Tag: Sport: CrossFit
Mat Fraser Interviews Justin Medeiros About the 2023 CrossFit Games
Five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser and two-time Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros met in Austin, Texas, to watch the 2023 Rogue Invitational. They sat together for an interview wherein Fraser inquired about the 2023 CrossFit Games, when Medeiros fell to 13th place overall, concededing the CrossFit Games title to Jeffrey Adler. On Nov. 13, 2023, Fraser published the almost…
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BarBend Acquires the Morning Chalk Up
Today, November 17, 2023, BarBend is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Morning Chalk Up. Since launching during the 2016 CrossFit Open, Morning Chalk Up has been the go-to digital publication for the sport of CrossFit and its community as a whole. For many, their day doesn’t truly start until the Morning Chalk Up newsletter lands…
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Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Recaps Her 2023 Rogue Invitational Silver-Medal Finish
As the winningest CrossFit Games Individual athlete, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr is always a frontrunner to win any competition she enters. Toomey-Orr clinched silver at the 2023 Rogue Invitational after being away from competitive CrossFit for the majority of the 2023 CrossFit season to have her first child. On Nov. 9, 2023, Toomey-Orr published a video on her YouTube channel…
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2024 CrossFit Games Season Schedule Revealed
The 2024 CrossFit Games season is set. It will kick off with workout 24.1 in the 2024 CrossFit Open on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. As is always the case with the CrossFit Open, participating athletes who finish in the qualifying percentile will advance to the Quarterfinals, which allow athletes to qualify for the Semifinals, which offer entry to…
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Noah Ohlsen and Mitchell Hooper Breakdown Competitive Strength Sports Psychology
In competitive strength sports, mindset can often be as important as physical strength — it can sift elite athletes to the top of the leaderboard. Similar to improving physical performance, cultivating the mental aptitude necessary for competitive success requires time, practice, and experience. On Oct. 17, 2023, the reigning World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper published a…
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Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Finishes In 2nd at the 2023 Rogue Invitational 6 Months After Giving Birth
The G.O.A.T. has done it again. A mere few months after giving birth to her first child in May, the winningest Individual athlete in CrossFit Games history has…well, made more history. Six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr missed the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals and Games and hadn’t stepped onto a competition floor since 2021. But on Oct. 29,…
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Patrick Vellner Wins 2023 Rogue Invitational
The 2023 Rogue Invitational is over. Laura Horvath emerged victorious over Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr in the final event to take the overall win for the Individual Women. For the Individual Men, Patrick Vellner held a 65-point lead over reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Jeffrey Adler heading into the last event. That was plenty of breathing room, and Patrick Vellner…
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Laura Horvath and Pat Vellner Win it All: 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 9 “The Cleanup” Results
Heading into the final event of the 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit competition, nearly no position on top of the leaderboard was certain. The epic battle between defending CrossFit Games champ Laura Horvath and the winningest Individual in history, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, was every bit as epic as expected. They were tied for first place on the overall leaderboard coming…
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Laura Horvath Wins 2023 Rogue Invitational
The 2023 Rogue Invitational has come to a close for the Individual Women’s division. Laura Horvath successfully defended her throne, winning her second consecutive Rogue Invitational title, scoring 780 of a possible 900 points. Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr returned to competition at the 2023 Rogue Invitational six months after giving birth to her first child. She scored a runner-up finish…
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2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 8 “Big Cat” Results
It was another rainy morning in Round Rock, TX on the final day of the 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit competition. The second event of the day, “Big Cat,” was Event Eight overall and would play a big role in separating the pack in terms of the overall leaderboard. By the end of the event, Danielle Brandon and Victor…
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