CrossFit fans were offered an early vacation in the form of the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship. Forty elite fitness athletes from around the world gathered in the United Arab Emirates on the weekend of December 17-18, 2021 to do their best in the hope that they will be on the podium at one of the sport’s largest international competitions. rice field.
By the end of the last day of the competition Roman Khrennikov and Laura Horvath win in their respective divisions.. Lazar Jukitch and Ricky Gerard conclude the top three on the men’s side. Christine Holte and Gabriella Migawa took silver and bronze for women, respectively. According to the event announcer, this was Holte’s last private tournament. The entire contest was streamed on the DCC and CrossFit Games YouTube channels.
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2021 Dubai CrossFit Game Championship Results
The final placement of both fields is as follows:
Men’s section
- Klenikov in Rome — 845 points
- Lazar Jukitch — 753 points
- Ricky Garrard — 744 points
- Jeffrey Adler — 705 points
- Willy Georges — 653 points
- Henrik Haapalainen — 647 points
- Giorgos Carabis — 640 points
- Elliott Simmons — 636 points
- Luka Đukić —617 points
- Simon Mäntylä — 609 points
- Alex Kotoulas — 586 points
- Tola Morakinyo — 584 points
- André Houdet— 577 points
- Sam Stewart — 576 points
- Moritz Fiebig — 573 points
- Bronislaw Olenkowicz — 567 points
- Fabien Beneito Selles — 539 points
- Mohamed El Homme — 537 points
- Mahmood Sharan — 533 points
- Uldis Upenieks — Withdrawal
Women’s division
- Laura Horvath — 783 points
- Christine Holte — 750 points
- Gabriela Migała— 723 points
- Samantha Briggs — 706 points
- Jacqueline Dahlstrøm— 704 points
- Andrea Nisler — 691 points
- Sara Sigmunds dóttir — 690 points
- Emily Rolf — 665 points
- Emma Lawson — 653 points
- Thuri Helgadottir — 618 points
- Mikaela Norman — 607 points
- Rebecka Vitesson — 596 points
- Manon Angonese — 582 points
- Martine Solheim — 534 points
- Julie Hougard — 531 points
- Evie Hollis — 527 points
- Eik Gylfadottir — 525 points
- Christina Agerbeck — 503 points
- Emma Cary — Withdrawal
- Karin Frey — Withdrawal
Frosty stay
Believe it or not The first event in Dubai was snow.. Athletes started at Ski Dubai, an indoor ski resort. The mission was to run 500 meters at the ski resort and 400 meters up and down the hill.
The time cap was 16 minutes for men and 17 minutes for women. Ricky Gerard, who returned to sports after four years of cessation of doping, decided to win the boys at 14:59. Khrennikov came in second in 7 seconds. Đukić came in third with a time of 15:19.
On the women’s side, 2013 CrossFit Games champion Sam Briggs declared victory with a time of 16:47. Briggs beat Mikaela Norman for a second. Third place went to Migara at 16:59.
Event 1B
Event 1B was held at the same location as Event 1A. Teaching was easy, but very difficult to implement. The athlete had to wear a tactical vest and run up a 700 meter slope. The men’s vest was £ 20 and the women’s vest was £ 14.
Gerald claimed another victory at 3:05. Khrennikov won the silver medal in two consecutive events at 3:24. Willie Georges of France finished in 3rd place 3 seconds later.
Holte won the women’s event and finished the run at 1:57. Horvath came in second after two seconds. Bronze Spot went to Daesung, who completed the course two seconds after Holbus.
take down
The lift-off was held at the Dubai Tennis Center. It featured athletes who established their greatest cleanliness and jerk. Five men were able to complete a lift of 165 kilograms (363.8 pounds). These men had a lift-off within the lift-off to break the three-way tie. Both Tola Morakinyo and Bronislaw Olenkowicz were able to lift 160 kilograms (352.8 pounds), both scoring first place points. Third place went to Jeffrey Adler, who was the largest at 155 kilograms (341.8 pounds).
The winner of the women’s event was Manon Angonese, thanks to a successful lift of 115 kilograms (253.6 pounds). Migala and Horvath closed the top three by spending 110 kilograms (242 pounds) overhead. Migara won the tiebreaker and took second place on the leaderboard.
Event 3
The athlete stayed at the tennis stadium for Event 3. This was a durability challenge to say the least. Below is a list of exercises and personnel requirements.
- 50 calories line
- 40A jump with weight vest (£ 20 / £ 14)
- 30 sandbag wash (150 lbs / 100 lbs)
- 20 bar muscle up
- 10 Paralet Handstand Push-ups
- 20 bar muscle up
- 30 sandbag wash (150 lbs / 100 lbs)
- 40A jump with weight vest (£ 20 / £ 14)
- 50 calories line
Time cap: 25 minutes
Lazar Jukitch was the only man to complete this entire training in less than 20 minutes. His 19:53 result gave him first place points. With a 20:44 effort, Khrennikov came in second in the competition for the third time. The finish in 3rd place was Adler, who came 10 seconds after Khrennikov.
Briggs won his second personal event in the contest, thanks to being the only female in less than 20 minutes. Her time was 19:51. Horvath came second in almost a minute. Holte took third place at 21:51.
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Event 4
This was an exclusion event with a bike erg, a handstand walk, and an overhead squat.
Repeated 4 rounds of truncating the field (10, 10 | 8, 8 | 6, 6 | 8 | 4)
- 20 calorie bicycle erg
- 15 meters uninterrupted handstand walking
- 10 squats (85 kg / 60 kg)
Time cap: 3 minutes
The overall champion has won this event in their respective fields. Khrennikov won the first event of the weekend here, with Jorgos Carabis and Lazar Jukitch closing the top three. The female winner was Horvath and the second was Andrea Nisler. Third place was claimed by Migała.
Event 5
The fifth event in Dubai is a combination of muscle ups and thrusters.
2-4-6-8-10 Person in charge:
- Ring muscle up
- Thruster (60 kg / 40 kg)
Time cap: 10 minutes
Karavis and Garard completed the session in a dramatic way without any problems with this event. Karavis won in two tenths of a second. Khrennikov finished third in 4 minutes and 8 seconds.
Jacqueline Dahlstrøm won the women’s victory as the only rival in less than five minutes. Holte finished second in five minutes. The third slot went to Emma Lawson, which ended after 1 second.
Athletes’ Choice — Part A and B
The sixth event revealed a considerable twist. The organizer randomly selected Andrea Nisler and Mahmod Shalan to select the following two workouts to be performed. Both athletes chose to take a community approach and consulted with other athletes before making the final decision. The trainings they agreed to are:
Part A
21-15-9:
- Calorie echo bike
- From toe to bar
Time cap: 6 minutes. Take a 1-minute break before Part B.
Part B
21-15-9:
- Calorie line
- Burpee facing the burpee
Time cap: 6 minutes
Henrik Haapalainen won thanks to the 2:54 time. 2nd and 3rd place were Lazar Dukitsch and Khrennikov, respectively, both arriving within 10 seconds from Harparainen.
On the women’s side, Emily Rolf set the flag first, thanks to the finish in just over four minutes. Nisler and Horvath closed the podium at the event, with Nisler in second place in two-tenths of a second.
Part B needed a boat and a burpee. At 5:03, Briggs won another event. Holte finished one second behind the British fitness legend. Emma Lawson of Canada concludes the top three.
Men also did serious work in a short time. Khrennikov attended the second event of the weekend, thanks to the effort of 4:10. Simon Mantilla came in second after two seconds, the best result for him. Alex Kotoulas finished at 4:22 and finished third.
Event 7
The contest was lively with course events featuring rope climbing, jerk, deadlift and lunge.
- Nine rope climbing
- 15 jerk (100 kg / 70 kg)
- 21 dumbbell deadlift (pound 90/60)
- Rush to end
Time cap: 8 minutes
Khrennikov won first place in Event 7. His 3:30 time was more than 20 seconds longer than his second-place finisher, Garrard. Lazar Jukitch has completed the top three.
Migawa won the final event at 3:44 and finished the tournament. However, Horvath came in second after four seconds, ending her overall victory. Sara Sigmunds dóttir finished third with a time of 4:23.
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