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17 Athletes and 7 Teams Will Earn Tickets to the 2024 CrossFit Games Today

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up weekend competition edition.

In today’s edition:

  • The hunt for the top podium spot on the women’s side in Carson could not be closer. Only nine points separate the top five women on the leaderboard. Find out who they are below.

  • Pat Vellner, the grizzled Canadian veteran, clawed his way into the first heat and then into the lead on moving day. He’ll look to stay there as Justin Medeiros, James Sprague, and Brent Fikowski are hot on his heels.

  • And, it’s all over in Oceania as Ricky Garard and Grace Walton reign supreme down under. Get caught up on all the action below.

CROSSFIT SEMIFINALS

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Pat Vellner and Hattie Kanyo on Top in Tight Races; CrossFit Invictus Dominates

Moving day at the 2024 CrossFit Games North America West Semifinal by West Coast Classic witnessed some shake-ups on both the men’s and women’s leaderboards as athletes set themselves up for a final push today. Seven teams qualified for the CrossFit Games, led by Crossfit Invictus and Invictus Unconquerable, who had secured their spots before the last event started.

The final day will get underway for the individuals soon with 300 points on the line and 17 total Games invitations. Get caught up on all the action below.

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Leaderboard

The final day of competition will be underway later this morning, but here’s how the leaderboard looked at the end of day two. Athletes in qualifying positions and teams that qualified yesterday are in bold.

  1. Patrick Vellner — 285 | Hattie Kanyo — 267 | CrossFit Invictus — 484

  2. Justin Medeiros — 270 | Alex Gazan — 264 | CrossFit Invictus Unconquerable — 468

  3. James Sprague — 264 | Caitlin Bernardin — 264 | CrossFit Complex Wodex — 432

  4. Brent Fikowski — 264 | Abigail Domit — 264 | CrossFit Queretaro the W Pack — 420

  5. Chris Ibarra — 255 | Emily Rolfe— 258 | Einhorn CrossFit — 420

  6. Cole Sager — 252 | Arielle Loewen — 240 | CrossFit Kemah — 364

  7. Samuel Kwant — 222 | Bethany Flores — 216 | CrossFit Overtake Team Density — 364

  8. Colten Mertens — 220 | Kyra Milligan — 210 | Rhino CrossFit Dawgs — 344

  9.  Brandon Luckett — 207 | Lynsey Martin — 198 | Rhino CrossFit Service Dogs — 344

  10. Cole Geashaber — 195 | Janie Cheverie — 195 | CrossFit Kinesis Black — 298

Workout Descriptions and Daily Schedule

Below is the live stream schedule for the North America West Semifinal on Sunday, May 26. You can watch all events today live here. 

  • Individual Event 4 — 9:00 AM PT | noon ET | 5:00 PM BST

  • Individual Event 5 — 12:20 PM PT | 3:20 PM ET | 8:20 PM BST

  • Individual Event 6 and Podium — 2:45 PM PT | 5:45 PM ET | 10:45 PM BST

Want to see the schedule in your local time zone? Check out this handy Google calendar created by our friend, Known and Knowable on Instagram.

For time:

  • 400-meter row

  • 96-foot handstand walk

  • 600-meter row

  • 120-foot handstand walk

  • 800-meter row

  • 72-foot handstand walk

Time cap: 13 minutes

For time:

  • 10 squat snatches by 2:00

  • 8 squat snatches by 4:00

  • 6 squat snatches by 6:00

  • 4 squat snatches by 8:00

  • 2 squat snatches by 11:00

Time cap: 11 minutes

Men: 185, 205, 225, 245, and 265 pounds
Women: 135, 145, 155, 165, and 175 pounds

For time:

  • 30-calorie Echo bike

  • 15 muscle-ups

  • 72-foot dumbbell walking lunge

Time cap: 6 minutes

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CROSSFIT SEMIFINALS

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Ricky Garard and Grace Walton Get in Done in Australia, 8 Men and Women Qualify for the 2024 Games

The 2024 CrossFit Games Oceania Semifinal by Torian Pro has wrapped with more fireworks on the final day. With eight individual Games spots on the line between both divisions, the action was fast and furious on the final day. Get caught up below.

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Leaderboard

The competition wrapped up overnight for us in North America, and here’s how it ended. Athletes and teams who qualified for the 2024 CrossFit Games are in bold.

  1. Ricky Garard — 579 | Grace Walton — 570 | Raw Iron CrossFit Mayhem Thunder — 480

  2. Bayley Martin— 567 | Madeline Sturt  — 558 | CrossFit Torian Mayhem — 476

  3. Jay Crouch — 552 | Daisy McDonald —504 | CrossFit EXF — 460

  4. Peter Ellis — 477 | Georgia Pryer — 495 | CrossFit Chocolate Box Starr Strength — 424

  5. Luke De Jonge — 432 | Danielle Ford — 471 | CrossFit Torian Grit — 420

  6. Isaac Newman — 400 | Madeline Shelling— 415 | CrossFit Awaside 64 Army — 408

  7. Dante Karangaroai — 399 | Katelin van Zyl — 411 | Tribe Northern Beaches CrossFit Black — 353

  8. Ben Fowler — 375 | Gemma Hauck — 392 | CrossFit Kia Maia CFKM — 274

  9. Jack Monaghan — 371 | Julia Hannaford — 390 | Fitness Alley CrossFit — 266

  10. Zane Shellabear-Healey — 363 | Ella Price — 375 | CrossFit EXF 2 — 256