Athletes have finished Day 2 of the 2022 Team Quarterfinal, leaving it all on the mat in hopes of making it one step closer to the Games. Teams will advance to Semifinals based on their placement on the continental leaderboard.
Check out highlights from Day 2 with CrossFit Games podcast host Chase Ingraham along with four-time Games athlete Adrian Conway below.
Read on to catch up on what’s going on across the continents with the top highlights from Workouts 3 and 4.
The article will be updated as the day unfolds. Stay tuned here or on Instagram for the latest highlights. Highlights of Day 1 can be found here. View the workout details here.
Overview of the Workouts
Workout 3
A 5-to-1 descending ladder of clean and jerks, with weight increasing from 185 lb to 275 lb for the men and 125 lb to 185 lb for the women, was the focus of Workout 3. Both male athletes started off the workout, and their female counterparts closed it out.
Time cap: 7 min.
Workout 4
The women started off Workout 4 with a descending rep sequence of synchro toes-to-bars, box jumps, and alternating dumbbell snatches, before finishing off with “you go, I go” rope climbs. Once the women finished the workout, the men completed the same movements.
Time cap: 30 min.
Day 2 Leaders by Continent
Note: All scores are unofficial and may change as videos are reviewed.
Africa
(Top 20 overall advance to Semifinals)
Overall Standings
- CrossFit Commit Okavango
- CrossFit Tijger Valley Unit
- BST CrossFit
Workout 3
- CrossFit Okavango — 6:35
- BST CrossFit — 9:43
- CrossFit Tijger Valley Unit — 59 reps
Workout 4
- CrossFit Okavango — 22:02
- BST CrossFit — 24:44
- CrossFit Tijger Valley Unit — 25:01
This weekend has been a battle between CrossFit Okavango, BST CrossFit, and CrossFit Tijger Valley Unit.
Okavango has continued a perfect score weekend, sweeping first place in all four workouts. The team has a very strong line-up, as two of the teammates, Johannes Jacobus Brits and Mariska Smit, were part of the 2021 Fittest in Cape Town winners, Eikestad Mighty Oaks. Additionally, Liz Burns was part of a 2018 Games Team. If Okavango can keep the momentum, they will be the only team to sweep all Quarterfinal workouts two years in a row.
Catching Okavango may be too difficult of a stretch for the other two teams. But with one workout to go, BST and Tijger Valley Unit are battling for second place, separated by merely one point.
Mariska Smit on Team Eikestad Mighty Oaks at the 2021 Fittest in Cape Town Semifinal
Asia
(Top 20 advance to Semifinals)
Overall Standings
- CrossFit YAS Black
- KT CrossFit Kolesnikov Team
- CrossFit Alioth
Workout 3
- KT CrossFit Kolesnikov Team — 6:28
- CrossFit YAS Black — 6:51
- MVMT CrossFit — 7:01
Workout 4
- KT CrossFit Kolesnikov Team — 20:36
- CrossFit YAS Black — 22:07
- CrossFit Alioth — 22:11
After placing third in Workouts 1 and 2, KT CrossFit Kolesnikov made a comeback, placing first in Workouts 3 and 4, which jumped them to second place overall on the leaderboard. Workout 4 for the team was no match for YAS Black, as Kolesnikov finished 90 seconds ahead.
Though YAS Black has been very consistent this weekend, placing second in most of the workouts, they were only separated by one point for the lead with Kolesnikov right on their tail. The members of YAS Black are ready to battle to keep first, as Michael Mikaere and Gemma Radar have strong Regional and Semifinals experience but have missed making it to the Games thus far. If they can pull off a first-place win in Workout 5, YAS Black could be one step closer to punching their ticket to the Games.
Europe
(Top 40 advance to Semifinals)
Overall Standings
- CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue
- CrossFit Zarautz Training Culture
- CrossFit Nordic Original
Workout 3
- CrossFit Reykjavik — 5:05
- CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 5:20
- CrossFit 8020 — 6:06
Workout 4
- CrossFit Reykjavik — 17:02
- CrossFit Nordic Original — 19:31
- CrossFit Zarautz Training Culture — 19:49
CrossFit Reykjavik is slowly making a comeback after Day 1. After further review, Reykjavik placed first in Workouts 1, 3, and 4. With one workout to go, the rookie team has a strong chance to catch up to a top 3 placement.
CrossFit Zurriola Training Culture had a slip in Workout 3, placing in 14th, but quickly got back in the game, placing third in Workout 4. The team is comprised of mentally tough individuals that know how to turn on the grit when it’s go-time. Nienke Van Overveld placed fourth at the 2021 Games on Team Surbiton. Alexander Anasagasti went to the 2019 Games as an individual and made it to Semifinals last year on Team CrossFit Zurriola Training Culture.
North America
(Top 80 Advance to Semifinals)
Overall Standings
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom
- CrossFit Mayhem Independence
- CrossFit Invictus
Workout 3
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 5:05
- CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 5:12
- CrossFit Invictus — 5:13
Workout 4
- CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 17:20
- CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 19:01
- CrossFit PSC — 19:32
After further review of Workout 1, CrossFit Mayhem Freedom dropped from first to fifth in the workout, but regardless, the team has been able to hold the first-place overall spot with their Workouts 2 and 4 wins.
Team Mayhem Independence swept second place by one second in Workout 3, leaving Invictus in third.
Though there’s an 11-point spread between third and fourth place overall, CrossFit PSC is not giving up on trying to catch Invictus for the third-place spot. PSC placed third in Workout 4, beating out Move Fast Lift Heavy by four seconds.
Oceania
(Top 20 advance to Semifinals)
Overall Standings
- CrossFit Selwyn
- CrossFit EXF
- CrossFit Urban Energy
Workout 3
- CrossFit Selwyn — 5:48
- CrossFit Urban Energy — 6:09
- CrossFit Awaiside — 6:24
Workout 4
- CrossFit EXF — 19:47
- CrossFit Urban Energy — 19:48
- CrossFit Selwyn — 19:56
Two teams are currently tied in fourth place overall — CrossFit Project Bayside Black and CrossFit Awaiside — with 22 points each. Bayside Black has a seasoned veteran, Aimee Tawhai, who was on the Functional Strength 2017 Games Team.
Workout 4 was a fight to the finish, with EXF beating Urban Energy by one second. EXF is comprised of a younger (but very skilled) team surrounding Christee Bishop, who has Regional and Semifinal experience.
South America
(Top 20 advance to Semifinals)
Overall Standings
- Q21 CrossFit
- BXP CrossFit Team BXP
- Kingsbull CrossFit Paraguay
Workout 3
- Q21 CrossFit — 6:40
- Mapana CrossFit Mapana — 7:10
- CrossFit SP — 7:19
Workout 4
- CrossFit Selva — 21:50
- CrossFit Távros Távros Team — 23:30
- CrossFit Villa Luro — 23:36
Team Q21 out of Argentina bumped Team CrossFit CFP9 out of the first-place position on the leaderboard after the close of Day 2. Three of the four members have returned to the team that qualified for the 2021 CrossFit Games. The fourth member, Gonzalo Duro, competed on Team CrossFit Villa Luro for the 2021 season, finishing third at the Brazil CrossFit Championship.
Sitting in second place is a team with fairly inexperienced members in the team division. Team BXP out of Brazil consists of members who only have Individual Quarterfinal experience from the last two years. The team soared up the leaderboard into second place after the close of Day 2. They will be a team to watch heading into Day 3.
Team Q21 CrossFit at the 2021 Team Quarterfinal | Photo by @maxaznarez
Teams are headed into the final day of competition, completing Workout 5 of the Team Quarterfinal. Keep an eye on the leaderboard here.