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Brian Friend
Brian Friend
Brian Friend is an American CrossFit coach who also works as an analyst, writer, broadcast coordinator and consultant for the sport.

Dave Castro divided opinion when he said Australian Tia-Clair Toomey was the most dominant of all-time. But what do the statistics say when lined up against Mat Fraser?

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Tia-Clair Toomey is heavily favoured to win her fifth consecutive title, with a number of other competitors, young and old, looking to challenge the Australian.

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CrossFit’s Haley Adams, under the guidance of four-time champion Rich Froning, appears to be at the start of a long and prosperous career in the sport.

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Four-time champion Tia-Clair Toomey will be favourite to win it all again this year, but who will be nipping at her heels at the 2021 CrossFit Games?

Covid-19 forces CrossFit organisers to amend format to allow the Games to go ahead and ultimately it creates a gripping contest, even if the winners ran away with titles.

With the win, Fraser passes Rich Froning and has shown the world of CrossFit an unprecedented level of athleticism and grit as he turns weaknesses into strengths.

Samuel Kwant, Justin Medeiros and Jeffrey Adler will likely fight it out for the final podium spot at the CrossFit Games in California from October 19-25.

Analysis points to CrossFit Open results and online Rogue Invitational as bellwethers, with usual suspects for both men and women expected to make it through to the final five in California.

Controversies aside, the Rogue Invitational, an online competition streamed on YouTube, features a who’s who of CrossFit stars and will be the first competition in the Dave Castro era.

CrossFit’s explosive statement has sent shock waves throughout the sport, as we will see a drastically reduced field this August in California.

Rogue Invitational has been a bellwether for how 2020 CrossFit Games season has unfolded during coronavirus pandemic – so what’s next for the sport?

The four top women from last year’s competition are back to fight for first place, but the two-time Fittest on Earth is added to the hotly contested Sanctional