Quarterfinals are officially over, but the leaderboard is not yet final. On Monday night, the second and final score submission window closed for workouts 3 and 4. Now that all of the scores are in, CrossFit has one week to review video submissions and finalize the leaderboard.
CrossFit, however, did not wait until Monday night to begin the validation process. As soon as the first score submission window closed Saturday night athletes were asked for videos of the workouts 1 and 2. Athletes have 24 hours to provide a link to their video otherwise their score is invalidated.
During the video review CrossFit will make sure the athletes follow all of the rules for the set-up, weights, etc. and watch for movement quality. If CrossFit identifies a problem with the video submission they can assess a minor or major penalty, a ‘0’ score or they can invalidate the submissions and remove the athlete from the leaderboard.
A minor penalty will result in a scoring adjustment that could be as small as a few seconds for a missed rep or a no rep. If a major penalty is applied, an athlete’s score could be modified by 15% to 40% of their submitted score. A ‘0’ score is give if an athlete fails to complete the workout as required, a significant number of reps are ‘no reps’ or they complete the wrong movements.
It is unclear how many videos CrossFit is reviewing as the rulebook implies that only one video will be reviewed at a minimum. However, the top 60 men and women in each region are required to submit a video for all workouts.
The individual leaderboard will be finalized by no later than Monday, April 29. The age group leaderboards (once they are actually up and working) will be finalized by Wednesday, May 1.
The top 40 men and women from each region will advance to Semifinals, the first in-person competition of the season. For the age group athletes, the top 200 will take on another virtual competition for Semifinals the week of May 8-13.
