Review and Reaction of the 2024 CrossFit Semifinal Events

Today we talk all things Week 1 Semifinals. The wild finishes in Europe, the Mario Kart run course in Asia and all the big stories and amazing moments that took place week 1 of the 2024 CrossFit Semifinals.

Is 4 events enough to send the top age grouper athletes to the 2024 CrossFit Games? Are the semifinal events just a retread of the Quarterfinals events? Chase and Bill sit down with John Young and JR Howell to take a deep dive into the 2024 Age Group programming beyond just what the events are on paper.

There are OG's then there are OOOO GGGGG's and that is what we have on the show today will Jeremy Thiel and Brice Collier who own two of the largest power house affiliates in the world with CrossFit Central and Koda CrossFit.

Just when you thought The Open and Quarterfinals couldn't matter MORE in our GWTP "Strength of Field System" here comes the great CrossFit Quarterfinals Purge and NEW semifinals "strength of field" system from CrossFit! We will run the numbers with the help of Known and Knowable's Mike Halpin and see what effect the video review system has had on our Top 100 and allocated CrossFit Games qualifying spots and finally compare head to head, our GWTP System vs. CrossFit's. Who's system is better? Watch and determine for yourself.

The "Fittest Gameshow on Earth" returns and we have a new returning champion. Keith Knapp looks to defend his title against two new challengers: "the all knowing" Ellie Miller and "The Batman" himself, Andrew Hiller.

The 2024 CrossFit Semifinal events for Age Group divisions have just dropped. Special guests J.R. Howell, Seth Page and John Young join the show as we give our first reactions and opinions on the programming.

In the wake of "The Leak" and then mass pivot of releasing the Individual events early the team events seem to have got lost in the shuffle! But the North Remembers.. and so do we. 3 time CrossFit Games "Affiliate Cup" Champion, Adrian Conway, joins the show to break down ALL the events for the 2024 CrossFit Semifinals.

You know the old saying... better EARLY than never... wait, that's not right is it? Doesn't matter! John Young and JR Howell join the show and we are ready to REVIEW and REACT to 2024 CrossFit Semifinal Events. 

Can you qualify the RIGHT 40 athletes to Semifinals in just 4 events? That was the question the CrossFit community had about the programming going into this Quarterfinals. Chase and Bill break down the programming and determine if it accomplished the goal of being accessible to the Top 25% from The Open yet filtering the fittest 40 men and women to Semifinals.

Is anyone surprised? We are not. Chase and Bill sit down to discuss all the online video drama and why this is no shock to them what so ever that this is all happening the way it is.