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.
Colten Mertens sat atop the unofficial men’s board, but the bigger story in the Online Semifinals was not who won the weekend. It was who looked safe, who was surviving on a roll-down, and who still had a path if video review or an appeal changed the math. The June 11-15 qualifier is still subject to public review, CrossFit review and appeals before the final seven men and seven women are officially invited to the 2026 CrossFit Games.
On the men’s side, Brian Spin’s update put Pat Vellner seventh in the unofficial standings, keeping him alive in what he has already said is his final season. Gui Malheiros led the group in that update, while Colten Mertens, Justin Medeiros and Quinn Robinson were all inside the current line, with Robinson standing out as the lone rookie in the qualifying mix. CrossFit’s leaderboard page, still unofficial, showed Mertens first, Peter Ellis second, Jeffrey Adler third and Jonne Koski fourth, with Harry Lightfoot seventh, Medeiros 13th, Robinson 14th, Nate Ackermann 15th, William Leahy IV and Chris Ibarra tied for 16th, and Colin Bosshard 22nd. That is how tight the bubble is: Bill Leahy, Ackermann, Lightfoot, Bosshard, Ibarra, Jack Farlow and Jorge Fernandez were all sitting in the traffic jam around the cut line, where one penalty or one rejected score can reshape the field.
The women’s race has the same kind of pressure, with a roll-down scenario already in play. Alex Gazan had qualified through the Northern California Classic in Sacramento, which means Janie Cheverie would inherit that displaced spot if the current order holds. In the current unofficial picture, Alexis Raptis, Matilde Garnes, Arielle Loewen and Claudia Gluck were in qualification places, while Erica Folo and Jess Green were pushing for first Games berths. Just outside the line were Caroline Stanley, Rebecka Vitesson, Lexi Neely, Sydney Michalyshen, Grace Walton, Emily Rolfe and Fee Saghafi, all waiting on the same thing the men are waiting on: a clean review process and a leaderboard that survives scrutiny.
That tension is built into the format. CrossFit’s support materials say Online Semifinals scores had to be submitted on time, videos were required, late scores were not accepted, and blocked, private, edited or otherwise noncompliant clips could receive a zero. Significant public downvotes can trigger HQ review, and the rulebook says appeals are reviewed before final scoring decisions are sent by email. The stakes are sharpened by the bigger calendar, too: the 2026 CrossFit Games run July 24-26 at SAP Center in San Jose, California, and will mark the 20th anniversary of the Games. By the time the official rulings land, this field could look different in several places, and every adjustment may decide who gets one of the last tickets to San Jose.
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