For the women, Sam Briggs came in 2nd whereas Christy Phillips (took over 1st overall last night) tied for 26th. Briggs now has a 49-point lead over 2nd place overall Alessandra Pichelli.
For the men, thanks to back-to-back victories, Bridges has jumped several places to 5th overall. Froning came in 2nd and Khalipa came in 3rd, allowing Froning to gain five points on him. 2nd-place overall Garrett Fisher came in 6th place on "Naughty Nancy" which moved him to 3rd overall and Rich to 2nd overall, just 11 points behind Khalipa!
Current Standings:
Men:
1st Place--Jason Khalipa (498 points)
2nd Place--Rich Froning (487 points)
3rd Place--Garret Fisher (470 points)
Women:
1st Place--Sam Briggs (562 points)
2nd Place--Alessandra Pichelli (513 points)
3rd Place--Christy Phillips (506 points)
Next up:
CLEAN AND JERK LADDER
11:45AM Pacific
Athletes will choose among 4 starting weights and will progress to heavier loads every 90 seconds.
Amanda Goodman won the women's event. Christy Phillips, still in 3rd overall, closed the gap down to 1 point behind 2nd overall Alessandra Pichelli. Lindsey Valenzuela (known for her lifting in CrossFit land--see "Lift Like Lindsey!") tied for 2nd in the event and is now solidly in 4th overall.
Froning came in 3rd in the event (345lb), but Khalipa tied for 7th (335lb). This now puts Froning in 1st overall by 6 points!
Up next:
2007
3:10PM Pacific
For Time:
Row 1000m
Then,
5 Rounds:
25 Pull-ups
7 Push Jerks (135lb/85lb)
This event is the very first CrossFit Games workout ever from back in 2007. For the uninitiated, there is nearly always a recycled workout in the Open, Regionals, and even the Games from a previous year in order to provide some hard data on athletic performance improvements as people train using the CrossFit methodology year after year.