The Standard (Men) - 2019 CrossFit Games

the battle for the podium is on we have three men figuring out where they're gonna land matt fraser knowles and if you're with carl that's your top three coming in but in what order will they be coming out we have this event where anything can happen [Music] where mistakes will be devastating the amount of pressure on everyone don't pretend that matt fraser doesn't feel pressure coming into this event it's the first time since 2015 that it's been the case because he has been crushing competition for the last three years and he's in a position that where he can legitimately lose this based off the event that they have coming in final event is underway we start with 30 clean and jerks at 135 pounds noah olsen and matt fraser will be right next to each other fraser in the middle of the screen and the white top noah olsen is in the red shorts right next to him i'm breathing a little bit of a sigh relief for noah olsen that he didn't come out doing touch and go reps three years ago we would have seen noah olsen to try to do 10 unbroken all the way down the line but what he's doing is trying to stay at a comfortable pace between him and matt and knowing that his advantage is going to be on the rings matt mccloud currently has the lead through 11 of these first 30 repetitions at the 30 cleaning jerks at 135 pounds after this it's the 30 muscle ups and as you said before that is where noah olsen can make a move and that is where you can not make a mistake you're actually almost better off doing less reps in a row and taking shorter breaks than chancing a tough ring muscle up or a failed ring muscle up that happens in the beginning of that middle part of this event it's over matt mccloud is your leader but everybody else is within about one or two reps of mcleod including matt fraser and noah olsen 20 reps done from a cloud of these first 30 then it's on to the ring muscle ups where they will advance after every 10 completed repetitions noah olsen on the right looking for his first ever appearance on the crossfit podium his best finish before this was fourth that was two years ago in 2017 matt fraser looking to become the second man to win four crossover games championships fraser now in the lead through 25 of those first 30 reps see matt frase in the center lane watching noah olsen and noah olsen only seeing what rep's scheme is on seeing his face what his body language is telling him and that's kind of going to dictate the pace of what matt does nobody else on the floor here matters except matt fraser and to his right noah olsen fraser to the rings first if olson is going to take that white jersey from fraser he's gotta beat the three-time champ by at least three spots in this event and now olson up on the rings to start his set of 30. fraser [Applause] through five now six of his set of 30 muscle ups [Music] racers doing a massive set this should be rep number ten and now olson takes a break fraser's done second set of 10 for matt fraser i like the break by noah olsen nolak is fully capable of doing a set of 10. now this middle set of 10 is kind of going to tell us whether that was a good idea or a bad idea for matt fraser i know he knows himself better than anybody he's put in the time he's put in the work he knows what he's capable of no olson two short breaks is back up in that second place position fraser threw 43 now 44 of the 90 scored repetitions noah olsen is trying to catch up with jordan goodwinson and matt mccloud fraser needs to be very careful about his last breath of the set he did a set of five but his judge just kind of wore news make sure you establish a full lockout before you drop off the rings olson with another break goes to the chalk fraser continues to work and he will take a break that started with an unbroken set of ten did a set of five and he just did a set of three so matt already breaking up twice in this middle set fraser back on the rings olson back on the rings noah olsen is through 16 of his 30. fraser is through 20. fraser will advance to the next set of rings but he goes back to get some chalk before he will do that no olson should be finishing up his set of 20 and moving up with him fraser just has to stay close to olson even if olson beats him by one spot frazier will hang on to the title of crossover games champion fraser to work on his final set of 10 muscle ups [Applause] jordan goodwin on the left is on his final set of 10. now noah olsen he gets started fraser just set a three still that last lockout of his final rep it's it's getting sketchy it's getting hard that you got to be careful how you finish those final reps in those sets olson with the lead briefly before fraser hops back on the rings and gets to work and now another break for fraser five reps remain for matt fraser noah olson may not be able to catch matt frazier but noah olsen for the first time in his career could finish on the podium here at the crossfit games and that would be a fantastic achievement for noah olsen fraser breaking again this is the first time noah's broke it up in less than a set of five fraser's just gonna keep his eye on noah again if olson is gonna beat fraser in the overall standings he's gonna beat him by at least three spots in this event but the athletes are there you see goodmanson panchek hepner they are there it is possible and olson has taken the lead first man to the barbell as fraser will join him and this is the moment it's come down to we said pace the beginning keep your momentum in the middle and it's now it's time to race it's 30 snatches between you and a possible first place finish and look at matt fraser rip through these reps there's a big difference between the first five and the last 10. fraser back in the lead and here comes noah olsen matt fraser going touch and go again for another set of 5. 20 to go for fraser olson remains in second gummits and remains in third this looks like it's going to be your men's podium and no rep for fraser here's the dangers like touch and go did all that work just to get two reps ahead that no rep kind of shook him a little olson is in second he's got to beat fraser by three if he wants to earn the title of fittest on earth fraser with 15 to go [Applause] olsen with 15 to go olson's gonna have to start doing more than single reps it's not gonna be enough to try to keep pace with matt with singles he's gonna have to start doing some touch and go but he also needs help he's also going to need some other men to step on the gas here if he wants to beat that man matt fraser with 10 to go [Applause] olsen doing a great job hanging with the three-time champion but he is not getting the help that he needs he's got to pass him and he's got to hope that jordan goombs and scott patrick all of a sudden find another gear five to go for matt fraser [Applause] [Music] now two for fraser he will break [Applause] mr frohning you have company for the fourth straight time matt fraser is the crossfit games champion noah olsen for the first time in his career will be on the podium and jorgman goodmanson will join them scott pancik will fall just short again panchik finished fourth two years in a row in 2012 and 2013. he's been inside the top six [Applause] six times now seven if he finishes inside the top six again here one of the most consistent athletes we have ever seen to not finish on the podium is matt mccloud comes across the finish line and jacob hefner is done as well [Applause] saxon patrick james newbury left on the floor pancake is on the left the younger of the two pancho brothers competing here in the top ten and james newberry who get his best career finish at the crossfit games matt fraser had to work for this one i remember matt saying in a wonderful documentary of a few years ago is that he hopes you bring your a-game he hopes you've been training your ass off for this event he wants to feel good about this win i think though it was his toughest win to date but the race that he had to run all weekend this has to be his most proud win at the crossfit games for the first time in the last three years he didn't have it wrapped up going into the final event james newberry is the last man on the floor and once he crosses the finish line the 2019 reebok crossover games will be done and james newbury will have his best career finish here noah olsen and jacob hefner out there cheering him on final rep for james newbury and final rep of the 2019 reebok crossfit games a big round of applause and gentlemen your 2019 crossfit games champion matt frazer his career started with two straight second place finishes since then nothing but gold medals for matt fraser as he is now the second man in crossfit games history to win this competition four straight times and give credit to noah olsen who left it all out on the floor to try and catch that man and noah olsen for the first time and his career will be on the podium at the crossfit games matt fraser from start to finish got the race he has been asking for for the last three years noah olsen never backed down fraser had to push it to a pace that he has never gone before just to stay at reps ahead not to dominate noah to stay mere reps ahead but he did it and that shows you the testament that matt fraser is as a competitor as an athlete and as one of the greatest men to ever grace the competition floor at the crossfit games four-time champ matt fraser congratulations this was one of the closest points races we've seen from you in a little bit to get there i mean how did that affect you this week ah i didn't like it no it was what it was you know gave me a little extra motivation to go harder and try to get some more event wins rack up those points we've seen so many accomplishments from you throughout your entire career in this sport in other sports as well i mean what's still on your goals list considering everything you've been capable of ah i don't know i'm just trying to have a good time this is better than a desk job so i'ma keep doing this you've got a ton of fans here i know i could see you kind of searching the crowd for your your crew your friends your family what does their support mean for you i mean i wouldn't be here without them you know they take everything off my plate so i can wake up train eight hours a day and think about nothing else and so between my manager o'keefe and my sweetheart sammy uh there's not too much i have to do other than just think about training competing and winning congratulations thank you [Applause]

Channel: CrossFit Games

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Length: 14min 57sec (897 seconds)

Published: Mon Dec 28 2020