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š„š„Aimee Cringle and James Sprague Win the 2026 CrossFit Games
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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.
In todayās edition:
š The 2026 CrossFit Games are a wrap! Get caught up with event recaps, leaderboards, and more.
CrossFit Games
2026 CrossFit Games Weekend Recap
Credit: Scott Freymond
At the 20th anniversary edition of the CrossFit Games, fans were treated to neck-and-neck races all weekend long as tight leaderboards in all three divisions pushed athletes to go for broke every time on the floor.
Stay tuned this week as the Morning Chalk Up breaks down all the action from San Jose, CA, this weekend. We will continue to cover all the major events from the 2026 CrossFit Games, both on and off the competition floor.
Reactions from Sunday:
āIt doesnāt feel real; itās a shock to me as wellā¦I just appreciate every one of you, all the messages, all the support and cheering; thank you.ā
Aimee Cringle, after being crowned the 2026 Fittest Woman on Earth, on the heels of her dominant performance all week, highlighted by five event wins.
āTake no days for granted; every day, to be able to train is a gift.ā
James Sprague, on the mindset changes he made to find his way back to the top of the podium in 2026.
One big number:
7 ā With his win today, James Sprague joins an exclusive club of multiple-time CrossFit Games winners. That list now includes seven athletes: Sprague, Justin Medeiros, Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir, Rich Froning, Mat Fraser, and of course, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr.
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LEADERBOARD
Individual and Team Top-10 Leaderboard
The leaderboard below reflects the standings at the end of the competition.
Men | Women | Team |
|---|---|---|
1) James Sprague ā 1318 | 1) Aimee Cringle ā 1394 | 1) CF Whip ā 1055 |
2) Dallin Pepper ā 1291 | 2) Emma Lawson ā 1258 | 2) CF Mayhem ā 1030 |
3) Jay Crouch ā 1228 | 3) Lucy Campbell ā 1229 | 3) CF Oslo Kriger ā 940 |
4) Justin Medeiros ā 1104 | 4) Alex Gazan ā 1041 | 4) Homefront CF PRVN ā 785 |
5) Ricky Garard ā 1100 | 5) Maddie Sturt ā 1026 | 5) Camp Rhino CF ā 770 |
6) Jayson Hopper ā 1059 | 6) Olivia Kerstetter ā 992 | 6) CF Sodra Wattern ā 760 |
7) Jeffrey Adler ā 970 | 7) Arielle Loewen ā 987 | 7) CF Asker Kriger ā 730 |
8) Roman Khrennikov ā 946 | 8) Paige Rodgers ā 967 | 8) CF Kia Maia ā 700 |
9) Guilherme Malheiros ā 904 | 9) Elisa Fuliano ā 926 | 9) Solidarity CF Basecamp ā 630 |
10) Moritz Fiebig ā 898 | 10) Danielle Brandon ā 926 | 10) CF ReykjavĆk ā 595 |
Here is the full leaderboard with event-by-event results.
CROSSFIT GAMES
Aimee Cringle, James Sprague Crowned Fittest on Earth at 20th Anniversary CrossFit Games Champions
Credit: Scott Freymond
Aimee Cringle and James Sprague are the 2026 CrossFit Games champions. But their paths to get there looked quite different.
Cringle showed Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr-like dominance all weekend, and while Sprague also led pretty much the whole way, the race for the top spot on the menās side was far more fiercely contested.
āIt doesn't feel real. Itās a shock to me,ā said a soft-spoken and humble Cringle in an on-floor interview after her win.
Cringleās Journey to the Top
Over the weekend, Cringle logged five event wins, including three on Day 1.
Her first win came in the second event of the weekend, the 7,200-meter run. A couple of hours later, she added a second win in an event that couldnāt be more different: the one-rep max deadlift (425 pounds).
She picked up her third win that evening in the Grass Track Race, a 20-lap bike race.
Cringleās two most impressive wins arguably came on Saturday during the 500-meter run, when she showed finishing speed on the final straightaway that no competitor could match. Shortly after that win, Cringle delivered one of the weekendās most dominant performances in Event 14.