take to the competition floor. But ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Open 20.2 Livestream Numbers

The final tally for week 2's live Open announcement numbers has mostly settled for the two events in Canada and Australia. Both of these events were streamed on CrossFit Games' YouTube ... Continue Reading

Jacob Heppner Does 20.3 on His Fists Full Video

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Jacob Heppner Fist Pumps His Way Through 20.3: Will He Get Away With It?

Moments after the announcement of 20.3 -- a revisit to 18.4 and with it the controversial HSPU standards -- all eyes (and social media taunts) were on the 6th Fittest Man on Earth, Jacob Heppner. Heppner ... Continue Reading

How One Rep in 20.3 Can Buy You 8,487 Spots on the Leaderboard

It’s hump week and it’s going to hurt.  For many of us, it’s a pain that’s all too familiar completing this variation of Diane less than 18 months ago (18.4).  The beauty of a repeat -- not only ... Continue Reading

What’s in Store for Week 3

Welcome to week 3. It's a repeat. Athletes in Australia, Norway and Argentina squared off for the live announcement. Fun Fact: By breaking from a long-standing tradition to repeat a workout in the same ... Continue Reading

Sweeping 20.1 Penalties Knock 7 Athletes Out of Qualification

Late Wednesday night, CrossFit HQ announced a slew of penalties being assessed to top athletes in week one. Additionally, we’ve confirmed with several athletes who have been notified of penalties in 20.2 ... Continue Reading

3 Storylines To Watch In Week 3

Week two of the Open has wrapped and after spinning our wheels for 20 minutes in 20.2 the leaderboard is just now starting to take some shape. For the second week in a row, the top scores worldwide came ... Continue Reading

Workout Prediction: If 20.3 is a Repeat

We’re obviously not soothsayers, and there’s really no telling what Dave Castro will program. However, with two weeks of the Open down, we can make some reasonable predictions about what 20.3 could be if ... Continue Reading

How to watch 20.3 + Expert Predictions

Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today's edition is brought to you by O2. Affiliate owners! We're revamping our wholesale business to invest most in those clients who are loyal ... Continue Reading

How to Watch 20.3 + Expert Predictions

Two down, three to go, and the second week of the Open was a week full of firsts. It was the first time thrusters have shown up before the final week, and for the first time ever we ditched the barbell and ... Continue Reading

Battle Cancer London Aims To Kick Cancer to the Dust

Since its inception in 2017, Battle Cancer has raised more than $500,000 for cancer charities worldwide, with six events across the US, Ireland, UK, Germany and Spain in 2019 alone. They just closed out ... Continue Reading

Lefteris Theofanidis, Emma McQuaid Win 20.1

The first official workout winners of the 2020 Open were announced yesterday as Greece’s Lefteris Theofanidis, and Ireland’s Emma McQuaid were declared the worldwide winners of Open workout 20.1 in an ... Continue Reading

Annie Thorisdottir and Sara Sigmundsdottir take on Open workout 20.2

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Welcome to Open Week 2

Athletes in Canada and Australia squared off for the live 20.2 announcement. Khan Porter and Matt McLeod battled it out down under while Carolyne Prevost and Carol-Ann Reason-Thibault competed in Quebec. ... Continue Reading

Athlete Predictions: Probability of Finishing Top 30 After 20.1

Now that 20.1 scores are in we’re able to analyze the probability that an athlete finishes in the top 30 worldwide given their week 1 performance. Just like last season, athletes can qualify in two ways: ... Continue Reading

Noah Ohlsen Does 20.1 in 8:53 VIDEO

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Lefteris Theofanidis Does 20.1 In 8:05

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Annie Thorisdottir, Sara Sigmundsdottir 20.1 Head-to-Head VIDEO

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Bold Prediction: How This CrossFit Open Could be All Repeat WODs

That’s right, you heard correctly, all repeats.  Five weeks of Open competition comprised entirely of workouts that Dave Castro has already tortured tested us with over the past ten years. That ... Continue Reading

CrossFit During Chemo: Why We All Need To Be #Stronglikelisa

Ask any CrossFitter, suffering is part and parcel with the Sport of Fitness.  But there are very few who will experience pain like Lisa Fosnough, who’s powering through workouts whilst undergoing ... Continue Reading

How to Watch 20.1 + Expert Predictions

The 2020 CrossFit Games Open is here! For the tenth time, the global CrossFit community will gather for another round of Open announcements and athlete matchups, before trying their hand at the batch of ... Continue Reading

2020 CrossFit Open Movement Tracker

The CrossFit Open is entering its tenth season. As fans eagerly await the workout announcement every Thursday evening, we've assembled this historical chart of all movements which have been featured in ... Continue Reading

Complaints Continue: Staff Unpaid at Southwest Championship

New allegations have emerged that staff is either yet to be reimbursed or have underpaid for their role at the Southwest Championship.  Former staff has spoken out after the Morning Chalk Up ... Continue Reading

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