1. Kat wrote...

Congrats CF Calgary! Way to represent Canada so well. Can't wait to hear all the stories!

2. EF Hutton wrote...

A 6-horse race where the winner is already determined? Methinks a better scoring system is in order for next year.

3. Beth wrote...

Woo-hoo CrossFit Central!! You guys are awesome!! Congrats to all of the teams...what incredible athletes!

4. Emilie wrote...

WooHoo NW Crossfit. Congrats Lindz & Paul and the rest of the gang.

5. Feather River wrote...

I agree - something is fishy if over the course of only 4 events that one team could have a lead SO HUGE that all that team has to do is FINISH on Sunday?

TdF is RARELY like that and that event takes THREE WEEKS!!!!!

HQ dropped the ball again on this one.

6. Lehti wrote...

Any news on what the final WOD is?

7. Cori wrote...

NICE WORK NWCrossfit!! You guys rocked the games! :-)

8. Aaron A. wrote...

Congrats to CrossFit Central! Way to represent y'all! Congrats to all the other teams as well. Outstanding athletes all around.

9. Beth wrote...

I believe the final WOD is the same as what the teams just did...PLUS pullups and DB press. Don't know weights, reps or rounds.

10. Beth wrote...

From Potomac CrossFit Twitter:
potomaccrossfit

Final womens event getting ready to go! 15 squat cleans, 100 lbs 30 t2B 10 muscleup 30 box jump 30 db pp, 25 lbs 3 double under, .....

Continued.... 15 thrusters, 965 lbs 30 pullups 30 burpeez Walking lunge, 25 lbs4 minutes ago from TwitterFon

11. Lehti replied to comment from Beth...

1) Thank you. If you get info on reps, that would be greatly appreciated.

2) Also, does anyone know how good Tommy Hackenbruck is with DU's? If he does not fly through them, my bet is Mikko will take the crown (assuming that the wod has pretty much the same moves as the Affiliate Cup).

3) When does the final Mens wod start?

12. Lehti replied to comment from Beth...

Thank you Beth, I missed your second post :)

13. irishrhino wrote...

Crossfit Rockford will be a force to be reckoned with at next year's games!!!! Congrats to all who competed.

14. Chris wrote...

http://potomaccf.tumblr.com/post/140367157/final-wod

15. SAC wrote...

Way to go CFC... Top International Team and pushing right to the end....

We are all very proud of you... Rob, Brett, Geoff, Stacey, Laura and Michelle.

Now you can Rest!!!

16. Kieran wrote...

Lol.

First read was that this was the individual WOD. Nearly had a coronary!!

17. tomh wrote...

Based upon the women's final event, I'm going to conclude that it's not a "chipper".

18. Sean B-H wrote...

Way to go CrossFit Calgary!!!!

19. Yvette wrote...

Wicked performance, CrossFit Calgary!

20. z wrote...

is there a maximum time for the final WOD?

21. Greg Tutunjian replied to comment from Feather River...

Feather River - The TdF is rarely like that because (a) it IS 3-weeks long and (b) the teams collaborate formally (post-stage planning) and informally (on the road with deals between riders and now with cell phones from team cars.)

22. chris wrote...

does annies DNF now mean she will be out of the competition even though she was sure to be 2nd or 3rd?

23. lee replied to comment from chris...

what do you think chris?

24. J wrote...

Wagner..vale..kepler...final women standings

25. Mads replied to comment from Lehti...

2) Tommy is good with the DU's, finished 2nd at the Last Chance Online qualifier.
With a Jackie time in: 6:13
http://www.vimeo.com/4923085

Dont know how Mikko is with DU's and MU, but hope he takes it, since he been the most stable of the two of them.

26. Cameron replied to comment from chris...

Chris,

Given this: "Northwest CrossFit's strong performance on Friday meant the team only had to finish the WOD to win the title"

It's a fairly straightforward to infer that any DNF in any one event prevents someone from finishing ahead of a competitor that actually finished all of the workouts, regardless of placing in other events.

27. Mads wrote...

Here is a link to the Deadlift/Doubleunder wod;
http://www.vimeo.com/4923193

28. Cameron wrote...

As I listen to (read?) all of the complaining about the scoring system and how competitors build insurmountable leads, the possibility of a DNF seems to be a great potential equalizer.

As best as I can tell, the winner is the person who completes all workouts with the lowest score.

For instance, with the women, had #1 and #2 DNF'd, Charity Vale would've been able to pull off the comeback despite Wagner having a 20+ point lead.

Looking at the standings, the DNF played a surprisingly (at least to me) significant role for both men's and women's competitions--particularly in Saturday's couplet.

29. Phypers wrote...

Congratulations Crossfit Calgary, you all have made us so proud!!

30. s wrote...

I give all props to the top finishers, they truly deserved it. However the point scoring is flawed. After they eliminate the groups or people at the bottom the scoring become unbalanced. Being last on the 1st wod is extremely different the being last on the 3rd wod or the last wod. It is what is but it's flawed

31. z wrote...

is there a maximum time in the final WOD? or is quitting the only way to DNF?

32. Michael wrote...

Who knew Crossfit had so many babies? For everyone complaining how about we wait to hear what people who ACTUALLY competed in the games have to say?

33. Dominic wrote...

Anyone know why OPT dropped out?

34. dave replied to comment from Feather River...

AGREED..

35. Chris replied to comment from Michael...

Word

36. dave replied to comment from Feather River...

AGREED..

37. dave replied to comment from Feather River...

AGREED..

38. Wayne wrote...

Chart of results from the Affiliate Cup:
http://www.quicksnapper.com/wvl/image/crossfit-games-2009-affiliate-cup-results

39. Wayne wrote...

And, here's the how they would have stood using MB's method (see Field is narrowed thread) of simply reranking the finalists 1-6 based on the first three workouts:
http://www.quicksnapper.com/wvl/image/crossfit-games-2009-affiliate-cup-results-reranked

With this method, NorCal and Central would have had a legitimate shot at the win, needing to make up only 2 points on Northwest. But the winners of the final workout (Invictus and Calgary) needed to make up 4 points. It ends up being a remarkably close race.

40. Scott Schactler wrote...

Way to take it strong NW Crossfit! you guys are really special. AND Strong! :p

41. harv replied to comment from Kat...

Had a great time this weekend. I thought all the teams were friendly except for NorCal. Calgary was definitely the friendliest.

42. jp - CROSSFIT SAN DIEGO wrote...

AWESOME WEEKEND!!!

Great job to all the Affiliates that made it to Sunday. It was fun watching everyone compete and get after it.

I very proud of the CFSD team and how they did. They did the best they could have done and then some.

CONGRATS NorCal!!!

43. Skinny D wrote...

Way to ROCK it Invictus. Strong finish and props to you on crushing the final WOD!!! So proud of the entire Invictus team!!! Wish I could have been there to see it.

Crongrats to all the teams and can't wait to see it next year!

44. competitor wrote...

To al those who are complaining about the scoring just think of speal last year. The reason to reward performances early on is to make it not all about the last event. Sure that last chipper was a bitch but it didnt detract from the fact that all the teams left it all out there. So stop whining about shit you didn't even partake in. HQ did the best that they could to ensure the best games that they had... and had you been there you would have agreed. The fittest men women and affiliate WON.

45. gaucoin wrote...

Thanks to everyone cheering for CrossFit Calgary, the support from our fans and families was incredible. What an amazing weekend, I'm so proud of all out athletes and how well we represented. Way to go to all the competitors, volunteers, organizers, spectators, etc!!

46. Greg Tutunjian wrote...

New to CrossFit, and I'm still buzzed at how supportive competitors, spectators and officials were during The Games. I didn't study the scoring system, but I paid attention to the support system, and you (all) rocked bigtime in my book. (Thanks to the Twitter and Radio excerpts for relating a lot of that information. Competitor descriptions, too.) That's a major appeal to this form of training.

Cheers,

Greg

47. Cody-Mac wrote...

Scoring system is no good... the individual times were not even taken into account, that makes no sense. The fact that Invictus dominated the final WOD and crushed both Northwest and Central by almost FIVE whole minutes didn't even play into the final overall scores. Way to go HQ

48. Tim wrote...

Who even cared to watch the final event when the results were set. And to go from 97 teams to 5? Terrible event planning. HQ really blew this one.

49. gaucoin replied to comment from Tim...

A lot of people cared to watch, Tim, that's who. All the teams knew that only the top 5 would advance and that's why the level of competition was so high.

There is just too much bitching on the CF sites these days and it's really a drag. People need to realize this is not a perfect world and owning a computer does not give you the right to complain about anything and everything. If you don't like it then physically do something about it instead of hiding behind the cloak of anonymity the internet provides to cowards everywhere. The 2009 Games were an amazing event that will stay close to my heart forever and anyone who pisses on them needs pull their head out of their ass.