Does the CrossFit video review process work?

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• Yesterday, the total number of penalties awarded in the individual quarter-finals exceeded 600, which begs the question: Is this video review process working?

• With all the interest in video judging, we decided to take a quick look at some of the important, consequential and even ridiculous moments in the history of CrossFit’s controversial review process.

• Mary Harrison, 63, who is recovering from a hip replacement, just competed in the quarterfinals, showing the power of CrossFit as we age.

“I tell people all the time that CrossFit saved my life. It makes me feel younger and healthier than I have in forever. It really makes you feel strong.” – Mary Harrison, 63 years old, reached the quarter-finals for the first time, talks about the impact of CrossFit on her life

Throughout a tumultuous and, for some, heartbreaking week, the leaderboards for the 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals have continued to shift as more and more athletes have been subjected to minor and major penalties.

• This development comes to mind Penalties imposed in 2023 in the V-sit (individual test 4), where 200 athletes’ results were changed after the fact. This system isn’t new at all — since the early days of the Open, video reviews have changed scores, dashed hopes, and changed the landscape of the sport’s leaderboards after these practices were over.

As of Sunday, April 28, CrossFit has implemented 599 total penalties, with more going into effect through Monday. The list of former semi-finalists and Games athletes who are no longer eligible for the next stage of competition due to scoring changes is long and full of well-known names.

Some barely fell below the cut line, while others fell well below it due to “significant” penalties.

One of the names on this list is Camilla Salomonsson Hellman, a four-time CrossFit Games athlete from Sweden.

the details: On the morning of April 25, Hillman’s coach called her and asked if she had received any correspondence from CrossFit, as he noticed her grades had been revised. While she was asleep, she moved from 13th in the European zone to 80th, knocking her out of a semi-final spot.

• “It’s been on my mind since (Thursday) morning.” Hillman says Morning Chalk Up. “My coach saw that I received a big penalty in the first practice. We watched the video, and we could not guess what it could be.”

• “I started my (Thursday) morning feeling shy “And I don’t know why, or what I should be ashamed of,” Hellman says.

After speaking to her coach, Hillman checked her email and found a message from CrossFit informing her of the punishment. The email explained that her score had been adjusted because she had representatives on the fund steps that did not meet the standards.

The email provided instructions on how to appeal the decision, which included filling out a Google Doc. Hellman did so, asking them to take a closer look, asking them exactly how many actors had failed to meet the standard, hoping to finally get an answer as to why her punishment was considered “significant.”

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Leaderboards for the 2024 CrossFit Games quarterfinals (Officialeffective 7 p.m. PT, April 29, 2024)

• Eastern North America
  1. Jeffrey Adler (19) | Alexis Raptis (22)
  2. Roman Khrenkov (29) | Emma Lawson (24)
  3. Austin Hatfield (40) | Danielle Brandon (44)
  4. Jason Hooper (41) | Erica Vuolo (56)
  5. Dallin Bieber (53) | Haley Adams (69)

• Western North America
  1. Justin Medeiros (35) | Alex Ghazan (22)
  2. Brandon Lockett (42) | Abigail Dommett (29)
  3. Samuel Quandt (44) | Emily Rolfe (32)
  4. Cole Grieshaber (49) | Ariel Lewin (36)
  5. Zachariah Bonten (50) | Rebecca Fusilier (67)

• Europe
  1. John Koski (24) | Gabriela Megala (21)
  2. Victor Hoover (47) | Laura Horvath (38)
  3. Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson (56) | Manon Angones (52)
  4. Moritz Vibig (74) | Emma Tull (55)
  5. Aniol Ekai (81) | Emma McQuaid (57)

• Oceania
  1. Ricky Jarrard (11) | Madeleine Sturt (12)
  2. Jay Crouch (11) | Grace Walton (18)
  3. Baylee Martin (24) | Katelyn van Zyl (20)
  4. Ben Fowler (40) | Daisy Macdonald (46)
  5. Zach Thomas (62) | Erika Palesti (53)

• Asia
  1. Ivan Kukartsev (21) | Kaya magic (12)
  2. Mortada Sadaqat (44) | Seungyeon Choi (20)
  3. Born to a hired worker (67) | Down Jung (21)
  4. Seungjoong Kim (76) | Evie Hollis (24)
  5. Ilyas Kuliyev (78) | Anastasia Dodonova (27)

• south america
  1. Augustin Richelm (22) | Victoria Campos (28)
  2. Joao Pedro Barcelos (28) | Emily Andrade (54)
  3. Bruno Marins (30) | Gabriella Locke (76)
  4. Guilherme Malheiros (55) | Luisa Marquez (85)
  5. Juan Ignacio Sforzini (84) | Lillian Nagao (94)

• Africa
  1. Kellan Henry (10) | Christina Levaditakis (14)
  2. Rowan Duvenage (17) | Gemma Rader (17)
  3. Callum Dibble (34) | Dina Swift (27)
  4. Darren Zurnamer (38) | Gilmarie Reineke (37)
  5. Michael Van Tonder (40) | Reagan Finkel (48)

• reminder: The top 40 men and women will advance to the semi-finals in each region. For complete age group leaderboards, visit the CrossFit Games website.

• Watch full coverage of the quarterfinals from Morning Chalk Up Learn all the details about qualifying for the next stage of the 2024 CrossFit Games season.

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🧑‍⚖️👩‍⚖️ Fitness Judges Association Statement: The Association of Fitness Judges issued a statement following the adjustments to the result of the individual exercise in Quarterfinal No. 1. Many of the athletes who were subjected to severe penalties used judges from the organization.

• From the statement: “In this quarter-final, the AFC was brought in to assist a number of training camps and individual athletes with their training. We had their trust, faith and trust.”

• “CrossFit Video Review Team We were looking for very strict standards that we couldn’t produce every time. Since the end of the first wave of sanctions, we have been in contact with the various athletes and training camps affected to provide advice and consultation on how to move forward.

IQF Exercise 1 by Pat Fellner: After receiving a major penalty for his “Individual Quarterfinal Workout 1” video, the second best man on Earth, Pat Fellner posted his full video on YouTube. Vellner’s original score was 252 reps, but after a CrossFit penalty for not extending his knees and hips at the top of the box steps, his score was revised to 202 reps. Check out the video now.

Madrid Championship x 2: There will be two editions of the Madrid Championship in 2024. First, the MAD Fitness Festival will take place from June 28-30 at the Quijote Arena in Ciudad Real, Spain, then the Mad Fittest Cup from November 22-24 at the Centro Deportivo Municipal. Galore, Madrid, Spain.

👑🏆 TYR Wodapalooza Latin American Cup expands: In 2024, the second annual TYR WZA LatAm Cup will feature 10 events in 10 countries, culminating in the final tournament at WZA Miami in January 2025.

🎟️ 🎟️ CrossFit Asia Semi-Finals: The Far East Throwdown, the semi-final of the 2024 CrossFit Asia Championships, will be held from May 17-19 at the BEXCO Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan, South Korea. Tickets are available now!

Isemi: Andrea Nessler — Games vet and two-time Games champion in the team division at Mayhem Freedom — talks about qualifying for the semifinals just six weeks after giving birth.