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CrossFit Games 2023 LIVE — Jack Farlow dominates in last event of day but Roman Khrennikov keeps place atop leaderboard

THE 2023 CrossFit Games Day Five has concluded in Madison, Wisconsin.

Jack Farlow ended the competition today with a bang as he wowed viewers and fans after he lifted as much as 701lbs to win the Men's Olympic Total.

Despite performing and winning the final event the US's Roman Khrennikov still sits atop the leaderboard heading into day four.

Canada's Emma Lawson is topping the women's leaderboard with over 650 points.

Lawson has kept her position in first place despite falling to Laura Horvath in test 9: Big Lifts competition.

You can watch the individual and team divisions live on ESPN+, Games.CrossFit.com, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch tomorrow.

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  • Chandler Smith dominating

    Fan favorite Chandler Smith is dominating in the Olympic Total competition as he has lifted 293lbs so far.

  • Final event of the day

    The men are currently competing in the Olympic Total competition which is the last event of day three.

    Roman Khrennikov is hoping to keep his first place lead once the event is over.

  • Jeffrey Adler making a push

    Jeffrey Adler is putting pressure on Roman Khrennikov to take first place.

    Overall Men's Crossfit standings
    Overall Men's Crossfit standingsCredit: ESPN
  • Test 8 standings

    Below are the standings for Test 8 for the men.

    Test 8 standings
    Test 8 standingsCredit: ESPN
  • Test 8 is underway for men

    The men's side of the competition is battling in the Men's Intervals.

    The winner of test 8 will receive 100 points.

  • Men's competition up next

    Men's Intervals are up next!

    Follow along here to see who comes out on top.

  • Fans loving the Crossfit Games

    Multiple fans are taking to Twitter to show their love for the CrossFit Games being broadcast on ESPN and more.

  • Test 9 standings

    Below are the standings for the Test 9 event.

    Big Lift competition standings
    Big Lift competition standingsCredit: ESPN
  • Laura Horvath prevails

    Laura Horvath wins the Big Lifts competition but still sits more than 70 points out of first place from leader Emma Lawson.

  • Top three so far

    Below are the top three ranking contestants in the Big Lift competition.

    • 1. Laura Horvath
    • 2. Karin Freyová
    • 3. Emma Cary
  • 'Blowing my mind'

    Fans are flooding Twitter to share their thoughts on the women's competition at the Crossfit Games.

  • More on the Big Lift competition

    The barbell must go directly above the competitor's head and be held there for the lift to count.

    Emma Lawson who leads the field right now is looking to score high to keep her stranglehold on the competition.

  • Test 9 to start shortly

    The women are about to compete in the Big lifts test for the Crossfit Games.

    Commentators say Emma Lawson is an athlete to watch in the competition as she leads the field with a total of 653 points currently.

  • Current Women's standings after Test 8

    Below are the standings after test 8 for the women. Big lifts coming up!

    Women's Crossfit standings after Test 8
    Women's Crossfit standings after Test 8Credit: ESPN
  • Emma Lawson wins again!

    Emma Lawson from Canada continues her stranglehold on first place after defeating the other woman in the burpee challenge.

    Women's Interval Analysis coming up...

  • Women competing now

    Emma Lawson continues to dominate in the competition as the women compete in a burpee challenge.

    Lawson is leading in Interval 2 - Heat 3.

    The time to beat is 3:59.21.

  • Fans comment on the competition

    Fans have flooded to Twitter to share their thoughts on the Crossfit games.

  • Recap of thats happened

    Emma Lawson still is atop the leaderboard with 477 points as is Roman Khrennikov totaling more than 500 points.

    A recap of the 5k race earlier today is being shown currently with the results.

    Both men and women competed together in the competition.

  • The next event will begin shortly

    The Olympic Total is the next event that will take place in the 2023 CrossFit Games.

    First up will be the women.

  • Final heat interval results: Men

    Here are the results for the men's interval competition in the third heat:

    Credit: CrossFit Games
  • Vellner wins again

    Coming in at 3:44.96, Patrick Vellner has won the final interval of the third heat in this contest.

    He is followed by Jeff Adler, who came in at 4:03.48.

  • Second and final interval for Heat 3

    The final interval for the third heat of this test is currently underway.

    Roman Khrennikov is playing catch-up in this event.

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