15.4 CrossFit Open: Unofficially Jacob Anderson does 183, Kristin King 180 reps

The scores are not yet official (remember Natalie Newhart’s 15.2 performance didn’t meet the standards and was later penalized with a 15 % rep penalty), but for now it looks like Jacob Anderson and Kristin King set major milestones on 15.4 CrossFit Open workout.

Handstand push ups with a new standard

In 15.4 we saw new Open workout movement (never been used at this stage before) with a new standard: handstand push ups where heels needed to cross the marked line, based on your height and arm length, to get you a valid rep. Josh Bridges and Scott Panchik were the first two who experienced the new demands: Josh went strict in his first attempt, finishing with “only” 122 reps, but improved the score over the weekend for 45 points and finished 5th worldwide.

The 15.4 CrossFit Open workout was:
8-minute AMRAP:
3 handstand push-ups
3 cleans
6 handstand push-ups
3 cleans
9 handstand push-ups
3 cleans
12 handstand push-ups
6 cleans
15 handstand push-ups
6 cleans
18 handstand push-ups
6 cleans
21 handstand push-ups
9 cleans
…

For scaled version handstand push ups were replaced with push presses.

183 and 180, unofficial top scores for 15.4

21-year-old Jacob Anderson from CrossFit Boro, South East region climbed up the ladder by setting 9 reps more than Rich Froning who finished 2^nd, ahead of a Swedish Jimmy Kauppi.

On the women’s side Kristin King from CrossFit Little Egypt, finished ahead of last year’s Crossfit Games 4^th placed athlete Michele Letendre (167) and Sarabeth Phillips (166). Opposed to other athletes she made her video public.

Kristin King 15.4 from Crossfit Little Egypt on Vimeo.

Jimmy Kauppi from CrossFit Södermalm, Sweden finishes 3rd worldwide in 15.4

23-year-old from Stockholm got the same score as Rich Froning (174) but came 3rd in terms of the tie break. Still, big names like Mat Fraser and Josh Bridges were both placed behind.

A photo posted by jimmy kauppi (@ji_kauppi) on Jan 21, 2015 at 1:29pm PST

Sara Sigmundsdottir 4^th worldwide in 15.4

Iceland Sara Sigmundsdottir finished 4^th, beating Annie Thorisdottir not in terms of reps, both ladies have a score of 165, but due to the tie break.

Annie’s first attempt ended up with 150 reps, but she give it another shot later and finished with 165.

A photo posted by Annie Thorisdottir (@anniethorisdottir) on Mar 20, 2015 at 10:59am PDT

16-year-old Klaudia Dabrowska 3rd overall worldwide in teens 16-17

Klaudia Dabrowska from CrossFit Essen is currently sitting on 3rd place worldwide overall in teenage girls 16-17 category. A quick reminder, last week she won 15.3 worldwide!

In Master division both Joke Dikhoff (CrossFit NewStyle, 60+) and Marion Valkenburg (CrossFit Vlaardingen, 50-54) sit on 5th place overall worldwide. This week special congratulations go to our contributors Jane Holgate (Reebok CrossFit 3D) who won 15.4 in Europe’s Masters Women 55-59, and Steve Griffiths for his 4th place performance.

Overall in Europe Steven Fawcett from CrossFit JST leads the men’s division, while Annie holds on to the first place in women’s category. CrossFit Reykjavík – Virtuosity is number one in team category.

Burpees, rowing, thruster and box jumps left for 15.5?

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