The USA Team will include Alvarez, Cho, Bailey, Smith and Froning.
Lindsey Valenzuela has withdrawn from the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Invitational due to a back injury sustained during training two weeks ago. Margaux Alvarez will take her place on the USA Team.
“I’m disappointed that I won’t be out on the floor competing along with my friends representing the USA, but I have no doubt in my mind that the girl filling my shoes will do more than an amazing job and the USA will represent our country with a win,” Valenzuela said in a statement posted to her Facebook page.
Alvarez was the third-highest ranked American woman at the 2015 Games, with a ninth-place finish overall. This December, she will compete alongside the Fittest Man on Earth Ben Smith, Chyna Cho (sixth), and Dan Bailey (fourth). Four-time champion Rich Froning will serve as the team’s coach.
The CrossFit Invitational will be held at the Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday, Dec. 6 (4-6 p.m. CET). Tickets are on sale.
