On Apr. 6, 2023, Garard revealed in a YouTube video that his 2023 CrossFit season is over after suffering a recent shoulder injury. At the time of this article’s publication, the precise severity of Garard’s ailment is unclear. However, he received surgery to repair a torn acromioclavicular joint (or AC joint) from falling off a mountain bike. In turn, his ensuing recovery of four to six months will knock him out of the rest of the 2023 CrossFit season.

Garard didn’t mince words describing how the nature of this injury hit his sensibilities. After spending four years away from CrossFit competitions following a suspension related to performance-enhancing drugs, the athlete was undoubtedly hoping to build on his 2022 podium result.

“Pretty disappointing,” Garard said. “I’m still trying to take it all in and realize what’s actually happened … I came off my mountain bike, landed on my shoulder, and ruptured my AC joint. So, a fair bit of damage resulted in me getting surgery just two days ago now. It’s looking like I’m out for four to six months recovery … That means my season is gone for 2023. So, yeah, it is devastating. I can’t really believe that it’s happened to be honest.”

While Garard’s injury will force him out of the 2023 CrossFit Games on Aug. 3-6 in Madison, WI, the Australian didn’t rule out a return to later-year competitions outside of the CrossFit season paradigm. For example, the 2023 Rogue Invitational, which does not have a concrete date at the time of this writing, could be in play depending on how Garard’s recovery unfolds.

Given that the contest has taken place in October for the past two years, that could be when the CrossFit world sees Garard compete again.

“I will work for coming back at the end of the year, possibly Rogue [Invitational], Dubai [CrossFit Championship], Down Under [Championship], Miami [the 2024 Wodapalooza],” Garard clarified. “There are still plenty of competitions.”

Garard has made two CrossFit Games appearances in his career, in 2017 and 2022. He was subsequently disqualified from the 2017 iteration for performance-enhancing drug issues but earned his best-ever podium result in last year’s edition. Garard finished in seventh place worldwide during this year’s CrossFit Open and placed first in the Oceania region and Australia.

Garard likely had ambitious plans to build on his third-place performance in the 2022 CrossFit Games. He’ll have to wait until the year 2024 to come back strong and in an ideal top form.

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Near the start of the day, Tia-Clair Toomey captured the overall lead for the Women for the first time. She is now five points ahead of 18-year-old Mallory O’Brien, who was at the top of the leaderboard after Day One and Day Two. Event Seven was where Toomey separated herself before a second-place finish to Individual rookie Alexis Raptis.

On the Men’s side of the affairs, Ricky Garard extended his overall lead sits ahead of the 2021 Fittest Man on Earth®, Justin Medeiros. Here are the top 10 athletes on the respective leaderboards for both divisions after Day Three:

Men

1. Ricky Garard [Australia] —681 points
2. Justin Medeiros [USA] — 656 points
3. Roman Khrennikov [Russia] —635 points
4. Jeffrey Adler [Canada] — 532 points
5. Patrick Vellner [Canada] — 531 points
6. Saxon Panchik [USA] — 528 points
7. Samuel Kwant [USA] — 510 points
8. Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson [Iceland] — 501 points
9. Noah Ohlsen [USA] — 494 points
10. Jayson Hopper [USA] — 476 points

Women

1. Tia-Clair Toomey [Australia] — 697 points
2. Mallory O’Brien [USA] — 653 points
3. Emma Lawson [Canada] — 650 points
4. Haley Adams [USA] — 605 points
5. Kristi Eramo O’Connell [USA] — 587 points
6. Danielle Brandon [USA] — 576 points
7. Arielle Loewen [USA] — 566 points
8. Alexis Raptis [USA] — 542 points
9. Emma McQuaid [Ireland] — 510 points
10. Brooke Wells [USA] — 495 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Individual Event Five Results — The Capitol

For time:

• 20 Pig Flips
• 3.5-mile Run
• 200-meter Jerry Bag Carry 
• 200-meter Husafell Carry

No time limit.

Women: 350-pound Pig, (two) 70-pound Jerry bags, 150-pound Husafell
Men: 510-pound Pig, (two) 100-pound Jerry bags, 200-pound Husafell

Athletes start with Pig Flips at the Alliant Energy Center (AEC) Center and move to the Capitol. Once there, they will work through farmers’ carries with Jerry bags, and Husafell carries down State Street. They finish on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.

Individual Women’s Results

1. Gabriela Migała — 33:34.67
2. Laura Horvath — 35:02.72
3. Tia-Clair Toomey — 35:11.29
4. Brooke Wells — 35:13.89
5. Haley Adams — 35:51.51
6. Danielle Brandon — 36:05.00
7. Amanda Barnhart — 36:05.92
8. Kristi Eramo O’Connell — 37:12.19
9. Mal O’Brien — 37:20.04
10. Emma McQuaid — 37:58.62

Individual Men’s Results

1. Ricky Garard — 31:54.47
2. Roman Khrennikov — 32:01.47
3. Travis Mayer — 32:16.22
4. Sam Kwant — 32:47.67
5. Jayson Hopper — 33:04.11
6. Jeffrey Adler — 33:16.60
7. Alex Vigneault — 33:53.84
8. Justin Medeiros — 34:08.32
9. Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 34:12.77
10. Bayden Brown — 34:27.50

Individual Event Six Results — Up and Over

Three rounds for time:

• 12 Muscle-Ups
• 25 Jump-Overs
• 30 GHD Sit-Ups

Then:

• 84-foot Weighted Lunge

Women: Jump 50-in log, 30-in box, 20-in Pig, lunge 125-lb axle bar
Men: Jump 50-in log, 42-in box, 20-in Pig, lunge 185-lb axle bar

Time limit: 18 minutes

Individual Women’s Results

1. Tia-Clair Toomey — 11:58.92
2. Mal O’Brien — 12::58.91
3. Emma Lawson — 13:29.56
4. Haley Adams — 13:41.11
5. Danielle Brandon — 13:41.83
6. Kara Saunders — 13:46.47
7. Matilde Garnes — 13:52.24
8. Baylee Rayl — 14:15.70
9. Paige Semenza — 14:30.20
10. Arielle Loewen — 14:36.73

Individual Men’s Results

1. Saxon Panchik — 12:40.00
2. Justin Medeiros — 13:09.31
3. Ricky Garard — 13:17.76
4. Samuel Kwant — 13:37.84
5. Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson — 13:39.71
6. Cole Sager — 13:44.84
7. Noah Ohlsen — 14:05.20
8. Patrick Vellner — 14:09.22
9. Uldis Upenieks — 14:13.72
10. Spencer Panchik —14:13.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Individual Event Seven Results — Echo Press

For time:

• Echo Bike — Men: 30 calories | Women: 25 calories
• 10 block Handstand Push-up
• Echo Bike — Men: 20 calories | Women: 15 calories
• 10 block Handstand Push-up
• Echo Bike — Men: 20 calories | Women: 15 calories
• 10 block Handstand Push-up
• Echo Bike — Men: 30 calories | Women: 25 calories

Women: two-inch deficit
Men: 3.5-inch deficit

Individual Women’s Results

1. Alexis Raptis — 6:41.18
2. Tia-Clair Toomey — 7:45.28
3. Emma McQuaid — 8:01.72
4. Caroline Conners — 8:36.64
5. Dani Speegle — 8:57.34
6. Paige Powers — 9:24.43
7. Seungyeon Choi — 9:31.93
8. Alex Gazan — 9:39.33
9. Emma Lawson — 9:43.37
10. Arielle Loewen — 10:04.54

Individual Men’s Results

1. Will Moorad — 6:30.15
2. Jayson Hopper — 6:57.82
3. Roman Khrennikov — 7:02.22
4. Enrico Zenoni — 7:07.08
5. Justin Medeiros — 7:29.07
6. Spencer Panchik — 7:38.91
7. André Houdet — 7:44.44
8. Colten Mertens — 7:55.89
9. Patrick Vellner — 8:08.35
10. Guilherme Malheiros — 8:10.35

Day Three Teams Overall Leaderboard

CrossFit Mayhem Freedom is back in first place amongst the Teams after solid showings in Events Five and Six.

1. CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 552 points
2. CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 537 points
3. CrossFit Invictus — 519 points
4. CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 504 points
5. CrossFit Reykjavík — 480 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Day Three Adaptive Leaderboard

August. 5th marked the second day of competition for the Adaptive and Age Group athletes, who continued their battle to be crowned the Fittest.

Upper Extremity — Women

1. Camille Vigneault — 385 points
2. Anne-Laure Coutenceau — 325 points
3. Christina Mazzullo — 320 points
4. Eileen Quinn — 195 points
5. Elizabeth Bride — 175 points

Upper Extremity — Men

1. Casey Acree — 500 points
2. Josue Maldonado — 375 points
3. Alexi Fiorucci — 215 points
4. Samuel Pera — 195 points
5. Xabier Osa Mendes — 115 points

Lower Extremity — Women

Note: At the time of this writing, there were discrepancies in this division’s leaderboard. These results will be updated to reflect changes as necessary. 

1. Valerie Cohen — 500 points
2. Amy Bream — 295 points
3. Molly Moore — 275 points
4. Natalie Rovirosa — 255 points

Lower Extremity — Men

1. Rogan Dean — 335 points
2. Charles Pienaar — 325 points
3. Ole Kristian Antonsen — 300 points
4. Elliot Young — 260 points
5. Luke Reeson — 180 points

Neuromuscular — Women

1. Morgan Johnson — 450 points
2. Lauren Taylor — 320 points
3. Letchen du Plessis — 175 points
4. Leila Ives — 175 points

Neuromuscular — Men

1. Brett Horchar — 425 points
2. Jeremie Perera — 295 points
3. Benjamin Fallon — 280 points
4. Kevin Maijer — 200 points
5. Bart Walsh — 200 points

Day Three Age Group Leaderboard

The Age Group portion picked up the pace before the Finals of these events.

14-15 — Girls

1. Lucy McGonigle —  420 points
2. Caroline Sabatini — 390 points
3. Rylee Beebe — 370 points

14-15 — Boys

1. RJ Mestre — 490 points
2. Tal Simson — 410 points
3. Yousef Diab — 360 points

16-17 — Girls

1. Olivia Kerstetter — 350 points
2. Trista Smith — 310 points
3. Sophia Shaft — 290 points

16-17 — Boys

1. Elijah Subiono — 390 points
2. Ty Jenkins — 390 points
3. Caleb McClure — 360 points

35-39 — Women

1. Aneta Tuker  — 330 points
2. Emilia Leppänen — 310 points
3. Chyno Cho — 290 points

35-39 — Men

1. Rogelio Gamboa — 290 points
2. Bryan Wong — 270 points
3. Julian Serna — 260 points

40-44 — Women

1. Jenn Ryan — 360 points
2. Kelly Friel — 340 points
3. Rebecca Voigt Miler — 290 points

40-44 — Men

1. Alexandre Jolivet —  330 points
2. Rudolph Berger — 330 points
3. Caine Hayes — 290 points

45-49 — Women

1. Jennifer Dieter — 270 points
2. Ali Crawford — 270 points
3. Michelle Suozzi  — 250 points

45-49 — Men

1. Mike Kern — 360 points
2. Jason Grubb — 360 points
3. Vlad Liashkevich — 320 points

50-54 — Women

1. Kim Purdy — 420 points
2. Cheryl Brost — 400 points
3. Nathalie Connors — 370 points

50-54 — Men

1. Eirik Solen — 350 points
2. Richard Stevenson — 320 points
3. Eric C. Smith — 290 points

55-59 — Women

1. Leigh Coates — 390 points
2. Shanna Bunce — 350 points
3. Kim Stambaugh — 310 points

55-59 — Men

1. Mike Egan — 440 points
2. Leonardo Wernersbach Lima — 400 points
3. Antonio Boldrini — 380 points

60-64 — Women

1. Mary Beth Prodromides — 440 points
2. Lynne Knapman — 290 points
3. Shelly Chapple — 290 points

60-64 — Men

1. Shanon Aiken — 450 points
2. William Powell — 380 points
3. Christian Galy — 360 points

65+ — Women

1. Pia Gund — 410 points
2. Marcia Yager — 370 points
3. Patti Walkover —350 points

65+ — Men

1. Cal Cherrington — 460 points
2. John Mariotti — 350 points
3. Osvaldo Tupinamba — 330 points

Saturday, August 6th of the 2022 CrossFit Games should be a competitive doozy. After the fireworks of Day Four conclude, both Individual divisions and the Teams will be parsed down with a cut of athletes before the climactic Finale on Sunday, August 7. The podium for the Fittest on Earth® champions will soon be around the corner. 

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After somewhat of a battle on Day One, five-time reigning Fittest Woman on Earth®, Tia-Clair Toomey, went from eighth place overall on the leaderboard at the end of Day One to third place as Day Two drew to a close. Mal O’Brien finished a second-straight day in first place for the Individual Women. 

In the Individual Men’s portion, Ricky Garard maintained his first-place lead ahead of defending Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros. Jeffrey Adler threw himself into the mix near the top after scoring 100 points in the jerk portion.

Here is the leaderboard and results for every division and event from Day Two in Madison, WI: 

Individual Men

1. Ricky Garard [Australia] —449 points
2. Justin Medeiros [USA] — 387 points
3. Roman Khrennikov [Russia] — 374 points
4. Lazar Dukic [Serbia] — 341 points
5. Patrick Vellner [Canada] — 328 points
6. Jeffrey Adler [Canada] — 322 points
7. Nick Matthew [USA] — 304 points
8. Noah Ohlsen [USA] — 299 points
9. Dallin Pepper [USA] — 284 points
10. Uldis Upenieks [Latvia] — 284 points
11. Samuel Kwant [USA] — 280 points
12. Saxon Panchik [USA] — 279 points
13. Will Moorad [USA] — 278 points
14. Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson [Iceland] — 277 points
15. Spencer Panchik [USA] — 272 points
16. Jonne Koski [Finland] — 267 points
17. Jayson Hopper [USA] — 260 points
18. Cole Sager [USA] — 253 points
19. Jay Crouch [Australia] — 239 points
20. Guilherme Malheiros [Brazil] —237 points
21. Willy Georges [France] — 234 points
22. Henrik Haapalainen [Finland] — 226 points
23. Travis Mayer [USA] — 226 points
24. Alexandre Caron [Canada] — 219 points
25. Cole Greashaber [USA] — 208 points
26. Enrico Zenoni [Italy] — 206 points
27. Timothy Paulson [USA] — 201 points
28. Tudor Magda [USA]  — 199 points
29. Colten Mertens [USA] — 191 points
30. Austin Spencer [USA] — 188 points
31. Brent Fikowski [Canada] — 188 points
32. Guillaume Briant [France] — 182 points
33. Andre Houdet [Denmark] — 163 points
34. Kealan Henry [South Africa] — 157 points
35. Moritz Fiebig [Germany] — 144 points
36. Alex Vigneault [Canada] — 142 points
37. Bayden Brown [Australia] — 132 points
38. Agustin Richelme [Argentina] — 82 points
39. Giorgos Karavis [Greece] — 78 points
40. Arthur Semenov [Russia] —30 points

Individual Women

1. Mallory O’Brien [USA] — 396 points
2. Emma Lawson [Canada] — 373 points
3. Tia-Clair Toomey [Australia] — 355 points
4. Arielle Loewen [USA] — 342 points
5. Danielle Brandon [USA] — 344 points
6. Kristi Eramo O’Connell [USA] — 335 points
7. Haley Adams [USA] — 326 points
8. Matilde Garnes [Norway] — 314 points
9. Alexis Raptis [USA] — 307 points
10. Gabriela Migala [Poland] — 302 points
11. Amanda Barnhart [USA] — 284 points
12. Thuridur Erla Helgadottir [Iceland] — 277 points
13. Emma McQuaid [Ireland] — 276 points
14. Brooke Wells [USA] — 267 points
15. Kara Saunders [Australia] — 259 points
16. Lucy Campbell [United Kingdom] — 258 points
17. Laura Horvath [Hungary] — 253 points
18. Paige Semenza [USA] — 251 points
19. Ellie Turner [Australia] — 244 points
20. Jacqueline Dahlstrom [Norway] — 234 points
21. Karin Freyova [Slovakia] — 220 points
22. Rebecca Fuselier [USA] — 219 points
23. Carolyne Prevost [Canada] — 213 points
24. Paige Powers [USA] —212 points
25. Elisa Fuliano [Italy] — 204 points
26. Seher Kaya [Turkey] — 200 points
27. Dani Speegle [USA] — 200 point
28. Baylee Rayl [USA] — 198 points
29. Alex Willis [USA] — 191 points
30. Freya Moosbrugger [Canada] — 176 points
31. Seungyeon Choi [Republic of Korea] — 172 points
32. Julia Kato [Brazil] — 172 points
33. Victoria Campos [Brazil] — 168 points
34. Sydney Michalyshen [Canada] — 152 points
35. Caroline Conners [USA] — 149 points
36. Christine Kolenbrander [USA] — 146 points
37. Elena Carratala Sanahuja [Spain] — 144 points
38. Solveig Sigurdardottir [Iceland] — 80 points
39. Michelle Merand [South Africa] — 52 points
40. Emily Rolfe [Canada] — 61 points [Withdrawn]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Event Two — Shuttle to Overhead

Two minutes (0:00-2:00)

• Run 400 meters
• Max Jerks

Rest one minute.

Three minutes (3:00-6:00)

• Run 600 meters
• Max Jerks

Rest two minutes.

Four minutes (8:00-12:00)

• Run 800 meters
• Max Jerks

Women: 200 pounds
Men: 300 pounds

Individual Women’s Results (Workout A — Run)

The results will be updated accordingly once CrossFit HQ updates the overall leaderboard. 

Individual Women’s Results (Workout B — Jerk)

1. Tia-Clair Toomey — 18 reps (Tied for first)
2. Danielle Brandon — 15 reps 
3. Mal O’Brien — 14 reps
4. Emma Lawson — 13 reps (Tied for fourth)
5. Matilde Garnes — 13 reps (Tied for fourth)
6. Gabriela Migała — 12 reps (Tied for sixth)
7. Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 12 reps (Tied for sixth)
8. Brooke Wells — 12 reps (Tied for sixth)
9. Emma McQuaid — 12 reps (Tied for sixth)
10. Arielle Loewen — 12 reps (Tied for sixth)

Individual Men’s Results (Workout A — Run)

The results will be updated accordingly once CrossFit HQ updates the overall leaderboard. 

Individual Men’s Results (Workout B — Jerk)

1. Jeffrey Adler — 19 reps
2. Saxon Panchik — 17 reps
3. Justin Medeiros — 16 reps (Tied for third)
4. Ricky Garard — 16 reps (Tied for third)
5. Jayson Hopper — 16 reps (Tied for third)
6. Timothy Paulson — 15 reps (Tied for sixth)
7. Tudor Magda — 15 reps (Tied for sixth)
8. Spencer Panchik — 15 reps (Tied sixth)
9. Roman Khrennikov — 14 reps (Tied for ninth)
10. Guilherme Malheiros — 14 reps (Tied for ninth)

This event had the prize of a complete event’s worth of points each to both the running and jerk segments. Haley Adams captured 100 points with the fastest cumulative time across the three shuttle runs.

To make up for her Day One display, Toomey logged a solid shuttle run and notched 100 points on the jerk with 18 reps. That was enough to vault her into third overall. With the Men, Adler fared alright on the shuttle run, but an impressive 19 reps on the jerk gave him his respective 100 points. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Day Two Team Overall Leaderboard 

1. CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue — 367 points
2. CrossFit Mayhem Freedom — 361 points
3. CrossFit Invictus — 355 points
4. CrossFit Reykjavík —292 points
5. CrossFit Selwyn —283 points

Day Two Adaptive Leaderboard 

Day Two of the Individual Games opened the contest for the Adaptive division. Here’s where the leaderboard stands after a day of this portion of the competition. 

Upper Extremity — Women

1. Camille Vigneault — 275 points
2. Christina Mazzullo — 230 points
3. Anne-Laure Coutenceau — 170 points
4. Elizabeth Bride — 105 points
5. Eileen Quinn — 85 points

Upper Extremity — Men

1. Casey Acree — 300 points
2. Josue Maldonado — 225 points
3. Samuel Pera — 125 points
4. Alexi Fiorucci — 105 points
5. Xabier Osa Mendes — 85 points

Lower Extremity — Women

1. Valerie Cohen — 300 points
2. Amy Bream — 185 points
3. Natalie Rovirosa — 165 points
4. Molly Moore — 145 points

Lower Extremity — Men

1. Charles Pienaar — 190 points
2. Elliot Young — 190 points
3. Rogan Dean — 185 points
4. Ole Kristian Antonsen — 145 points
5. Luke Reeson — 130 points

Neuromuscular — Women

1. Morgan Johnson — 275 points
2. Alyssa Kobela— 230 points
3. Lauren Taylor — 145 points
4. Letchen du Plessis— 105 points
5. Leila Ives — 85 points

Neuromuscular — Men

1. Brett Horchar — 275 points
2. Jeremie Perera — 185 points
3. Kevin Maijer — 150 points
4. Benjamin Fallon — 145 points
5. Bart Walsh — 85 points

Day Two Age Group Leaderboard

Likewise, the Age Group Divisions also began on Thursday, August 4. Here’s where these athletes stand as the contest turns the page to Friday, August 5. 

14-15 — Girls

1. Lucy McGonigle — 240 points
2. Rylee Beebe — 230 points
3. Caroline Sabatini — 210 points

14-15 — Boys

1. RJ Mestre — 290 points
2. Yousef Diab — 250 points
3. Tal Simson — 250 points

16-17 — Girls

1. Olivia Kerstetter — 260 points
2. Sophia Shaft — 210 points
3. Trista Smith — 210 points

16-17 — Boys

1. Johan Roberts — 230 points
2. Caleb McClure — 220 points
3. Ty Jenkins — 210 points

35-39 — Women

1. Aneta Tuker  — 250 points
2. Chyno Cho — 230 points
3. Christelle El Debs — 220 points

35-39 — Men

1. Rogelio Gamboa — 220 points
2. Nick Roberts — 210 points
3. Josh Marunde — 200 points

40-44 — Women

1. Kelly Friel — 260 points
2. Jenn Ryan — 260 points
3. Rebecca Voigt Miler — 240 points

40-44 — Men

1. Rudolph Berger — 250 points
2. Alexandre Jolivet — 230 points
3. Michael Laverriere — 220 points 

45-49 — Women

1. Merituuli Kallio — 210 points
2. Marina Novelli  — 200 points
3. Ali Crawford — 190 points

45-49 — Men

1. Mike Kern — 270 points
2. Vlad Liashkevich — 270 points
3. Jason Grubb — 260 points

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