CrossFit Games 2022 results: Tia-Clair Toomey, Ricky Garard top leader boards after day 3
- Australian five-time champ Toomey moves into first place overall for first time this week with three strong finishes on Friday
- Garard wins ‘The Capitol’ and finishes third in ‘Up and Over’ but poor performance in ‘Echo Press’ allows his title rivals back in
Tia-Clair Toomey finally finds herself in a familiar position atop the women’s leader board at the 2022 CrossFit Games after a gruelling day 3 in Madison, Wisconsin, while Ricky Garard extended his advantage in the men’s individual competition.
Three events were contested on Friday – “The Capitol”, “Up and Over” and “Echo Press” – with the Australian five-time champ finishing in the top three in all of them.
The 29-year-old Toomey opened up a 44-point lead over nearest challenger Mallory O’Brien of the US, who had claimed top spot through the first two days of competition, moving into first place for the first time this week as she bids for a historic sixth title.
Toomey was third in “The Capitol”, the fifth overall individual event which saw athletes begin with 20 Pig Flips at the Allianz Energy Centre, before taking a 3.5 mile run to the Capitol. Once there, they performed a 200-metre farmers’ carry with Jerry bags, and a 200m Husafell carry down State Street, finishing on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
Gabriela Migala finished first in 33:34.67, with Laura Horvath second in 35:02.72 ahead of Toomey, who clocked 35:11.29.
In the sixth individual event, “Up and Over”, athletes completed three rounds of 12 muscle-ups, 25 jump-overs, and 30 GHD sit-ups, then an 84-foot weighted lunge.
