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Podium Spots on the Line — Final Day Drama On Tap at 2025 Games

August 3rd, 2025

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.

In today’s edition:

  • 🔥 The final day of the 2025 CrossFit Games begins in just a few hours! We’ve got you covered for everything you need to know from Albany, NY.

  • Be sure to follow our live leaderboard for updates and event results.

CROSSFIT GAMES

2025 CrossFit Games Day 3 Lay of the Land

Credit: Scott Freymond

It all comes down to this, the final day of the 2025 CrossFit Games.

Day 2 was action-packed as the volatile leaderboards shifted after every event, and multiple athletes donned the coveted white leader’s jersey.

  • Heading into Sunday, only 41 points separate the top seven athletes on the men’s leaderboard; meanwhile, on the women’s side, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr has a comfortable lead, but Lucy Campbell has already shown she can challenge the G.O.A.T.

  • In the team division, perennial powerhouses CrossFit Oslo Kriger and CrossFit Mayhem are separated by only five points in first and second, with CrossFit Butcher’s Lab Vanløse just 10 points behind.

What they’re saying:

Colten Mertens in his post-event win interview, following “IE05: 1RM Back Squat”:

  • “I think I underestimated the bump I would get from the crowd. 570 felt the same as 400 did in the back, so I’m not sure how much more I had in the tank, but it felt way better on the floor.”

Arielle Loewen, after earning her second career event win at the CrossFit Games in “IE06: Throttle Up”:

  • “I think a burpee box jump over is the truest test of fitness, and I am really proud that I have good fitness.”

One big number: 

570 — The number, in pounds, that Colten Mertens back squatted to win IE05. Nick Mathew took second with 555. On the women’s side, Mirjam von Rohr put up a smooth 360 to take the win by five pounds over Anikha Greer and Jennifer Muir.

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LEADERBOARD

Individual and Team Top-10 Leaderboard

The first event of the day kicks off at 9:00 a.m. ET on Sunday for individuals. 

The leaderboard below reflects the top-10 standings at the end of the competition day on Saturday.

Men

Women

Team

Jayson Hopper — 539

Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr — 610

CrossFit Oslo Kriger — 480

Ricky Garard — 529 

Lucy Campbell — 541

CrossFit Mayhem — 475

James Sprague — 516

Arielle Loewen — 456

CrossFit Butcher’s Lab Vanløse — 465

Justin Medeiros — 508

Mirjam von Rohr — 448

Crossfit Franco’s EMOM Co. — 420

Jay Crouch — 506

Aimee Cringle — 447

Camel City CrossFit — 415

Dallin Pepper — 501

Maddie Sturt — 443

CrossFit 1124 — 350

Roman Khrennikov — 498

Olivia Kerstetter — 426

CrossFit Le Repere Mayhem — 345

Austin Hatfield — 482

Claudia Gluck — 422

CrossFit PRVN — 335

Jeffrey Adler — 471

Danielle Brandon — 402

CrossFit Invictus — 330

Harry Lightfoot — 421

Lucy McGonigle — 376

Blueprint CrossFit Team AOD — 320

This leaderboard will update throughout the competition.

CROSSFIT GAMES

Schedule and Workout Descriptions

Credit: Scott Freymond

Sunday’s schedule of events: Below is the schedule for Day 3 of the 2025 CrossFit Games. 

All events will be live-streamed on the CrossFit Games website, DAZN, and YouTube. 

Stay updated with all the event recaps, leaderboards, and behind-the-scenes content at the Morning Chalk Up.

Schedule (All Times ET)

  • 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – TE07: All on the Line

  • 10:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. – IE08: Going Dark

  • 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. – TE08: It All Adds Up

  • 1:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – IE09: Running Isabel

  • 3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – IE10: Atlas

  • 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Awards Ceremony

Workout Descriptions

TE07: All on the Line

For time:

  • 100-foot handstand walk, each

  • 30 deadlifts, 805 pounds

  • 30/25 Echo bike calories, M/F Pair 1

  • 30 wall-facing strict handstand push-ups, M/F Pair 2

  • 30/25 Echo bike calories, M/F Pair 2

  • 30 wall-facing strict handstand push-ups, M/F Pair 1

  • 30 deadlifts, 805 pounds

  • 100-foot handstand walk, each

IE08: Going Dark

For time:

  • 50/40 Echo bike calories

  • 100-foot yoke carry

  • 30 deficit handstand push-ups

  • 100-foot yoke carry

  • 50/40 Echo bike calories

TE08: It All Adds Up

  • TBA

IE09: Running Isabel

Five rounds for time:

  • 200-foot run

  • 6 snatches

Women: 105 pounds
Men: 155 pounds

IE10: Atlas

For time:

  • 9/15/21 thrusters

  • 3/5/7 rope climbs
    Then,

  • 100-foot overhead walking lunge

Women: 95 pounds
Men: 135 pounds

RESOURCES

What to Do Around Albany

Hanging out in Albany for the CrossFit Games? Here are the Morning Chalk Up’s guides to getting the most out of your week.