Day 2 of the 2024 Rogue Invitational was packed filled with motion at P&J Dwell in Aberdeen, Scotland.
- Saturday is historically generally known as “transferring day” as a result of jostling that takes place on the leaderboard and that was actually the case for a lot of athletes on the Rogue Invitational.
On the ladies’s facet, it regarded like Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr might run the desk for the entire competitors with one other occasion win to begin the day, constructing on her clear sweep on Day 1.
- With that win, she tied Laura Horvath for the Rogue document with 4 occasion wins in a row.
Gabi Migała entered the day simply 25 factors behind in second and 65 factors forward of third. However Horvath battled again, chopping into the lead with two occasion wins of her personal to cease the G.O.A.T.’s streak and to shut out the day in second, 55 factors again.
- Migała presently rounds out the highest three with the 2 previous champions, 105 factors forward of fourth place. She has regarded robust and poised all weekend. Sadly, nonetheless, she suffered an injury in Occasion 6: “The Duel IV” and needed to withdraw from the competitors.
Emma Tall was by far the most important mover of the day, leaping from fifteenth place to fourth, along with her finishes of seventh, fourth, and second.
For the lads, the highest three remained unchanged, however in second place, Ricky Garard lower 10 factors off of Jeff Adler’s lead, which is now at 40.
- Garard elevated his lead over third-place Dallin Pepper from 5 to 30 factors.
Right here’s the way it all performed out.
Occasion 4: Searching Haggis
Or, as Sean Woodland referred to as it: “Jackie’s evil monster cousin.”
This was an event we were excited to watch. It included a Rogue signature, the log muscle-up, which proved to be a separator.
Occasion 4: Searching Haggis
For time:
- 1000-meter row
- 30 thrusters, 135/95-pounds
- 30/20 log muscle ups
- 30 thrusters 135/95-pounds
- 1000-meter row
The Ladies
Alex Gazan was one of many solely girls to hyperlink log muscle-ups, hitting units of three to begin.
- She received the primary warmth and held on to fourth place within the occasion. Her robust Day 2 has moved her into sixth place total.
The log muscle-up is a novel motion that athletes have issue replicating in coaching, and most have solely executed it on this competitors.
Toomey-Orr stayed regular with single reps on her approach to her fourth occasion win in a row.
- “Information flash: Tia Toomey is winded,” Sean Woodland mentioned and joked that it was the primary time we’d seen her seem drained.
Horvath got here in second, over a minute behind Toomey-Orr. Arielle Loewen confirmed nice proficiency within the muscle-ups, propelling her to a third-place end. Gazan, from warmth one, and Maddie Sturt rounded out the highest 5.
The Males
Jeffrey Adler was the primary to the log, however Ricky Garard made it again to the thrusters forward. It was harking back to Occasion 1 and regarded like it will come right down to a dash to the end line once more. However Garard couldn’t be caught.
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- Dallin Pepper, nonetheless, snuck into second place forward of Adler with a blistering tempo on the ultimate row.
When requested what he favored in regards to the occasion, Garard replied, “Nothing however the log muscle-ups.”
Jay Crouch and Jonne Koski rounded out the highest 5.
Occasion 5: Devils Tail
“Satan’s Tail” featured a nasty couplet of two time-consuming actions: rope climbs and Cyr Bell satan’s presses.
Occasion 5: Satan’s Tail
For time:
- 3 rope climbs
- 21 single arm Cyr Bell satan press, 100/70-pounds
- 3 rope climbs
- 21 single arm Cyr Bell satan press, 100/70-pounds
- 3 rope climbs
The Ladies
This check of grip power and upper-body pulling favored Laura Horvath and the Hungarian star delivered, ending Toomey-Orr’s occasion win streak at 4.
It was Horvath’s eighth profession Rogue Invitational occasion win.
- “That is what Europe is like. The CrossFit neighborhood within the States ought to watch this as a result of we’re coming,” Horvath mentioned in her post-event interview.
“This exercise has my title written throughout it. So I simply needed to execute,” she concluded. She did simply that.
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Toomey-Orr completed 14 seconds behind in second place.
Migała, who had one rope climb remaining on the ultimate horn, positioned third. Emma Tall continued her climb up the leaderboard with a fourth-place end. Brooke Wells was the one different girl to finish the second set of satan’s presses, good for fifth within the occasion. Wells sits in eighth place after day two.
The Males
Jayson Hopper had a curler coaster day however referred to as his shot on Occasion 5.
He was tied with Dallin Pepper for third earlier than a Nineteenth-place end in Occasion 4 dropped him to ninth total.
He adopted it up with a convincing win in Occasion 5. He closed out the day in fifth place after a strong sixth-place end in occasion six.
- “I’ve been fuming within the again for the final two hours. I’m glad I wiped that clear,” Hopper mentioned after the occasion.
When requested in regards to the grip fatigue, “I don’t really feel something. My grip is elite,” Hopper responded with a smile.
Adler, who remained in first total, took second, simply 2 seconds behind Hopper. Ricky Garard, Brent Fikowski, and Dallin Pepper rounded out the highest, as these males have traded blows each occasion to this point within the competitors.
Price noting: The primary two occasions on Saturday featured a hefty variety of athletes being time-capped.
- Solely 5 girls and 6 males had been in a position to full “Searching Haggis.”
- Solely two girls and 6 males completed “Satan’s Tail.”
That implies that, in Occasions 4 and 5, 82.5 % of ladies and 70 % of males had been capped, in comparison with Day 1 when solely 15 % of ladies had been capped and 0 males.
Occasion 6: The Duel IV
Our want got here true. The Rogue organizers introduced again the fan-favorite, the tournament bracket-style event for the fourth time.
- The occasion was introduced solely an hour earlier than the athletes would take the ground, giving them little or no time to organize for a brand new problem.
Fortunately, the CrossFitters acquired an opportunity to see the Strongmen and Srongwomen sort out the “Energy Stairs” first.
- We now have seen variations of “The Duel” over the past three years make for a number of the most enjoyable races, and the most important hand grenades to the leaderboard.
Occasion 6: The Duel IV
Elimination event (5 rounds):
- 5 up-and-over bale
- 50-foot sled push
- 4 Energy Stair steps, 300/225-pounds
The Ladies
Final yr, Horvath gained 50 factors on Toomey-Orr in “The Duel III” and received your complete occasion by solely 10 factors. Horvath gained 35 factors in, transferring her into second and narrowing the hole to 55 factors.
Dani Speegle, who received “The Duel III” final yr, obtained a 10-second penalty that knocked her out within the first spherical.
- Gabi Migała suffered an damage in spherical three on the hay bale jumpovers. She is feared to have ruptured her Achilles tendon.
Horvath and Emma Tall improved their occasions every spherical, making it by way of to the finals. Horvath ran a flawless race to beat Tall for her second straight win.
Danielle Brandon used her velocity on the hay bale jump-overs to complete third, her finest occasion thus far. Dana Paran and Paige Semenza rounded out the highest 5.
Toomey-Orr bowed out within the quarterfinal spherical and completed in eighth place. Elimination-style occasions have seemingly been the one factor to sluggish her down in the previous few years.
- “The mentality is present up and run them down,” Horvath mentioned in her post-event interview.
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The Males
After Henrik Hapalainen was the second athlete to be injured on the hay bale jumpovers in the identical means, the organizers modified the occasion to incorporate burpees, which might put much less pressure on the strongest tendon within the physique – the Achilles.
Gui Malheiros used his explosiveness to propel himself to victory, bouncing off the bottom with super velocity. He edged out Brent Fikowski within the final to assert the win.
- This was Gui’s second victory in “The Duel” collection, having received the primary model again in 2021.
Each of the finalists had been interviewed after the occasion. When requested what his favourite Rogue Invitational reminiscence has been, Fikowski responded, “That was up there. However I’m going to make higher ones tomorrow.”
The Massive Image
Going into the ultimate day in Scotland, we have now our eyes skilled on a number of athletes.
Jeffrey Adler is the one particular person to be on the rostrum every of the final three years (third, third, second), and he appears decided to face on prime for the primary time. However it’s removed from over with 300 factors up for grabs tomorrow.
Brent Fikowski, making his ultimate competitors look, sits in fourth place, simply 10 factors behind Pepper for the ultimate podium spot. In his final eight competitions, together with The CrossFit Video games and final yr’s Rogue Invitational, the 33-year-old Fikowski has completed fourth place or higher – a completely unimaginable run for “The Professor.”
- He’s seeking to make strikes on his ultimate day as an expert CrossFit athlete.
Tia goes to be robust to catch, but when anybody can do it, it’s Laura Horvath. After two occasion wins in a row for Horvath, Kiki Dickson requested the defending Rogue champ, “How hungry are you?”
- Horvath responded, “You’ll see.”
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