2024 European CrossFit Semifinals

ByThe Progrm Media
crossfit europe semifinal 2024

Europe´s top 40 male and top 40 female athletes decided through the CrossFit Open 2024 will gather to compete for the right to go to the CrossFit Games finals in Fort Worth.

Dates: May 17, 18 & 19, 2024
Location: LDLC Arena – Décines-Charpieu, France
Region: Europe
Leaderboard: Here
More Information:
Website – https://frenchthrowdown.com/en
Instagram – @frenchthrowdown 

The French Throwdown started in 2012 with the National Fitness Championship in Paris. It was held in Paris until 2018 before moving to the Vélodrome National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. France is the host for the 2024 Olympics and the Velodrome will be part of the official sports site, so the new venue for 2024 is the LDLC Aréna. It is a new 12,000-seat venue located in Lyon – Décines and was inaugurated in November 2023.

Where to watch the event

Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Schedule

Friday (No livestream available)
Team event 1 – 9:00 – 10:30 am
Team event 2 – 11:00 – 12:00 am
Individual event 1 – 12:45 – 3:20 pm
Team event 3 – 3:35 – 5:20 pm

Saturday
Individual event 2 – 9:00 – 12:00 pm
Team event 4 – 12:20 – 1:20 pm
Individual event 3 – 2:20 – 5:00 pm
Team event 5 – 5:15 – 6:15 pm

Sunday
Individual event 4 – 9:00 – 11:20 am
Individual event 5 – 12:20 – 2:30 pm
Individual event 6 – 2:45 – 4:15 pm

The Progrm athletes who will be competing at Semi Finals include:

Individuals
Erica Ekelund (Sweden)
Moritz Fiebig (Germany)
Tobias Fox (Germany)
Luka Vunjak (Serbia)

Team
C23 CrossFit The Progrm Motion Team:
Harrison Bell (UK)
Antonia Falt-Kottulinsky (Sweden) (Team Captain)
Anaïs Lancry (France)
Axel Lundgren (Sweden)
Jeremy Reijnders (Netherlands)
Ella Wunger (Sweden)

Workouts

5 rounds for time:
800m Run
10 C & J
Time cap: 30 min

84kg / 57kg

MALE: Uldis Upenieks was the winner for Event 1 for the European Males with a time of 20.20.47. Lazar Dukic took second with at time of 20.33.00 and The Progrm's Luka Vunjak was third with 20.38.53. German Steel, our very own Moritz Fiebig, finished in 19th place with a time of 22.24.56. Another of our German athletes, Tobias Fox, completed the event in 23.54.76 and is in 35th place.

The current standings are:
1st ULDIS UPENIEKS Latvia 100pts
2nd LAZAR ĐUKIĆ Serbia 97pts
3rd LUKA VUNJAK Serbia 94pts
4th LUKA ĐUKIĆ Serbia 91pts
5th MICHAEL SMITH Ireland 88pts
6th COLIN BOSSHARD Switzerland 85pts
7th JELLE HOSTE Belgium 82pts
8th HENRIK HAAPALAINEN Finland 79pts
9th MARC CARMONA Spain 76pts
10th NIKA MAISURADZE Georgia 73pts

FEMALE: Gabriela Migala took the win for the females with a time of 21.11.00, hot on her heels was Aimee Cringle just 2 seconds behind. The Progrm's Erika Ekelund finished in 26th place with a time of 24.05.31

The current standings are:
1st GABRIELA MIGAŁA Poland 100pts
2nd AIMEE CRINGLE UK 97pts
3rd EMMA TALL Sweden 94pts
4th ELLA WILKINSON UK 91pts
5th JENNIFER MUIR UK 88pts
6th JACQUELINE DAHLSTRØM Norway 85pts
7th LAURA HORVATH Hungary 82pts
8th ELENA CARRATALA SANAHUJA Spain 79pts
9th MIRJAM VON ROHR Switzerland 76pts
10th KARIN FREYOVÁ Slovakia 73pts

5 rounds for time
100 Double unders
20 Toes-to-bar
10 Front squats
Time cap: 18 min

102kg / 70kg

7 rounds for time:
10 Cal Echo bike
1 Legless rope climb
10 Box jump overs
1 Legless rope climb
Time cap: 16 min
30in box, 4.5m rope
24in box, 4.5m rope

MALE: Uldis Upenieks took the win in Event 2, just edging out Luka Vunjak on the last round of front squats. Moritz Fiebig finished in 14th position and Tobias Fox completed the workout in 19th position. Jelle Hoste won Event 3 upsetting the leaderboard and taking first overall with 267 points.Meanwhile Moritz Fiebig continues to climb up the leaderboard, moving from his overnight placing of 19th to 14th after Event 2, and then into 12th place after Event 3.

The current standings at the end of Saturday are:
1st JELLE HOSTE Belgium 267pts
2nd LAZAR ĐUKIĆ Serbia 267pts
3rd HENRIK HAAPALAINEN Finland 249pts
4th COLIN BOSSHARD Switzerland 243pts
5th HARRY LIGHTFOOT UK 237pts
6th ULDIS UPENIEKS Latvia 230pts
7th ANIOL EKAI Spain 210pts
8th LUKA VUNJAK Serbia 201pts
9th LUKA ĐUKIĆ Serbia 200pts
10th MICHAEL SMITH Ireland 185pts

FEMALE: Laura Horvath won Event 2 in a time of 11.24.19, Gabriela Migala took second, with Claudia Gluck in third. Event 3 was a great event for Emma Tall taking first place with Karin Freyova 30 seconds behind her in second place. Erika Ekelund came in 28th and sits in 34th place overall.

The current standings at the end of Saturday are:
1st GABRIELA MIGAŁA Poland 197pts
2nd AIMEE CRINGLE UK 188pts
3rd LAURA HORVATH Hungary 182pts
4th EMMA TALL Sweden 173pts
5th JACQUELINE DAHLSTRØM Norway 161pts
6th ELENA CARRATALA SANAHUJA Spain 152pts
7th EMMA MCQUAID Ireland 146pts
8th MIRJAM VON ROHR Switzerland 146pts
9th ELLA WILKINSON UK 143pts
10th ANDREA SOLBERG Norway 137pts

For time:
400m Row
30m Handstand walk
600m Row
36m Handstand walk
800m Row
22m Handstand walk
Time cap: 13 min

For time:
10 Squat snatches by 2:00
8 Squat snatches by 4:00
6 Squat snatches by 6:00
4 Squat snatches by 8:00
2 Squat snatches by 11:00
Time cap: 11 min

84, 93, 102, 111, 120kg
61, 66, 70, 75, 79kg

For time:
30/22 Cal Echo bike
15 Muscle-ups
22m DB walking lunge
Time cap: 6 min
2 x 45kg / 2 x 32.5kg

MALE: Hometown boy Victor Hoffer took the Event 4 win in a blinding time of 7.30.60 in Heat 3, but the overall leader from Saturday, Jelle Hoste took a second place in the final heat securing his position at the top of the leaderboard going into the snatch event 5. Luka Vunjak maintained his position of 8th place, with Moritz Fiebig in 15th and Tobias Fox in 33rd.

After the snatch event 5 despite an impressive performance from Moritz Fiebig to take third place he was still outside of the top ten looking in at 11th place, with Luka Vunkak one point behind him at 12th place. The event was won by Poland's Bronislaw Olenkowicz with Kevin Jurs in second. Going into the final event of the weekend, both Moritz and Luka would need to beat Uldis Upenieks and Victor Hoffer to bag their tickets to the Games….

The final event of Echo Bike, Muscle Ups and Dumbbell Lunges brought plenty of drama and a few no reps. Henrik Happalainen quietly and decisively took the win. There was a nail biting moment as the audience waited to hear who would be going to The Games, Moritz Fiebig is returning for his third time, but Luka Vunjak will have to wait for another year. Congratulations to all of the returners and the rookies on a wonderful three days of competition.

FEMALE: After an impressive display of handstand walking from Andrea Solberg in Heat 3 of Event 4 to move her into a qualifying position. Laura Horvath then cut 12 seconds from Solberg's time to take another win, with training partner Gabriela Migala right behind her. The Progrm's Erica Ekelund took 16th place in the event moving her into 30th position overall. The female winner of The Crown, our teen event held in April, Bergrós Björnsdóttir took 13th place.

Friend of The Progrm, Elisa Fuliano took first place in Event 5 to propel her into a Games spot. Laura Horvath and Lucy McGonigle were close behind her in 2nd and 3rd.

Event 6 saw Emma McQuaid having to fight off Andrea Solberg for the final spot. Emma Tall took the win in a blistering 2.48.08 and secured her Games' ticket. Jacqueline Dahlstrom will be returning to The Games this year, which we are all delighted about, and there are some new female Games' rookies booking their flights to Fort Worth. Another exciting competition, and as always a stacked and talented field. Congratulations to all of the athletes.

Team Workouts

For time:
30 Rope climbs*
120 Wall-facing handstand push-ups*
150 Calorie Echo bike
15m Handstand walk each
Time cap: 25 min
*Accumulated anyhow, non-working athletes must hold the worm.

For max load:
3 Cleans
2 Front squats
1 Jerk

5 rounds for time:
800m Run
15 Worm thrusters
Time cap: 30 min

TEAM: A great start for C23 CrossFit The Progm Motion team, who took the win in Event 1 in a blinding time of 14.16.16, and then a fourth place in Event 2 with a max load of 1010lbs.

CrossFit Oslo Kriger PSL is currently in first place with 196 points after two events.

Current standings after two events:
1st CROSSFIT OSLO KRIGER PSL Norway 196pts
2nd C23 CROSSFIT THE PROGRM MOTION Sweden 188pts
3rd CROSSFIT PRESTANDA KRIGER Sweden 176pts
4th CROSSFIT WALLEYE ORKA Sweden 172pts
5th CROSSFIT OSLO KRIGER BLST Norway 140pts
6th CROSSFIT VERBANIA Italy 133pts
7th CROSSFIT GYMERT Netherlands 132pts
8th BLUEPRINT CROSSFIT TEAM AOD UK 128pts

Event 3 was won by Team CrossFit Oslo Kriger Rizz in 22.37.00 with CrossFit Holistic from Sweden second with 22.46.00. Overall leaders at the end of Day 1, CrossFit Prestanda Kriger, took third place in 22.49.65.

Standings after the three events on Day one:
1st CROSSFIT PRESTANDA KRIGER Sweden 268pts
2nd CROSSFIT WALLEYE ORKA Sweden 252pts
3rd CROSSFIT OSLO KRIGER PSL Norway 248pts
4th C23 CROSSFIT THE PROGRM MOTION Sweden 227pts
5th CROSSFIT OSLO KRIGER BLST Norway 224pts
6th CROSSFIT BUTCHER'S LAB FLÆK Denmark 216pts
7th CROSSFIT OSLO KRIGER RIZZ Norway 204pts
8th BLUEPRINT CROSSFIT TEAM AOD UK 200pts

For time:
M/F Pair 1:
30 Cal row
30 Overhead squats
M/F Pair 2:
90 Cal row
90 Overhead squats
Time cap: 16 min
84kg / 57kg

4 rounds for time:
Pair 1: 5 Synchro MUs
Pair 2: 5 Synchro MUs
10 Worm C & J
15 Synchro burpees over the worm
1 Section worm walking lunge
Time cap: 16 min

TEAM: Day two started well for the top four teams who all held their position in the leader board after Event 4. C23 CrossFit The Progrm Motion holding their 4th place going into the final event.

Following a tough final workout the final standings for Teams, and the eight which are going to the 2024 CrossFit Games are:
1st CROSSFIT PRESTANDA KRIGER Sweden 448pts
2nd CROSSFIT WALLEYE ORKA Sweden 400pts
3rd CROSSFIT OSLO KRIGER PSL Norway 377pts
4th CROSSFIT OSLO KRIGER BLST Norway 376pts
5th CROSSFIT BUTCHER'S LAB FLÆK Denmark 368pts
6th CROSSFIT OSLO KRIGER RIZZ Norway 364pts
7th C23 CROSSFIT THE PROGRM MOTION Spain 360pts
8th CROSSFIT HOLISTIC Sweden 342pts

Congratulations to all of these teams on making it to the next stage!! In particular we are delighted to see C23 CrossFit The Progrm Motion progressing to The Games, well done guys!

And commiserations to all of the other teams whose journey to the Games ends here for this year.

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