Garard, Sturt win Torian Pro as Games spots are claimed
Garard and Sturt survived a brutal Oceania cutline in Brisbane, with Justin Medeiros missing out and the women’s podium separated by just 21 points.
Ricky Garard and Maddie Sturt left Pat Rafter Arena with Games tickets in hand after the 2026 Torian Pro turned into a true Semifinal pressure cooker. In front of a packed Brisbane crowd, the men’s race tightened all weekend before Garard closed it out with 655 points, Jay Crouch finished second on 643, and Bayley Martin claimed the final qualifying spot with 604. On the women’s side, Sturt topped the field with 607 points, Ellie Turner was right behind on 601, and Kyra Milligan secured third on 586.
The men’s standings told the story of a weekend where consistency beat flash. Garard did not need a runaway event win to control the leaderboard, instead stacking top-five finishes and refusing to drift into trouble. Crouch was every bit in the fight, but an 11th-place finish in Event 2 proved costly in a field this tight. Martin’s climb into third was one of the clearest momentum swings of the competition, especially because he beat Justin Medeiros when qualification was on the line. Medeiros made the trip to Australia specifically to chase a Games berth, but finished fourth with 574 points and walked away short of the mark.
The women’s podium was even tighter at the top, and the numbers make it plain how little separated the qualifiers from the rest of the field. Sturt and Turner separated themselves from the pack, then spent the weekend trading pressure in a race decided by only six points between first and second. Milligan’s push into third kept a major Games contender alive and made sure the final qualifier spot came down to the sort of tiny margins that define Semifinals. In a weekend where every rep mattered, there was no room for a late slip.
Torian also distributed more than individual tickets. Three teams advanced to the Games, and CrossFit’s official tally added 27 Masters qualifiers to the mix, making the event one of the biggest ticket-handouts of the season. But the clearest takeaway was simpler: in Oceania, the finals are getting less forgiving, not more. Garard and Sturt handled the heat, Martin and Milligan seized their moment, and Medeiros learned that one weak event can erase an entire trip.
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