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In a world that has always told her, “You can’t do that,” it only took one person to say, “Let’s see what you can do,” to save Abi Wynn-Jones’ life. Through the support of the CrossFit community and her determination to return to her love for sport, Wynn-Jones is continuing to overcome challenges with her genetic disorder.

After finding out she was two months pregnant in 2018, longtime Regional athlete Arielle Loewen retired from competitive CrossFit to focus on motherhood and take on a new set of challenges: recovering after giving birth and learning the ropes of parenthood. Unexpectedly in 2021, Loewen returned to the sport she loved, proving to herself she still had the strength and skills to be both an elite athlete and a great mother.

The number of women leaders working in sports has steadily increased over the years, but Samantha Rubin faced a number of challenges as she rose through the ranks. With stigmas still prevalent, Rubin looks forward to joining the ranks of role models for future generations of women and girls in sports and fitness.

While in his 50s, David McKay picked up CrossFit to help him train harder for Nordic ski races. But CrossFit wouldn’t just help McKay on the ski trail. A decade later, it would become a lifeline that helped him fight an aggressive form of cancer. 

Tyson Bagent has been defying the odds throughout his career. Get to know this CrossFit athlete who is living his dream as an NFL quarterback.

Hildon Carvalho qualified for the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games in the adaptive lower extremity division. The Brazilian athlete from CrossFit Park Extreme placed third overall and stood atop the podium after three grueling days of competition.

In the RV camping area at the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin, Graciano Rubio (left) — a pro strongman athlete, Level 2 CrossFit Trainer, and owner of CrossFit ValleyView in Los Banos, California — takes on Andrew Hiller (right) in a friendly campground throwdown.

The van was upside down. Sam Briggs didn’t think. She just acted.

Join Castro on a tour of The Ranch — the location of the CrossFit Games from its inception in 2007 until 2009 when the Games got too big for Castro’s family property. Castro travels around the grounds and the large warehouse space that houses the original hopper as well as the first CrossFit Games leaderboard, still scrawled over with the handwritten scores of the first CrossFit Games athletes.

On game day, there is no predicting what an athlete will face. CrossFit can help prepare for the unknown and unknowable.