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Ben Smith’s Online Semifinal scores would have been good for 52nd worldwide.

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Less than 5 hours until we find out who unofficially qualified for the CrossFit Games.

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What would the final leaderboard of Online Semifinals have to look like to say, “the right people didn’t qualify”?

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How are Online Team Semifinals going?

(I haven’t heard about judges not taking the Advanced Judges Course on time like the Age Groupers)

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It is hard enough to run a CrossFit Semifinal competition with experienced organizers.

Moving to a Semifinal model where CrossFit affiliates with inexperienced organizers host a competition to qualify athletes/teams to the Games is not the solution.

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What happens if the athletes at the Enhanced Games don’t break a world record?

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Livestream views this past weekend:

Copa Sur: 726,000
WFP: 481,000
Far East: 113,000
Magic City: not reported (FloElite)

For reference, Mayhem Classic has accrued 697,000 views when counting Event 1 post-production videos.

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I still don’t like the lighting of the WFP live stream on the max lift.

The rest of the events appeared to be better this weekend though.

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Miley Wade and Benjamin Reyes are the first two rookies to qualify for the 2026 CrossFit Games.

Both qualified via Copa Sur.

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Nico Bedon suffered a dislocated elbow while snatching at the Far East Throwdown.

Will undergo MRI tomorrow to check for ligament damage.

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30 days.

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At least the WFP won’t be behind a paywall.

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@artiewoo They just added it within the past few hours.

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Would you pay $29.99 to watch the Legends Championship?

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https://t.co/oGMTOAStRb

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Event 6 is still a mystery.

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What does XENOM and Legends Championship have in common?

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Interesting stat:

Top 6 men at Mayhem Classic were also the top six highest ranked in Quarterfinals.

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Victor Hoffer qualified for the CrossFit Games because he got hurt at WFP Mesa in August.

He spent the last 8 months rehabbing and training, not preparing for multiple competitions over that time.

Hoffer was sharpening his blade when everyone else was cutting with it.

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