On March 18, 2021, Director of the CrossFit Games Dave Castro was featured on the CrossFit Games Youtube channel to announce workout 21.2 - “Youth vs. Experience” - for the 2021 CrossFit Open.
This is the second workout out of three that make up the 2021 CrossFit Open before the top 10 percent of athletes in their respective region earn a spot to compete in the Quarterfinals en route to the Semifinals and ultimately stamp a ticket to the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games.
Here is what Open participants will tackle this week in their home gyms or at their local box:
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Women - 35-pound dumbbell, 20-inch box | Men - 50-pound dumbbell, 24-inch box.
There is a 20-minute time cap.
Scores are an athlete's time. If an athlete fails to complete the workout within the time cap, their score is the number of reps they finished within 20 minutes - there are 225 total reps. This is a repeat workout of 17.1.
Following the announcement, 2020 CrossFit Games runner-up Samuel Kwant faced off against the 2020 Rookie of the Year and 2020 Games bronze medalist Justin Medeiros in workout 21.2.
[Related: 2021 CrossFit Open Workout 21.1 Results]
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Use a 10-lb. dumbbell or household item for the snatch.
To modify the burpee, omit the push-up portion or elevate the hands during the push-up.
There is a 20-minute time cap.
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Use a stick or PVC pipe to complete the hang squat snatches.
There is a 20-minute time cap.
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Women - 20-pound dumbbell, 20-inch box (step-ups permitted) | Men - 35-pound dumbbell, 20-inch box (step-ups permitted).
There is a 20-minute time cap.
For time:
Women - 35-pound dumbbell, 20-inch box | Men - 50-pound dumbbell, 24-inch box.
There is a 20-minute time cap.
For time:
Women - 35-pound dumbbell | Men - 50-pound dumbbell
There is a 20-minute time cap.
For time:
Women - 20-pound dumbbell | Men - 35-pound dumbbell
There is a 20-minute time cap.
For time:
Women - 35-pound dumbbell | Men - 50-pound dumbbell
There is a 20-minute time cap.
For time:
Women - 20-pound dumbbell, 2-inch-wide tape line | Men - 35-pound dumbbell, 2-inch-wide tape line
There is a 20-minute time cap.
For time:
Women - 15-pound dumbbell, 20 inches for U-turns | Men - 25-pound dumbbell, 20 inches for U-turns
There is a 20-minute time cap.
For time:
Women - 20-pound dumbbell, 20 inches for U-turns | Men - 35-pound dumbbell, 20 inches for U-turns
There is a 20-minute time cap.
For time:
Women - 15-pound dumbbell, 2-inch-wide tape line | Men - 25-pound dumbbell, 2-inch-wide tape line
The standard for the dumbbell snatches has been updated to allow for athletes to switch the dumbbell between hands at any point during the movement after the lockout of each rep.
Medeiros was off to a fast start and took an early lead and never gave it up. The fluidity of Medeiros's dumbbell snatch motion seemed to help set his blistering pace. Kwant's snatches used a much steeper hip hinge, not putting much stress on his legs, and that led to a slower pace compared to the 2020 Rookie of the Year.
Unofficial times:
Medieros must have had an extra dose of pre-workout because he smashed his previous time for this workout. He completed 17.1 in 11:53, which means he improved his score by 1:52 in 21.2.
The name of CrossFit Open workout 21.3 is “Sibling Rivalry” and it will be announced on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 12 p.m. PST. The announcement will feature all three Panchik brothers face-off. Eight-time Games athlete Scott Panchik will throw down against his brothers, three-time Games athlete Saxon Panchik and Spencer Panchik.
The structure of this year's CrossFit season incorporates a three-step qualification process that divides athletes by continent - North America, Europe, Oceania, Asia, South America, Africa. The Open, the Quarterfinals, the Semifinals, and a Last-Chance Qualifier comprise the qualification process.
The top 10 percent of athletes on each continent (25 percent of teams and 10 percent worldwide for age-group competitors) will earn the chance to compete in the Quarterfinals. The highest-placing athletes from each continent's Quarterfinals earn a spot in that region's Semifinals, and the top finishers from those Semifinals qualify for the 2021 CrossFit Games. Additionally, athletes who finish within three spots of a Games qualifying spot in their respective Semifinal will get to compete in a Last-Chance Qualifier to book a ticket to the Games.
[Related: Sara Sigmundsdóttir Will Miss the 2021 CrossFit Season Due to Ruptured ACL]
The Quarterfinals will also be virtual. Those who finish in the top 10 percent of their respective continent at the conclusion of the Open qualify for their respective quarterfinal. The number of athletes that translates to for each continent is as follows:
There will be 10 total live Semifinal events - four in North America, two in Europe, and one each in Asia, South America, Africa, and Oceania. The number of athletes who will qualify for the Semifinals is as follows:
38 men, 38 women, and 38 teams will qualify for the Games via the Semifinal events. Two additional men and two additional women will qualify via the Last-Chance Qualifier.
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