CrossFit Games: Justin Medeiros shows the future is now as dominant Tia-Clair Toomey looks to have women’s title in bag, again
- Medeiros, just 22, looks like he may bypass an entire generation of CrossFit athletes and win his first games
- Toomey is putting in a Mat Fraser-like performance on the women’s side and is cruising towards a fifth title
Justin Medeiros looks like he could potentially bypass an entire generation of CrossFit athletes on the way to his first title.
The 22-year-old American burst onto the scene last season in his rookie campaign, finishing third at the scaled down, Covid-19 bubble 2020 CrossFit Games, which were held at a ranch in Aromas, California.
Now fans are back at the sold-out Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and Medeiros leads the men’s division after three days and 12 events. Medeiros is putting up an incredibly consistently performance for such a young competitor, showing shades of retired five-time champion Mat Fraser, who Medeiros trained with before the games.
Medeiros has 949 points and has finished outside the top 10 in only two events (15th and 11th). He is holding off a pair of Canadian veterans who are surely chomping at the bit given Fraser has now retired.
Patrick Vellner, who many had tipped to win the games this season after Fraser’s retirement, has won two events and sits in second with 907 points. After Vellner is none other than fellow countryman Brent Fikowski, who sits in third with 888 points. He does not have an event win, but “The Professor” is known for charging late in competitions.
