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First Two Games Rookies Headed to Albany
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Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up.
In today’s edition:
Copa Sur delivered, check out some key takeaways below.
How to chase PRs while balancing expectations.
No expectations, big effort — Paige Powers’ postpartum return at Mayhem.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
I’m grateful to all the moms and women who encouraged me throughout the weekend and told me that I was an inspiration.”
CROSSFIT GAMES
Brazil Brings the Heat at Copa Sur: 5 Key Takeaways
Credit: Fábio Prado
The second In-Person Qualifying Event of the 2025 season took place in Rio de Janeiro over the Easter weekend, adding four more individuals to the roster for the 2025 CrossFit Games.
For those keeping track,13 percent of the complete 2025 CrossFit Games roster is now set.
Here are a few takeaways from the event:
Two Rookies and Two Vets Are Headed to Albany
Kalyan Souza and María Quintero are returning to the Games, while Henrique Moreira and Luiza Marques will make their first appearances.
Moreira entered the final elimination-style event with an 85-point lead over Souza and needed nearly all of it to maintain his position after being knocked out early. In the end, he secured first place overall by just nine points.
Souza is making his third consecutive trip after qualifying as a rookie in 2023. He placed 32nd in his rookie year and improved to 23rd last year.
Quintero was the only woman in the field at the Copa Sur with individual Games experience, having qualified as the National Champion of Colombia in 2019. She was eliminated after the second event, finishing 60th out of 129 women.
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SPEED READS
🥇📊 Age Group Semifinal Leaderboard Update: CrossFit announced yesterday that the Age Group Semifinal leaderboard is now locked. Check it out.
🌎 🤝 WFP x Velites: The World Fitness Project has announced that Velites is its official partner for jump ropes, hand grips, and wristbands. Velites becomes the second brand partner revealed, joining pliability.
😀 🐐 B.Friendly x Rich Froning: CrossFit analyst Brian Friend joined the Rich Froning Podcast to clear the air with the GOAT and co-host Angelo DiCicco. Watch here.
🏋️🏋️♀️ Tracking “Heavy Isabel”: Fran Lung Analytics is tracking “Heavy Isabel” results across Qualifying Events this season. See who’s on top.
📋✍️ Join the Barbend Forum: The Barbend Forum is live now. Join the conversation about all things CrossFit and training.
👫👫 2025 CrossFit Team In-Affiliate Semifinals: The Team In-Affiliate Semifinals start on April 24, and CrossFit released the workouts yesterday. Check them out here.
ICYMI: Gabi Migała reveals she re-tore her Achilles and shares a recovery update.
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE
Redefining Success – A Mindset for Chasing Big Goals While Balancing Expectations
You've set your sights on a new PR – a sub-3:10 marathon, a double-bodyweight back squat, or that elusive muscle-up.
The goal is clear; the target is fixed. But as the training intensifies, a creeping anxiety follows: "What if I miss my mark? Will all this work be wasted?"
This question, sent to us by a listener of Chasing Excellence named Vini, unveils one of the most challenging mental hurdles athletes face: managing expectations without sacrificing satisfaction.
PROFILE
Eight Weeks Postpartum, Paige Powers Surprised Herself at Mayhem Classic
Credit: Jonathan Ortega, @j_tega_ / Instagram
On February 7, Mayhem athlete and Games veteran Paige Powers gave birth to her daughter, Oaklee Ann Rodgers.
Eight weeks after her birth, on April 5, Powers competed at the Mayhem Classic, the first In-Person Qualifying Event of this season.
The Buttery Bros. — Heber Cannon, Marston Sawyers, and Julian Marquez — spoke with Powers about her return to the competition floor in their behind-the-scenes look at the event.
“I didn’t even realize I’d be in a qualifying position,” she said in the video.
Remind me: The Mayhem Classic Invitational utilized the Rogue Points System to assemble its rosters of 20 men and 20 women; ultimately, two women withdrew, resulting in a final roster of 18.
The Rogue Points System utilizes data from the current season, as well as from the three preceding seasons.
While she was pregnant, the team at CrossFit Mayhem informed Powers that due to the points she had accrued in previous years, there was a chance she might receive a backfill invitation and be able to compete.
Powers was 25th in the Rogue rankings at the time, but several women ahead of her declined their invitations to compete for various reasons.
Powers told Mayhem she'd consider it and let them know after the birth.
HIGHLIGHTS
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🎂Happy birthday to Dusty Hyland and Rachel Elery.
Congratulations to Josh and Hayley Murillo, who just shared that they expecting another baby later this year.
Check out this 140-kilo/308-pound complex from Willy Georges. Dang!!!
🙌Congratulations to Tobin of Unbroken CrossFit in Centennial, CO, on this 136-kilo/300-pound clean and jerk PR.
🎉ICYMI, check out this strict muscle-up from Sydney Peterson that was five years in the making.
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