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After a four-day contest from Oct. 27-30, 2022, in Austin, TX, Laura Horvath and Justin Medeiros are the Individual champions of the 2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational. For Medeiros, he successfully defended his Men’s title from last year’s Rogue competition. It’s the latest achievement for the two-time reigning Fittest Man on Earth®. Meanwhile, after a solid third-place finish at the 2022 CrossFit Games, Horvath dominated to capture the Women’s title.
Chandler Smith and Jeffrey Adler joined Medeiros on the Men’s podium in second and third place, respectively. On the Women’s side, former two-time CrossFit Games champion Annie Thorisdottir (second) and 2022 CrossFit Games Rookie of the Year Emma Lawson (third) finished just behind Horvath.
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Here are the final standings for both divisions at the 2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational:
2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational Final Standings — Women
Laura Horvath — 760 points (Winner)Annie Thorisdottir — 705 pointsEmma Lawson — 670 pointsEllie Turner — 670 pointsGabriela Migała — 645 pointsAmanda Barnhart — 620 pointsKara Saunders — 610 pointsAlexis Raptis — 580 pointsDanielle Brandon — 575 pointsArielle Loewen — 560 pointsManon Angonese — 555 pointsDani Speegle — 545 pointsEmma McQuaid — 535 pointsMatilde Garnes — 520 pointsCarolyn Prevost — 410 pointsOlivia Kerstetter — 360 points Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 340 points Bailey Rogers — 330 pointsAnikha Greer — 310 pointsAndrea Solberg — 225 points
2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational Final Standings — Men
Justin Medeiros — 735 points (Winner)Chandler Smith — 720 pointsJeffrey Adler — 715 pointsPatrick Vellner — 705 pointsRoman Khrennikov — 690 pointsBjörgvin Guðmundsson — 620 pointsJayson Hopper — 615 pointsSamuel Kwant — 580 pointsNoah Ohlsen — 570 pointsRicky Garard — 555 pointsJonne Koski — 550 pointsNick Mathew — 535 pointsJorge Fernandez — 420 pointsCole Sager — 420 pointsHenrik Haapalainen — 405 pointsSaxon Panchik — 385 pointsScott Tetlow — 365 pointsTim Paulson — 335 pointsJack Farlow — 325 pointsLazar Đukić — 255 points
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Between 10 different events, the CrossFitters at the 2022 Rogue Invitational had quite the strength and conditioning gauntlet to work through throughout the Austin, TX, weekend. Here’s an overview of how Horvath and Medeiros fared from event to event as they captured their respective victories.
Laura Horvath 2022 Rogue Invitational Event by Event Performance
After a slow start, Horvath stormed ahead of the rest of the field when she won four straight events. Horvath performed so well that she had a 75-point cushion entering the final day of the contest and clinched the Women’s Rogue Invitational title with a pair of top-10 performances at the end for the clincher.
Texas Trail — Ninth placeSki Bar — 14th placeBack Attack — First placeDT With a Spin — First placeThe Turtle — First placeThe Duel II — First placeTexas Oak — Second placeSnatch and Press — 19th placeThe Goblet — Seventh placeHeavy Grace — Third place
Justin Medeiros 2022 Rogue Invitational Event by Event Performance
Medeiros’ output at the 2022 Rogue Invitational was largely in line with his usual path to success. The athlete maintained a sterling record of consistency, finishing out of the top 10 in two events just twice while notching top-five results in six separate events.
Texas Trail — Fifth placeSki Bar — First placeBack Attack — Third placeDT With a Spin — Fifth placeThe Turtle — 12th placeThe Duel II — First placeTexas Oak — 16th placeSnatch and Press — Eighth placeThe Goblet — Seventh placeHeavy Grace — Fifth place
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Aside from the general acclaim and prestige of winning a major contest like the Rogue Invitational, Horvath and Medeiros’ exploits earned them quite the lucrative equal cash prize. Both athletes took home $218,868 for their victories. It isn’t the end of the 2022 CrossFit season, but if Horvath and Medeiros wanted to hang up their kettlebells until the 2023 campaign, they’ve certainly earned the right to bask for the time being.
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