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Road to the Games spotlights high-stakes Copa Sur and Legends Championship

Copa Sur and Legends Championship turned the final Semifinal squeeze into a qualification chess match, with Greer, Souza, Sprague, and Pepper chasing the last Games tickets.

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Army officer leads U.S. military CrossFit team in South Africa

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CrossFit podcast links high-intensity training to slower aging

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CrossFit Games team field nears lock after semifinals leaderboard review

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Team Online Semifinals judging draws heavy scrutiny, leaderboard faces review

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CrossFit Games adds free fan workouts outside SAP Center in San Jose

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Ben Fowler, Hannah Black dominate Rebel Renegade Games amid team controversy

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Tasmanian athlete with metal knee wins 70-plus Masters Games spot

Darryl Freestone, 70, won the only men’s 70-plus Torian Pro spot in Brisbane, sending the Richmond, Tasmania athlete with a metal knee to the Masters Games.

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Army officer leads U.S. military CrossFit team in South Africa

Marie Docken’s fifth-place finish in Johannesburg left the U.S. Army Warrior Fitness Team four spots short of the Games, but the mission behind it is bigger than the podium.

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CrossFit brings back the Hopper for 2026 Games opening ceremonies

The Hopper is back in San Jose, and CrossFit is using its oldest symbol to frame a 20th-anniversary Games built on the unknown.

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CrossFit podcast links high-intensity training to slower aging

CrossFit’s June 16 podcast argued that epigenetics, not just fitness, may explain slower aging, with Jose Ostaiza citing telomeres, mitochondria and inflammation.

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Online Semifinals leaderboard takes shape as final Games spots await review

Colten Mertens led the men, but the last Games spots can still flip through review, appeals and roll-downs before final invites are sent.

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CrossFit names Ramp as first corporate card and expense partner

Ramp’s new role could trim affiliate admin and push more dollars toward coaching, programming and athlete development. CrossFit said it was the first deal of its kind.

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CrossFit programming is built to make athletes harder to break

CrossFit’s programming is designed to force adaptation, not comfort. Hendel’s case for one-workout days and smart stress now points straight at San Jose.

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Brazil’s Suziney Silva wins Latam Masters, earns 2026 CrossFit Games berth

Suziney Silva turned a Medellín title into a San Jose ticket, clinching a 2026 Masters Games berth and backing it with a Men 55-59 resume built for contention.

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17-year-old Hannah Granger earns CrossFit Games berth after breakout run

Hannah Granger went from 20th in the quarterfinals to 8th in semifinals, then added a fourth in Brisbane to book her San Jose berth.

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Team Online Semifinals leaderboard opens review before CrossFit Games cutoff

The Team Online Semifinals leaderboard is up, but every bubble spot is still under review as judges check videos before the top-seven Games cutline is final.

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Rylan Kirby jumps from 133rd to CrossFit Open champion

From 133rd worldwide to No. 1 in the Boys 16-17 Open, Rylan Kirby’s leap shows how one season of cleaner work can rewrite a CrossFit career.

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NorCal Classic sends two elite winners to CrossFit Games qualifier

Two elite winners in Sacramento will punch their tickets to San Jose, with more than 900 athletes chasing $162,000 across a three-day NorCal Classic.

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Legends Championship awards 32 CrossFit Games invites in Del Mar

Dallin Pepper, Olivia Kerstetter, James Sprague and Abigail Domit claimed the four individual tickets, while 28 masters invites went out across Del Mar.

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Three Semifinals add 20 Games qualifiers for San Jose

Saxon Panchik, Haley Adams and Alex Gazan punched tickets in a 20-qualifier surge that left the final June races with plenty still to settle.

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Garard, Sturt win tight Torian Pro battles as Oceania drama peaks

Ricky Garard edged Jay Crouch by 12 points and Madeline Sturt won by six, turning Torian Pro into a brutal test of Oceania depth.

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Six individuals, two teams, 28 masters qualify for 2026 Games

A global qualifying weekend sent six individuals, two teams and 28 masters to San Jose, with Siria Meha, Anikha Greer and Miley Wade among the biggest names.

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Brooke Wells releases documentary on final CrossFit Games season

Brooke Wells turned her final Games run into a documentary, tracing the injuries, comeback and family support that defined a decade on CrossFit’s biggest stage.

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CrossFit releases five team online semifinals workouts for Games berth race

Five workouts, four days, one last shot: teams have from June 4 to June 8 at noon PT to lock in a 2026 Games berth in San Jose.

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CrossFit Games final returns to San Jose with 10,000 fans expected

San Jose gets the 20th CrossFit Games with 30 men, 30 women and 20 teams, plus more than 10,000 fans expected for a three-day title race.

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Mertens leads tight CrossFit men’s leaderboard after Open tests

Colten Mertens sat on top with 9 points, and the men’s race stayed packed behind him as the Open fed straight into Quarterfinal pressure.

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Practical beginner’s guide to starting CrossFit safely and consistently

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CrossFit Games team field nears lock after semifinals leaderboard review

CrossFit Body Blueprint led the unofficial team board as video review kept the final seven Games spots unsettled. Solidarity CrossFit Basecamp was the only leader with more good than needs-review votes.

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French Throwdown becomes first international 2026 CrossFit Semifinal outside US

Six workouts now define the clearest path to Paris, where 40 men and 40 women will fight for three Games spots apiece at the first in-person 2026 Semifinal outside the U.S.

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CrossFit stars face do-or-die test in Online Semifinals

Justin Medeiros, Pat Vellner and Arielle Loewen enter the Online Semifinals with one shot left at San Jose. Colten Mertens looks safest after leading the men’s online board.

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Ben Fowler, Hannah Black dominate Rebel Renegade Games amid team controversy

Ben Fowler never finished lower than fourth, Hannah Black topped a deep field, and a disputed team call kept Rebel Renegade in the spotlight.

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Three CrossFit Semifinals and WFP collide in packed weekend of qualifiers

Three Semifinals and a London Pro stop hit the same stretch, but only the CrossFit events changed Games and Masters cutlines. Busan, Brazil and Birmingham decide the real math.

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CrossFit 2026 Games start Wednesday with Bay Area venues expanded

CrossFit’s Games now open Wednesday, July 22, with offsite tests across the Bay Area before SAP Center gets the main weekend. A free downtown team kickoff on Thursday raises the stakes.

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Team Online Semifinals judging draws heavy scrutiny, leaderboard faces review

A 66 percent Needs Review rate across the top 31 teams turned the Team Online Semifinal into a fight over who truly earned a Games ticket, with Solidarity CrossFit Basecamp the lone top-seven outlier.

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Ben Smith crushes 2026 Online Semifinals workout before window opens

Ben Smith ripped through Workout 4 in 4:43 before the 2026 Online Semifinals opened, a reminder of why the veteran still hits hard.

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