Dubai CrossFit Championship – Último Dia – Fraser, Briggs e Invictus carimbam o bilhete para os CrossFit Games 2019

Os CrossFit Games 2019 têm os primeiros atletas confirmados: Samantha Briggs, Mathew Fraser e CrossFit Invictus, pois são os campeões do Dubai CrossFit Championship.

Categoria Feminina

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Experience and grit counts! Samantha Briggs came off a season plagued by injury and surgery. And yet here she is, standing atop a field of elite women significantly younger than her. With 7 event finishes in the top 3, including event wins on 2 of the final 3 events, she has proven that she still has the capacity to not just compete, but to dominate events at the highest level. Samantha battled next to her friend and training partner Jamie Greene all weekend. Lined up next to each other in the last event, the two women propelled themselves toward the finish, with Sam being the only woman to complete Event 10. What a race to close out a contest that went back and forth between the two fierce competitors all weekend long. Welcome back to the individual competition at the 2019 CrossFit Games Sam Briggs! We are excited to announce you as the woman who has earned the qualifying spot from the2018 Dubai CrossFit®️ Championship! 📷: @ckdesigns_sa @bicepslikebriggs @jgreenewod #dubaicrossfitchampionship #crossfitgames #crossfit

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Semelhante aos CrossFit Games nos últimos anos, a competição feminina forneceu a maior parte do drama e emoção da plateia com “the Engine from England”, Samantha Briggs aproveitou o momento no evento final, vencendo Jamie Greene, Karin Frey e Sara Sigmundsdottir numa final de o vencedor ganha tudo, pois as quatro atletas que estavam no evento final estavam separadas por apenas 7 pontos.

Um ano depois de competir na divisão de Masters nos CrossFit Games 2018 e de se submeter a uma cirurgia no cotovelo, Briggs tem a distinção de ser a primeira atleta individual a ser qualificada neste novo processo de qualificação através de eventos sancionados.

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Having established himself as the dominant CrossFit athlete by winning the past 3 CrossFit Games, Mat Fraser came to Dubai with the laser focus of a fighter before a match. Arriving a week before the competition, Mat kept his schedule of training and recovery and his eyes on the prize. In Dubai, that prize is big. Really big. With $30,000 on the line in the last workout alone, and over $700,000 in total cash prizes available, the rewards for traveling to the United Arab Emirates are obvious. But it's not just about money- winning this very first official CrossFit Sanctional means Mat has clinched a spot at the 2019 CrossFit Games, which is nearly 8 months away. Mat's performance at the 2018 Dubai CrossFit Championship was nothing short of remarkable. 6 (7) 1st place finishes, 1 2nd-place, an 8th- and a 9th-place finish helped him sit pretty walking into the last Event, 102 points over the next competitor. What's always interesting about watching Mat compete is that although we as spectators often take it for granted that he will win, Mat himself doesn't approach anything as a given. He has a plan, he focuses on his task and on his competition (without being distracted by them) and he executes each workout with exacting determination. Congratulations, Mat on securing your ticket to the 2019 Crossfit Games by winning first place here at the 2018 Dubai CrossFit®️ Championship! 📷: @ckdesigns_sa @mathewfras #dubaicrossfitchampionship #crossfitgames #crossfit

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Um novo ano e um novo sistema de qualificação produziram o mesmo resultado para aquele que é 3 vezes o Fittest Man on Earth. Fraser colocou um ponto de exclamação numa vitória com uma margem superior a 100 pontos sobre o segundo qualificado, abrindo caminho para a linha de chegada como o único atleta masculino a terminar o evento final. Fraser venceu 7 dos 10 eventos da competição, incluindo uma performance perfeita de quatro vitórias no último dia. Com isto qualificou-se para os CrossFit Games 2019, onde espera conseguir o seu quarto título de Fittest Man on Earth.

“É um grande alívio ao saber que isso está fora do caminho e que agora me posso concentrar no que me preciso focar”, disse Fraser. “Vou treinar com Tia Toomey para Wodapalooza e, em seguida, espero viajar e divertir-me com a família.”

“Sim, irei participar noutros eventos, mas não tenho 100% de certeza quais deles”, disse Fraser.

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For the 11th straight year CrossFit Invictus is sending a team to the CrossFit Games. Lauren Fisher, Rasmus Andersen, Regan Huckaby, and Tommy Vinas, each with previous Individual Games experience, took control of this competition early on winning both events on Day 1, and they never looked back! The new superteam format allowed these four athletes to join forces onto a truly super team. With three event wins, three 2nd-place finishes, and a third place finish, their win here in Dubai was well-earned. Congratulations CrossFit Invictus on being the first team to lock up a trip to Madison for the 2019 CrossFit Games by winning the Team competition of the 2018 Dubai CrossFit®️ Championship! 📷: @ckdesigns_sa @laurenfisher @rasmuswandersen @reganhuckaby @tommyvinas_ #dubaicrossfitchampionship #crossfitgames #crossfit

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No que diz respeito às Equipas, foi um nome familiar, Invictus, que alcançou o primeiro lugar para conquistar a 11ª presença consecutiva nos CrossFit Games. A equipa de Rasmus Andersen, Tommy Vinas, Regan Huckaby e Lauren Fisher foram simplesmente dominantes. Depois de ganhar o evento de abertura da semana, eles nunca mais voltaram atrás liderando a competição até ao fim.

“Acho que há muitas perguntas que ainda precisam ser respondidas”, disse CJ Martin, treinador da Invictus, em referência à temporada de 2019. “Então, nós qualificamos uma equipa. Terão de ser estes quatro (atletas)? Se não forem estes quatro, qual será a equipa? Resta-nos esperar para vermos o livro de regras oficial.”

O primeiro evento sancionado do novo sistema de qualificação dos CrossFit Games está oficialmente nos livros, Invictus, Samantha Briggs e Mat Fraser têm agora 8 meses pela frente para se prepararem para os CrossFit Games 2019 a decorrer em Agosto em Madison, EUA.

O próximo evento sancionado será o Wodapalooza CrossFit Festival irá decorrer do dia 17 a 20 de Janeiro de 20019 em Miami, EUA

EVENTO 7 – Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium

Para tempo (9 minutos feminino/8 minutos masculino)

9 Rope climbs
40m Handstand Walk
6 Rope climbs
40m Handstand Walk
3 Rope climbs
40m Handstand Walk

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Event 7 “Monkey Business” 9 Rope climbs 40m Handstand Walk 6 Rope climbs 40m Handstand Walk 3 Rope climbs 40m Handstand Walk @meni_sammy @Keaton Mendoza 📷: @ckdesigns_sa #dubaicrossfitchampionship #crossfitgames #crossfit

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