2020 Crossfit Games Winners

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2020 CrossFit Games
VenueCrossFit Ranch
LocationAromas, California
DatesOctober 23–25, 2020
Champions
MenMat Fraser
WomenTia-Clair Toomey
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  1. The following year, Fraser took first place by a record margin, and won all the following four CrossFit Games. The 2020 Games were his final Games, which he won with a greatly extended record margin of victory of 545 points, and set a record of five consecutive championships wins.
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The 2020 CrossFit Games were the 14th CrossFit Games held on October 23–25, 2020, at the CrossFit Ranch in Aromas, California, United States.[1]Mathew Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey were again the respective winners of this year's men and women competitions[2][3]

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The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 forced major changes to the Games season, including the postponement and relocation of the Games. The format was altered, and only 30 men and 30 women were invited to compete in an online-only first stage with the top five men and women qualifying for the final stage to compete in person. There were no teams, masters, or teens events.[4]

This year both Fraser and Toomey produced the most dominant performances the Games have ever seen: Fraser won 10 of the 12 events in the last stage of the competition, while Toomey won 9. They set a further series of records in their respective competitions, such as their margin of victory, the number of consecutive event wins and cumulative event wins.[5][6] This was Fraser's fifth consecutive Games title, overtaking Rich Froning's record of four, and Toomey's fourth, a new record for the women's competition.[7][8]

Winners

Format changes[edit]

The 2020 qualifying events started with the Open held in October 2019, and the sanctioned events began in November 2019. The events proceeded as scheduled until March 2020 when the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic caused Sanctioned events to be cancelled amidst social distancing requirements and travel restrictions for international competitors. The pandemic necessitated major changes to the format and a reduction in scale, including the removal of the teams, masters, and teens events. The Games were initially scheduled to be held from July 29 to August 2 in Madison, Wisconsin, but as spectators were not allowed at many venues during the pandemic, the final stage was postponed and moved to the CrossFit Ranch in Aromas where the Games were first held from 2007 to 2009.[9][10] Originally 332 athletes, including 239 previously invited national champions,[11] would have participated in the Games, but due to the pandemic, only the top 20 men and women from the Open and 10 Sanctional champions from Sanction events that took place were invited.[12][13]

The Games were split into two stages. In the first stage held from September 18–19, 60 invited athletes (30 men and 30 women) from around the world competed online in their own homes or in local gyms. Rankings for the athletes were determined at the end of the first stage; those placed number 6 to number 20 received prize money,[14] while the top five men and women proceeded to the second stage for the final events in Aromas to compete in person.[15][16] Due to the smaller number of competitors, most events did not have a time cap, but a 'full effort' rule was introduced where athletes would receive zero points if they were judged to be not giving their full effort.[17] Scores from the first stage were not carried over to the second stage,[18] and the scoring system in the second stage was also changed due to fewer competitors, with 100 points awarded to the winner of an event, and 75, 55, 35, 15/0 for the second to fifth placings.[19]

Stage 1[edit]

There were two stages in the 2020 CrossFit Games consisting of only the individual events. In the first stage, seven events were held over two days in September where 30 men and 30 women competed from their own gyms or local CrossFit affiliates to determine the five men and women who would compete in the second stage of the finals. Each athlete was judged by a member of CrossFit's seminar staff, and their performances were recorded and sent online to the CrossFit headquarters.[20][21] Four events were held on the first day (September 18),[22][23] three the next (September 19).[24] The seven events were:[25]

  • Friendly Fran – 21 thrusters, 21 chest-to-bar pull-ups (Women 85lb / Men 115lb)
  • 1RM Front Squat – one-rep max front squat in 20 minutes
  • Damn Diane – 15 deadlifts, 15 strict deficit handstandpush-ups (Women 205lb, 2' deficit / Men 315lb, 3.5' deficit)
  • 1,000-m row
  • Nasty Nancy – 5 rounds of 500m run, 15 overhead squats, 15 bar-facing burpees (Women 125lb / Men 185lb)
  • Handstand Hold – hold for as long as possible, can make as many attempts as desired within a 20-minute window
  • Awful Annie – 50 reps of double unders with a heavy rope, 50 GHD sit ups, 5 cleans (Women 185lb / Men 275lb), followed by 40 double unders and sits ups and four cleans, then 30 and three, 20 and two, and 10 and one.

Mat Fraser won four of the seven events, while Tia-Clair Toomey won the first three events in a row.[26] Toomey also won the last event; Kara Saunders was initially announced the winner,[27] but the error was later corrected.[28] The ten finalists were Fraser, Noah Ohlsen, Justin Medeiros, Samuel Kwant, and Jeffrey Adler for the men, and Toomey, Brooke Wells, Haley Adams, Katrín Davíðsdóttir, and Kari Pearce for the women.[29] Justin Medeiros, who at 21 was the youngest competitor in the men's field, was named Rookie of the Year.[30]

Stage 2[edit]

The ten athletes competed in 12 events over three days (October 23–25) at the CrossFit Ranch, but some events held at the Morgan Hill Aquatics Center and Morgan Hill Sports Complex. Scoring was reset in the second stage, with greater differences in points won for individual rankings from first to fifth.[19]

Friday, October 23, 2020[edit]

The first two events were held at the CrossFit Ranch, the next two at Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center, before returning to CrossFit Ranch for the final event.

  • Event 1: 2007 Reload – 1500-meter row, then five rounds of 10 bar muscle-ups and 7 shoulder-to-overheads (Women 145 / Men 235 lb.) This event is a modification of the first event of the 2007 CrossFit Games.
  • Event 2: Corn Sack Sprint – a 320-meter hill sprint with a corn sack (Women 30 lb. / Men 50 lb.)
  • Event 3: CrossFit Total – 1-rep-max back squat, 1-rep-max shoulder press, a 1-rep-max deadlift
  • Event 4: Handstand Sprint – 100-yard sprint on hands
  • Event 5: Ranch Loop – 3-mile loop. An unexpected twist was added and athletes had to run back to finish [31]

Saturday, October 24, 2020[edit]

First three events held at Morgan Hill Sports Complex, last event at CrossFit Ranch

  • Event 6: Toes-to-Bar/Lunge – 30-20-10 rep scheme of toes-to-bars and kettlebelllunges
  • Event 7: Snatch Speed Triple – weightlifting speed ladders (Women 145 to 185 lb. / Men 225 to 285 lb.)
  • Event 8: Bike Repeater – 10 rounds of a 440-meter bike sprint and 1 legless rope climb
  • Event 9: Happy Star – Four rounds of hill loops, burpees and thrusters. The run course changed and the reps and weight increased in each round.[32]

Sunday, October 25, 2020[edit]

First two events held at Morgan Hill Aquatics Center and Morgan Hill Sports Complex

  • Event 10: Swim 'N' Stuff – 4 rounds of (women 10/men 15) calories on Air Bike, 50-meter swim, 10 GHD sit-ups, and 10 ball slams (Women 40 / Men 60 lb.).
  • Event 11: Sprint Sled Sprint – a 100-yard sled push between two 100-yard sprints
  • Event 12: Atalanta – 1-mile run, 100 handstand push-ups, 200 single-leg squats, 300 pull-ups, and another 1-mile run, all while wearing a weight vest (Woman 14 / Men 20 lb.).[33][34]

Fraser won ten of the twelve events, while Toomey won nine. Fraser won with the biggest margin in history (545 points); his points total of 1,150 was nearly doubled that of that the runner-up Samuel Kwant (605).[2] Fraser was only beaten to second place by Kwant in Swim 'N' Stuff,[35] and Jeffrey Adler in CrossFit Total.[36] In the women's competition, all events were won by Toomey apart from Katrín Davíðsdóttir winning on Ranch Loop, Brooke Wells on Handstand Sprint, and Kari Pearce on Atalanta. Toomey margin of victory of 360 was also a record for the women's competition.[37][38]

Fraser's fifth win in the CrossFit Games overtook Froning's record of four, while Toomey's fourth win set a record for the women.[39] Both Fraser and Toomey also set a series of further records, such as the most number of event wins in a Games (14 for Fraser including stage 1, 13 for Toomey), most number of cumulative event wins (29 for Fraser, 24 for Toomey), and most consecutive event wins in a single Games (6 for both).[5][38]

Podium finishers[edit]

PlaceMen[40]Women [41]
1stMathew FraserTia-Clair Toomey
2ndSamuel KwantKatrín Davíðsdóttir
3rdJustin MedeirosKari Pearce

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

  • 2020 CrossFit Games Finals on the official YouTube channel for CrossFit Games
  • 2020 CrossFit Games official website
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As with everything else in 2020, the annual CrossFit Games looked remarkably different this year. After the CrossFit Open wrapped and national champions emerged from the CrossFit Sanctionals, the first part of a two-stage CrossFit Games final whittled down the sport's top 30 men and women into a five-athlete final for each division.

After three days of competing, Mat Fraser won his fifth-consecutive CrossFit Games title and Tia-Clair Toomey, Fraser's training partner in 2019 and 2020, also won her fourth successive Games in Aromas, California.

A weekend packed with remarkable performances from all ten athletes — including Noah Ohlsen, Justin Medeiros, Samuel Kwant, Brooke Wells, Haley Adams, Katrín Davidsdottir, and Kari Pearce — the workouts in the annual throwdown were just as noteworthy, with Games Director Dave Castro promising the elite athletes the hardest tests in CrossFit's history. From 100-yard handstand sprints to air bike, swim and slam ball intervals, some workouts from the weekend aren't suited to a conventional gym. (Continued below)

However, that doesn't apply to them all. You can still attack some of the workouts from last weekend's multi-event competition for yourself. A word of warning: they won't be easy and you won't want to tackle them every day. But it's good to test yourself, right? Let's get into it.

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CrossFit Games Workout #2: Corn Sack Sprint

For time: 320-metre hill sprint with a corn sack (W: 13kg M: 22kg)

The second event of the 2020 CrossFit Games was the 'Corn Sack Sprint', which will redline your heart rate and have your legs screaming. Athletes were instructed to grab a corn sack (a sandbag works fine) and sprint up a 320-metre hill for the fastest possible time.

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CrossFit Games Workout #3: CrossFit Total

For total load (kg):

  • 1-rep-max back squat
  • 1-rep-max shoulder press
  • 1-rep-max deadlift

Athletes were given three attempts at each lift, with three minutes between attempts. For context, Jeffrey Adler lifted 1244lb (564kg) total, Mat Fraser lifted 1237lb (561kg) total and Noah Ohlsen lifted 1200lb (544kg) total.

Mat Fraser, Tia-Clair Toomey and Justin Medeiros on the trail run

CrossFit Games Workout #5: Ranch Loop

Run along 3-mile± course through varying terrain

A trail run, but not as you know it. A three-mile course of undulating and varying terrain awaited the CrossFit athletes with a sinister twist at the 'finish' line — to run the event again, in its entirety, in reverse. Castro kept this a secret until the individual athlete had crossed the finish line to ensure maximum exertion.

CrossFit Games Workout #6: Toes-to-Bar / Lunge

2020 Crossfit Games Winners

30-20-10 reps:

  • Toes-to-bar
  • Kettlebell lunge (yards)

The first event on day two of the five-athlete finals saw them go head-to-head on a gruelling six-part workout of toes-to-bar and kettlebell lunges. Male athletes used 32kg KBs and female athletes used 24kg KBs.

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CrossFit Games Workout #9: Happy Star

4 rounds of:

  • 200- to 300-meter hill run
  • 5-7-9-11 reps of: burpees and thrusters

To replicate 'Happy Star' in your conventional gym, set up a treadmill at its steepest incline and sprint for 300 metres. Then perform five burpees and five thrusters. Sprint again, performing seven reps of each moves. Another sprint. Then nine reps for both exercises, then eleven after the sprint to hit four rounds total.

CrossFit Games Workout #12: Atalanta

For time:

  • 1-Mile Run
  • 100 Hand Stand Push-Ups
  • 200 Single Leg Squats
  • 300 Pull-Ups
  • 1-Mile Run

'The final test will be the hardest. Do not miss the finale of the 2020 CrossFit Games. There will be only one heat,' read the daunting caption when the 'Atalanta' event was dropped on CrossFit's Instagram account. Not dissimilar to 'Murph' — a hero WOD named after fallen Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy — 'Atalanta' follows the same workout format, but with different exercises and a load more pull-up reps.

Thankfully, you can scale the workout down and still get a feel for what the athletes were grinding through.

'The movements go from the most difficult to the least difficult, but it still finishes with a technical movement in the pull-ups,' explains Men's Health fitness editor Andrew Tracey. 'Scale the distance and the reps. Start with an 800m run and, to keep the same format as push, lower-body and pull, scale handstand push-ups to push-ups; single-leg squats to reverse lunges and pull-ups to inverted rows. That way you've still got a push movement, a unilateral leg movement and a pull movement. Go 50-100-150 reps, halving the reps. That's 50 push-ups, 100 alternating lunges and 150 inverted rows.'

2020 Crossfit Games Row Results

'The run either side acts as a buy-in and a cash-out, which means you're going into the workout fatigued and you have a chance to empty the tank at the end. It's not technical and you're giving it everything you've got to chip the seconds away.'

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