👑 Who Will Take Home the Crown in San Jose?

July 26th, 2026

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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.

The 2026 CrossFit Games will crown the Fittest on Earth in just a few hours! We’ve got you covered for everything you need to know from San Jose, CA.

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CROSSFIT GAMES

2026 CrossFit Games Saturday, Lay of the Land

Credit: Scott Freymond

We enter the final day of the 2026 CrossFit Games with James Sprague, Aimee Cringle, and CrossFit Mayhem on top, but with four events left for the teams and three for the individuals, there’s still a long way to go.

  • Saturday dawned with cool breezes, clear, bright skies, and blazing fast sprints up and down Barack Obama Blvd., as the individuals took on a 500m run event to start the day.

Aimee Cringle started out a day that would see her lead grow with every event, with a dominant win. On the men’s side, fans expected excitement and got it in the form of a neck-and-neck race between Ricky Garard and Gui Malheiros, which the Aussie won.

What they’re saying:

  • “Amazing event with everyone up the sidelines on the sides of the street; it’s like drag racing but on foot, not in a car.” — Rick Garard after winning “IE13: 500 Run.”

  • “Hang on to your hat. It’s going to be a long ride.” — ten-time CrossFit Games veteran, Pat Vellner on what he would tell 2016 Pat about his future Games career.

  • “I’m a home run hitter, and unfortunately for me, that comes with a few strike-outs. But I knew that coming into it, and I’m just really excited I got to execute on my favorite event so far.” — Hannah Black during her post-event-win interview following “IE 15: 2020 Snatch Speed Ladder.”

One big number:

1 — The number of 2026 CrossFit Games event wins that current men’s leader James Sprague has so far this week. (Trivia time: During the 10th anniversary of the Games in 2016, winner Mat Fraser only placed first in one event, the “Ranch Trail Run.”)

Stay in the know:

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CROSSFIT GAMES

3 Big Storylines from Sunday at the 20th CrossFit Games

Credit: Scott Freymond

Saturday at the SAP Center in San Jose, CA, delivered a handful of dominant performances on the women’s side and an exciting four-way battle atop the men's leaderboard.

With one day to go, Aimee Cringle leads the women’s field by 116 points, while Sprague leads the men, 29 points ahead of Dallin Pepper.

Here are the three biggest storylines from an action-packed day at the SAP Center.

Sheer Domination for Cringle

Saturday’s first event, the 500-meter run, simple as it was, has to be considered one of the most grueling tests of the weekend, especially when it comes to lactic acid and lung burn. And in some ways, it was also one of the most challenging to gauge, as it’s not a common distance any athletes practice. 

  • But women’s leader Aimee Cringle made it look like it’s something she trains all the time, as if she had a master pacing plan and executed it flawlessly.

She let Maddie Sturt take the early lead on the first straightaway, but Cringle stayed close behind and made her move, passing Sturt on the first turn, but Sturt wasn’t too far behind.

Cringle, though, was just waiting to kick it into another gear. On the final straightaway, she pulled away and cruised to her fourth win in the event.

She followed this up with an even more dominant performance on event 14.

LEADERBOARD

Individual and Team Top-10 Leaderboard, End-of-Day Saturday

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

Men

Women

Team

1) James Sprague — 1114

1) Aimee Cringle — 1190

1) CF Mayhem — 740

2) Dallin Pepper — 1085

2) Emma Lawson — 1074

2) CF Whip — 715

3) Jay Crouch — 1046

3) Lucy Campbell — 1041

3) CF Oslo Kriger  — 615

4) Justin Medeiros — 984

4) Maddie Sturt — 877

4) CF Sodra Wattern — 555

5) Jayson Hopper — 916

5) Alex Gazan — 863

5) CF Asker Kriger — 505

6) Ricky Garard — 906

6) Arielle Loewen — 811

6) Homefront CF PRVN — 500

7) Jeffrey Adler — 832

7) Olivia Kerstetter — 787

7) CF Kia Maia — 480

8) Roman Khrennikov — 798

8) Danielle Brandon — 782

8) Camp Rhino CF — 465

9) Guilherme Malheiros — 763

9) Elisa Fuliano — 777

9) Solidarity CF Basecamp — 455

10) Moritz Fiebig — 760

10) Paige Rodgers — 773

10) CF Reykjavík  — 410

RESOURCES

Schedule and Workout Descriptions

Credit: Scott Freymond

Below is the schedule for Sunday, July 26 at the 2026 CrossFit Games.

Events will be live-streamed on the CrossFit app, CrossFit Games website, FloElite, and YouTube.

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

Schedule (all times PT)

9:00 a.m. — 9:45 a.m. — IE18: Machine 7200M
10:45 a.m. — 11:15 a.m. — TE09/TE10: TBD
11:40 a.m. — 12:20 p.m. — TE11: TBD
12:40 p.m. — 1:20 p.m. — TE12: TBD
2:00 p.m. — 3:10 p.m. — IE19: Roll to Support AMRAP
3:30 p.m. — 5:10 p.m. — IE20: Fibonacci Final

Workout Descriptions

IE18: Machine 7200M

For time:

  • Row 3,600 meters

  • Ski 3,600 meters

TE09/TE10: TBD

TE11: TBD

TE12: TBD

IE19: Roll to Support AMRAP

As many reps as possible in 5 minutes of:

  • 4 forward rolls to support

  • 3 backward rolls to support

IE20: Fibonacci Final

5-8-13 reps for time of:

  • Deficit handstand push-ups

  • Double-kettlebell deadlifts

Then,

  • 89-foot kettlebell overhead walking lunge

CROSSFIT GAMES

FloSports Hands Out More Than $25,000 in Prize Money to Athletes in All Divisions at the CrossFit Games

Credit: FloSports

Subscription-based sports media company FloSports has been streaming the 20th CrossFit Games via FloElite all week, but that’s not all they’ve been doing. They’ve also been handing out a Performance of the Day award each day to a deserving athlete who shows grit and resilience.

And it’s not just individual athletes who are receiving the accolade and cash prize; masters athletes, teenagers, adaptive athletes and teams are also included in the initiative. 

The Details

In total, FloSports will award $18,000 to individual athletes and teams, $4,500 to masters athletes, and $1,500 to adaptive and teenage athletes.

  • Each day during the masters competition, FloSports chose one man and one woman to earn the Performance of the Day award, along with a $750 cash prize, while the daily adaptive and teenage prize is $500, and individual and team winners have been earning $1,500.