See below for all individual and team appeals during the 2021 CrossFit Games. This article will be updated as information becomes available.
Day 1 Individual Appeals
Individual Event 2
Name: Alessandra Pichelli
Appeal: Incorrect rep count at time cap.
Resolution: Review confirmed clerical error. Score adjusted to reflect accurate rep count at the finish.
Name: Arielle Loewen
Appeal: Incorrect rep count at time cap.
Resolution: Review confirmed clerical error. Score adjusted to reflect accurate rep count at the finish.
Individual Event 3
Name: Jonne Koski
Appeal: Posted time was incorrect.
Resolution: Scoring error resulted in incorrect time displayed until close of IE4. Time adjusted to 1:18.30 upon review at the close of the competition day.
Individual Event 4
Name: Katrin Davidsdottir
Appeal: Athlete was told to complete 11 wall walks in the first round instead of the prescribed 10.
Resolution: Review confirmed; judge made her complete +1 rep. Score adjusted -5 seconds to account for the extra rep.
Day 2 Individual Appeals
Individual Event 5
Name: Patrick Vellner
Incident: Chip timer fell out of his ankle strap.
Resolution: It was clear Vellner was going to finish first in the event. A scoring rep walked the chip over the loop at the same time Vellner crossed to capture his time.
Name: Cole Sager
Appeal: Athlete said his judge made him move his sandbag over the line and repeat the finish of a section, costing him time.
Resolution: After review, Sager did not get both feet over the line before letting go of sandbag. Judge should have had him pick up the bag instead of dragging it over and back, but it was determined that the correct action of the judge would have approximated the time spent doing what he originally instructed. Appeal denied.
Individual Event 6
Name: Zach Watts
Appeal: Did not get credit for his final run.
Resolution: A review determined a scorecard error. Score was adjusted to credit him with the run.
Name: Björgvin Karl Guđmundsson
Appeal: Did not get credit for his final run.
Resolution: Review determined a scorecard error. Score was adjusted to credit him with the run.
Name: Patrick Vellner
Appeal: Tiebreak score was incorrect.
Resolution: Review determined his tiebreak time was incorrect. Score was adjusted to reflect accurate finish of his final clean.
Name: Michelle Basnett
Appeal: Held on the round of 15 calories longer than necessary due to a monitor problem.
Resolution: Review determined the monitor problem occurred on the round of 9, but Basnett was not hindered in the workout. Appeal denied.
Name: Jacqueline Dahlstrøm
Appeal: Held on the round of 15 calories longer than necessary due to a monitor problem.
Resolution: Review determined the monitor problem occurred on the round of 9, but Dahlstrøm was not hindered in the workout. Appeal denied.
Day 3 Individual Appeals
Individual Event 11
Name: Will Moorad
Appeal: Completed extra double unders.
Resolution: Review determined he was made to do one extra double under in 3 separate rounds. However, no changes were made to the score.
Name: Lazar Đukić
Appeal: Completed extra double-unders.
Resolution: Review determined he was made to do one extra double-under in 1 round. In subsequent rounds, he continued past the judge's count of 15 to 16. No changes were made to the score.
Name: Amanda Barnhart
Issue: Scorecard clerical issue.
Resolution: Score was updated to reflect accurate rep count.
Name: Baylee Rayl
Issue: Scorecard clerical issue.
Resolution: Score was updated to reflect accurate rep count.
Day 1 Team Appeals
NONE
Day 2 Team Appeals
Team Event 5
Name: CrossFit Al Ain
Heat/Lane: Heat 1, Lane 8
Appeal: The team appealed its finish time and placement on the leaderboard for the event due to chip malfunction.
Resolution: TBD
Name: CrossFit Aylesbury
Heat/Lane: Heat 3, Lane 1
Appeal: Incorrect score.
Resolution: Scorecard was incorrectly completed. Score adjusted to Cap+3.
Name: Team Lonestar
Heat/Lane: Heat 2, Lane 7
Appeal: Incorrect placement in event.
Resolution: CrossFit Invictus had an inaccurate chip read resulting in a final time logged prior to fully completing the workout. CrossFit Invictus’ time was corrected and Team Lonestar’s score was adjusted accordingly.
Team Event 6
Name: CrossFit TTT
Heat/Lane: Heat 1, Lane 7
Appeal: Signed scorecard with listed time of 2:14 but leaderboard showed time of 2:18.
Resolution: After a video review, the chip time still stands. Appeal denied.
Name: CrossFit Al Ain
Heat/Lane: Heat 1, Lane 8
Appeal: Time finished on leaderboard shows 2:31 but should have been 2:22.
Resolution: TBD
Name: Team Invictus
Heat/Lane: Heat 2, Lane 6
Appeal: Scorecard time different than time on leaderboard.
Resolution: Judge shared stopwatch as unofficial time on scorecard. Chip time confirmed the leaderboard time of 2:12. Appeal denied.
Name: CrossFit Pro1
Heat/Lane: Heat 4, Lane 6
Appeal: Every round, the judge made all four team members go past the white line instead of having only the non-working pair go past the white line, resulting in lost time.
Resolution: There was confusion on the athlete’s part. In the first round, the team started pushing while one non-working athlete was in front of the Bob. The team was directed to go behind the Bob and the following misunderstandings stemmed from this first encounter. The judge confirmed she only required the non-working pairs to be behind the Bob. Appeal denied.
Name: CrossFit Eikestad
Heat/Lane: Heat 2, Lane 9
Appeal: Time lost doing a return that wasn’t a part of the standards.
Resolution: The judge called the athlete back a second time because she had yet to return behind the Bob while the team was working. Appeal denied.
Name: CrossFit Oslo
Heat/Lane: Heat 4, Lane 1
Appeal: Incorrect placement in event.
Resolution: TBD
Name: CrossFit Mayhem Freedom
Heat/Lane: Heat 4
Appeal: Team appealing a penalty. Original score showed the time when the first pair crossed the finish line. Team’s time adjusted to reflect the time in which the second pair crossed the finish line.
Resolution: TBD
Day 1 Masters Appeals
Division: Men’s 60-64
Appeal: Incorrect finish order.
Resolution: The final standings for the Men’s 60-64 division have been revised due to a chip-timing error on Event 1. An extensive video review was conducted by CrossFit following the conclusion of Age Group competition to establish the accurate order of finish. CrossFit has reached out to the affected individuals, and the official results have been updated.
Revised final standings:
1. Will Powell (570 pts.)
2. Carl Giuffre (485 pts.)
3. Tim LaFromboise (485 pts.)
4. Gus VanDerVoort (480 pts.)
5. Christian Galy (480 pts.)