2020 CrossFit Games Finals: Swim n' Stuff

[josephmetalman]

@pritisha He’s not programming the games. Total rumor.

 

[holly957]

@jonjones229 This is a cool event.

 

[wvchristian]

@holly957 You spelled “lame” wrong.

 

[abfarn]

@wvchristian Calling something lame while using the “you spelled X wrong” format.

 

[lutheranguy123]

@jonjones229 Did anyone see Frasers judge give him a no rep on the 3rd round of GHDs then suddenly change her mind and let him move on to the slam ball? What was that? The announcers didn't even mention it. Go to 17:44 of the video to see what I'm talking about

 

[dawn16]

@jonjones229 Not a single ball slam was done.

 

[felicitas]

@dawn16 According to the event's standards they did ball slams.

 

[wvchristian]

@jonjones229 Ball slam? This is ridiculous. Nothing is being slammed.

 

[anneka]

@wvchristian It’s a ball ground to overhead

 

[wvchristian]

@anneka

Per Crossfit standards

 

[zermel]

@jonjones229 Wow Tia in the water looks like she could make the Olympics for the swim - MASSIVE gap between her and everyone else.

Fun event to watch.

 

[primrosehill]

@zermel Australians and swimming, man. Practically born in the water

 

[ablitive]

@jonjones229 Mat not “slamming” the ball. Little sus to me

 

[anneka]

@ablitive It’s basically ball ground to overhead

 

[dawn16]

@anneka The standards are probably just that: move the ball from ground to overhead.

Yeah, normally, that would be “cheating“ a ball slam but if that’s the rules then good for Mat taking advantage of them.

 

[wvchristian]

@dawn16 Perhaps Castro and team forgot to watch this video.

 

[bertile]

@ablitive Also a little suss that he got no repped on the 3rd round of GHDs with two to go but the judge let him go...?

 

[teevee]

@bertile Someone clarified this up thread. He swung is feet out and it looked like he wasn't going to complete the rep. His judge started to call no rep but then he did complete it so he was waved on.

 

[josephmetalman]

@jonjones229 I liked this event. But I feel like the format will be used in the future with some tweaks.

 

[dawn16]

@josephmetalman This may have been my favorite. The intervals add a lot of drama.