See our picks for the primary 5 occasions.
Final up to date on September thirteenth, 2024
Editor’s Observe: That is the primary a part of our two-part evaluation of the TYR Cup competitors. Keep tuned for the second half and our total conclusions.
The TYR Cup is heading to 2024 Wodapalooza SoCal, and with it comes a novel competitors expertise for elite athletes.
Staff World and Staff North America every consist of 4 males and 4 ladies, who will compete in 11 occasions over the weekend.
The occasions will differ in model. With six totally different competitors codecs, technique will play a key function within the weekend. Listed below are the totally different codecs the athletes will take care of:
- Particular person: All athletes will compete within the occasion, and the workforce with one of the best mixed rating will win.
- All Fingers: All eight athletes work collectively to finish the occasion as a workforce.
- Highlight: One lady and one man from every workforce will compete in an occasion specializing in weightlifting, gymnastics, or monostructural components.
- Miami Staff: Following the format of Wodapalooza, Staff World and Staff North America will area a trio of women and men to finish the occasion.
- CFG Groups: Two males and two ladies will characterize every workforce in these occasions.
- Captains: The captains from Staff World and Staff North America will go face to face on the competitors ground.
With the rosters set and a lot of the occasions introduced, it looks like time to foretell some winners.
Observe: The primary a part of this text covers Occasions 1, 2, 3, and 5. As of this writing, Occasion 4 hasn’t been introduced but.
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Occasion 1
Type: CrossFit Video games Groups
4 rounds for time:
- 18 synchro chest-to-bar pull-ups
- Handstand strolling impediment course, you go/I am going
- 12 synchro KB deadlifts, 124/88 kilos
- 24/18 Echo bike cals, concurrently
- 12 synchro KB deadlifts, 124/88 kilos
- Handstand strolling impediment course, you go/I am going
Time cap: 22 Minutes
Winner: Staff North America
Evaluation: This pyramid chipper ought to play into the strengths of workforce North America fairly properly. The handstand stroll course and its conga line-style strategy is probably going the largest logjam of the occasion. The opposite three actions are all synchronized.
Danielle Brandon is a lock for this occasion as she has been dominant in handstand stroll occasions on the Video games. It’s also possible to add Alexis Raptis, who completed fifth within the “Inverted Medley” from the 2023 Video games, which had a variety of obstacles on its handstand stroll course.
For the lads, there’s Justin Medeiros, who has solely completed second or third in handstand stroll occasions on the CrossFit Video games. Patrick Vellner would spherical out Staff North America for Occasion 1.
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Occasion 2
Type: Wodapalooza Groups
For time:
- 24 alternating wall walks
3 rounds of:
- 18 worm push press
- 12 worm squats
- 6 worm thrusters
Adopted by:
- 18 alternating wall walks
2 rounds of:
- 18 worm push press
- 12 worm squats
- 6 worm thrusters
Adopted by:
- 12 alternating wall walks
1 spherical of:
- 18 worm push press
- 12 worm squats
- 6 worm thrusters
Winner: Staff World
Evaluation: There may be plenty of quantity on the worm on this occasion. Whereas we anticipate the lads’s trio from Staff North America to beat Staff World, the ladies from Staff World will lead that group to victory.
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, Emma Tall, and Grace Walton can all transfer weight at quantity, and in the event that they discover a good rhythm, they need to transfer via the worm reps shortly. The trio of Brent Fikowski, Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson, and Aniol Ekai must be within the combine in opposition to the North American males. With the increase from the ladies, anticipate Staff World to take Occasion 2.
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Occasion 3
Type: Highlight
For complete mixed load:
- 1-rep max snatch
- 1-rep max clear & jerk
Winner: Staff World
Evaluation: The primary highlight of the weekend focuses on weightlifting. Every workforce will choose one man and one lady to ascertain their one-rep max snatch and one-rep max clear and jerk. With Toomey-Orr and Gui Malheiros on their rosters, anticipate Staff World to take this occasion by a large margin.
Staff World might additionally save Toomey-Orr for a special highlight and sub in Emma Tall. Tall, together with Arielle Loewen, had the best Olympic complete amongst TYR Cup athletes at 422 kilos from the 2023 CrossFit Video games. A workforce of Tall mixed with Malheiros would nonetheless be the favorites to take this highlight.
Occasion 5
Type: Highlight
For complete reps:
- 2:00 max rope climbs
- 2:00 max freestanding handstand push-ups
- 2:00 max ring muscle-ups
- 2:00 max freestanding handstand push-ups
- 2:00 max rope climbs
* 1:00 relaxation between actions
Winner: Staff North America
Evaluation: The North American ladies have a transparent gymnastics benefit over Staff World. They may doubtless area any one in every of Alexis Raptis, Danielle Brandon, or Arielle Loewen right here, however we’d take Raptis based mostly on the outcomes of the 2024 season.
Raptis completed second at Semifinals Occasion 3 with 13 legless rope climbs. At Semifinals Occasion 6, with its 15 ring muscle-ups, she was second. Then, throughout “Push Pull 2.0” on the CrossFit Video games, which featured 15 freestanding handstand push-ups, she was — you guessed it — second once more.
Justin Medeiros is the favourite for the Staff North American males. He has by no means completed worse than fifth in an occasion with freestanding handstand push-ups.
This gained’t be a blowout by any means, particularly if Staff World places Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Brent Fikowski on the ground.
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