Now that the 2025 CrossFit Games are behind us, it’s time to take a closer look at some of the standout numbers.
- With a little digging, these numbers reveal some deeper stories we might otherwise miss.
So, let’s get right into it.
100 – Percent Completion Rate
Every athlete who started the Games completed them. There were no cuts, withdrawals, or DNFs.
- This represents a historic milestone in the modern era of the Games (2010-present), as it is the only time all competitors in the entire field have completed the course from start to finish.
Reducing the field from 40 to 30 and removing cuts allowed all athletes to finish the entire test, and there were no major injuries – a clear win for CrossFit.
0 – The Amount Earned by Athletes in 21st-30th Place
The total prize purse for individuals was reduced by roughly two-thirds compared to 2024.
- In previous years, the title sponsor offered a much larger cash prize for all 40 athletes.
In 2025, funding for the Games athletes was entirely based on open registration. The decision was made to cut payouts for the bottom 10 competitors.
First place decreased by nine percent from $315,000 to $287,609, a relatively small decline. However, second place experienced a much larger drop, decreasing 54% from $125,000 to $57,521.
For comparison: The finishers from 21st to 30th place last year earned between $7,000 and $4,750, and all 40 positions received a payout for their efforts.
2 – Rookies in the Top 10
Mirjam von Rohr finished seventh and was named “Rookie of the Year.” Anikha Greer took ninth place after years of narrowly missing qualification.
- It’s the first time since 2022 that a female rookie has reached the top 10. Meanwhile, no male rookies made the top 10 for the first time since 2015.
Worth noting: Roman Khrennikov finished second in his first in-person appearance in 2022, but had previously competed online in the Games in 2020, finishing 13th.
Each year becomes more difficult for a rookie to crack the top 10.
- Many have accomplished this feat, including legends like Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, Laura Horvath, Haley Adams, Mat Fraser, Rich Froning, and Justin Medeiros, among others. But as the sport grows, the level of difficulty rises.
Kudos to von Rohr and Greer on their impressive accomplishment.
4 – Years in a Row with a Different Men’s Champ
A new men’s division champion has been crowned each year since Justin Medeiros won his second consecutive Games in 2022.
- This statistic emphasizes the parity and fierce competition on the men’s side.
Fun fact: For five years straight, the Fittest Man on Earth’s name has started with the letter “J.”
- 2025: Jayson Hopper
- 2024: James Sprague
- 2023: Jeff Adler
- 2022: Justin Medeiros
- 2021: Justin Medeiros
50 – Percent of the Games Events Included Machines
While we have long been familiar with the rower, SkiErg, and Echo/Assault bike, this year, the Concept 2 BikeErg and Rogue Woodway Runner were also introduced.
- They flew under the radar as “new movements” at the 2025 Games.
With the fewest total events in recent memory, half of them involved machines in Albany.
- This was far above the average of 18% per year since 2015.
With nearly all events held indoors and a back-to-basics approach, machines filled the gap left by crazy implements (like Rogue “Pigs” or “Slugs”) and wild movements (like free-standing handstand push-ups).
While the Rogue Runner is still technically “running,” the machine itself can be more demanding and rewards power output differently than road or track running.
To compare: The chart below displays the percentages of events involving machines in 2025, as well as over the past decade.
| Year | Percent of Events | Number of Events | Total Events |
| 2025 | 50% | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 18% | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 25% | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | 23% | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 20% | 3 | 15 |
| 2020 | 17% | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8% | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 21% | 3 | 14 |
| 2017 | 23% | 3 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7% | 1* | 15 |
| 2015 | 17% | 2 | 12 |
* In 2016, three machines were included in one event – The Rope Chipper.
The addition of the digital counters made for a more spectator-friendly experience.
182 – Points Separated Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Lucy Campbell
After winning two events early on, Toomey-Orr unexpectedly lost the leader’s jersey to Campbell after “IE04: Albany Grip Trip.”
- She swiftly snatched it back in the next event, however, and then left no doubt that she is still the fittest on earth.
For comparison: The point gap between second and 12th place was 181 points, which is one less than the margin between Toomey-Orr and Campbell.
- In Tia’s eight wins, she has averaged a margin of victory of 165 points.
The largest was 360, which occurred in 2020 at the Ranch, with just five athletes. The smallest was two points in her first win, when she narrowly beat Kara Webb (Saunders) in one of the most dramatic finishes in Games history.
The 2025 Games marked her fourth-largest margin of victory.
Tia’s margin of victory by year:
| Year | Margin of Victory |
| 2025 | 182 |
| 2024 | 151 |
| 2022 | 113 |
| 2021 | 256 |
| 2020 | 360 |
| 2019 | 195 |
| 2018 | 64 |
| 2017 | 2 |
930 – Total Pounds Back Squatted by Colten Mertens and Mirjam von Rohr
“IE05: 1RM Back Squat” marked the third individual event that both athletes won in the 2025 CrossFit season.
- They were even set up on the same platform, accentuating their similarities.
The Spirit of the Games (Mertens) and the Rookie of the Year (von Rohr) both started 2025 hot with worldwide wins in 25.1 and 25.2, respectively, on their way to an overall Open victory.
Fast forward to August in Albany, where the two powerful athletes out-squatted everyone. Mertens impressed the crowd with a 570-pound lift, and von Rohr easily knocked out a smooth 360, with both showing they had more in them.
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