2024 Semifinals - French Throwdown

[giftsigns]

European semifinal -

Day 1 -

(Chase Ingraham's Friday Kickoff Show)

Day 2 -

(full live stream)

Day 3 -

(full live stream)

Leaderboard - https://games.crossfit.com/leaderboard/semifinals/2024?semifinal=237&division=1&sort=0

10 men, 10 women and 8 team to qualify for the Games.

Individuals Events -​

Friday

Event 1 - 5 rounds for time of:

• 800-meter run
• 10 clean and jerks

Time cap: 30 minutes

Men: 185 pounds

Women: 125 pounds

Saturday

Event 2 - 5 rounds for time:

• 100 double-unders
• 20 toes-to-bar
• 10 front squats

Time cap: 18 minutes

Men: 225 pounds

Women: 155 pounds

Event 3 - 7 rounds for time:

• 10-calorie Echo bike
• 1 legless rope climb
• 10 box jump overs
• 1 legless rope climb

Time cap: 16 minutes

Men: 30-inch box, 15-foot rope

Women: 24-inch box, 15-foot rope

Sunday

Event 4 - For time:

• 400-meter row
• 96-foot handstand walk
• 600-meter row
• 120-foot handstand walk
• 800-meter row
• 72-foot handstand walk

Time cap: 13 minutes

Event 5 - For time:

• 10 squat snatches by 2:00
• 8 squat snatches by 4:00
• 6 squat snatches by 6:00
• 4 squat snatches by 8:00
• 2 squat snatches by 11:00

Time cap: 11 minutes

Men: 185, 205, 225, 245, 265 pounds

Women: 135, 145, 155, 165, 175 pounds

Event 6 - For time:

• 30/22-calorie Echo bike
• 15 muscle-ups
• 72-foot dumbbell walking lunge

Time cap: 6 minutes

Men: Two 100-pound dumbbells

Women: Two 70-pound dumbbells

 

[shanelg94]

@giftsigns Crossfit and unwatchable coverage because there is only one camera.

Name a more iconic duo.

 

[howeryall]

@shanelg94 Elite CrossFit and PEDs?

 

[giftsigns]

Too early to tell, but what's up with Jonne Koski? He is not looking too good. Not sure if you can compare event 1 this year with event 5 last year, but he did better on that last year. Also Bron, not sure if he can make it this year.

Well done Gabriela Migala and Aimee Cringle for event 1 (there were also 1 and 2, just swapped their positions, for event 5 last year). Interesting to note that Jacqueline Dahlstrom finished 6th in view of the argument last year whether the treadmill used was faulty.

 

[giftsigns]

After 3 events, it's going to be tough for Jonne Koski to qualify. I'm assuming he must have some kind of injury after the Quarterfinals. Bron won't qualify, but I'm hoping to see a few new names at the Games - Colin Bosshard (that's a name to remember!), Harry Lightfoot, Aniol Ekai and Luka Vunjak. Victor Hoffer might struggle to qualify.

 

[pageside]

@giftsigns Man I am feeling really sorry for Jonne Koski, I was following him since open and rooting for him but half of the Semifinals are gone and looks pretty impossible right now. He would have to go like top 3 for the rest of the events and maybe a bit lucky with other people results

 

[be_a_light]

@giftsigns Lucy Campbell was actually great as a sidekick with Chase in the stream.

 

[throwaway]

@be_a_light She good, but hope she is back competing in the semi's next year.

 

[giftsigns]

The number of Games qualification spots allocated to European athletes is just unacceptably low.

 

[akingbade]

@giftsigns How many are they taking?

 

[giftsigns]

@akingbade 10 men, 10 women and 8 teams,

 

[akingbade]

@giftsigns That seems on par? Wasn’t NA West 13, NA East like 14?

 

[giftsigns]

@akingbade NA East - 11 men, 11 women, 8 teams

NA West - 9 men, 8 women, 7 teams

Europe is now a lot stronger, so should have more than what's been allocated.

 

[godsknightdavid]

@giftsigns According to the world wide rankings of the athletes that made the semi-finals, they don’t deserve more spots.

 

[grace4nan]

@giftsigns Narrator: "Yet they accepted it."

 

[sami18]

@giftsigns We’ll see after semifinals when we see overall scores for each region. Hopefully distances are equivalent across all semis (or close enough).

 

[akingbade]

@giftsigns The YouTube comments are pure toxic garbage. Several people are talking about a heavier set woman (I guess) even tho she made semi-finals and I guarantee you that loser didn’t even make QF.

 

[ronak]

@giftsigns Great finish to women’s Event 1. UK doing well on that event!

 

[throwaway]

@giftsigns Slowest medics ever....

 

[sami18]

@giftsigns I’m struggling understanding the points system. How is it that after 3 events, Luka Vunjak is in 2nd with a 3rd, 2nd, and 35th while Luka Dukij is in 16th with a 4th, 34th, and 2nd?

Edit: never mind, they posted the scores for workout 3 but didn’t actually total the numbers or reshuffle them on the leaderboard yet.