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FloElite adds 2026 Masters CrossFit Games, expands paid event coverage

FloElite will carry the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games, turning another major age-group stage into a paid stream as CrossFit’s season shifts toward fragmented access.

Nina Kowalski2 min read
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FloElite adds 2026 Masters CrossFit Games, expands paid event coverage
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Masters fans now have another place to watch, and another subscription to weigh. FloElite added the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games by Legends to its lineup, with live coverage set for July 21-23, 2026, across desktop, mobile and TV apps.

That puts the age-group championship behind the same paywall as Legends Championship, Magic City Games and the NorCal Classic Semifinal, making the Masters event the fourth CrossFit competition this season on FloElite’s platform. For viewers who follow the age-group leaderboard as closely as the individual field, the change is immediate: live access now runs through a paid subscription, while archived footage stays in subscribers’ video libraries for the life of the membership.

The pricing sets the tone for how that access will work. FloElite’s subscription is listed at $29.99 per month or $149.88 annually, a cost that now sits alongside a CrossFit season that is spreading more of its most-watched events across separate distribution deals. The platform also appears to be reaching further into the season, with outreach to other Semifinal organizers suggesting the footprint could grow again.

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The timing matters because CrossFit has made 2026 its 20th Games season and returned the sport to San Jose for a packed championship week. The Masters CrossFit Games by Legends are scheduled for July 21-23 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, followed by the individual and team CrossFit Games from July 24-26 at the SAP Center. CrossFit says age-group and team divisions will have live Games-qualifying opportunities, while the Open sends the top 25% of individual and age-group athletes worldwide to Quarterfinals.

That raises the stakes for Masters coverage. CrossFit previously listed the division’s age bands as men and women 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64 and 65+, plus a 70+ trial division hosted at the Masters Games. In 2024, 440 masters athletes competed for titles, a number that shows how much of the sport now lives in these age-group lanes, not just on the men’s and women’s individual floor.

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FloElite’s return to CrossFit also carries a bit of history. The platform covered events in the 2016-2019 window, including Wodapalooza and the Granite Games, then faded from the sport until the current wave of independently produced events brought it back. Now, with San Jose set to host both the Masters and the main Games, the 2026 season is starting to look like a more segmented, premium viewing model, one where access follows the competition calendar as closely as the athletes do.

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