2025 CrossFit Games Team Preview and Predictions

Despite a year in which the team competition at the CrossFit Games has been reduced to 20 teams, has had no live competition preceding it, and no video review process for the qualifying stage, the teams who are descending upon Albany, New York, USA…are actually really good.

In addition to that, they probably do represent the worldwide demographic of where competitive teams come from fairly well. The only real miss seems to be a high quality team from the Oceanic region (CrossFit Torian PRVN ended up missing by one spot, CrossFit Bil Athletic missed by five spots; both of those teams have historical success as the Games). 

Where do the 2025 Games teams come from?

All told, of the 20 teams, 13 of them are from the United States (with one additional from Canada), making 14 of 20 (or 70% of the qualifying teams) coming from North America. 

Of the remaining six teams, five are from Europe and each represent a different country (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the UK, and Spain). Probably, it’s only France who is missing from that list in terms of countries who typically have competitive teams at the Games. Countries like Italy and Germany have been pushing forward, but probably aren’t in that top group yet. Finland had a competitive team for a couple years as well, but that team had disbanded and a new one has yet to emerge. 

The final team is a team from Q21 in Argentina representing the South American region. Of course in most years South America is guaranteed a spot and this year they were not (three other regions have no representation this year – Oceania, Asia, and Africa), so this year, it was earned (as much as a qualification with no review can be considered earned). At the Games, the South American teams generally struggle compared to their online success, but again this year they have a chance to start rewriting that narrative. 

Tiers and Predictions

Tier 1: The Contenders

Games Predictions	Team Name	Teammates (captain*)	Country	SF Rank
1	CrossFit Oslo Kriger	Oda Lundekvam* Ingrid Hodnemyr Kristin Holte Tola Morakinyo Victor Helsinghof Andreas Timenes	Norway	1
2	CrossFit Invictus	Dani Speegle Lauren Stallwood Emily Rethwill Roldan Goldbaum Phillip Muscarella Sean Early	USA	11
3	CrossFit 1124	Tyler Cooke* Reilly Good Jessica Androsik Sydney Smith	USA	6
4	CrossFit Mayhem	Angelo DiCicco* Sam Demeester Zoe Jones Molly McGrandy	USA	10
5	CrossFit Prestranda	Viktor Langsved* Alexander Elebro Lisa Andersson Antonia Falt-Kottulinsky Angelica Bengtsson	Sweden	15

I believe these are the top five teams in the field this year, and that there will be a clear separation between these five and the rest.

In terms of trying to pick a podium from here, it wasn’t straight forward, but I do see Oslo Kriger and Invictus as the favorites to win, and to some extent, potentially in a tier of their own here. I expect a similar storyline between them to the 2017 Games when Wasatch Brute and Mayhem went tit for tat exchanging blows en route to a very compelling 1-2 storyline. 

In the third spot I’m giving a slight nod to the energy and excitement that the 1124 team brings to the competition floor. However, the two teams behind them are very experienced and boast the most chemistry of the five teams on this list in terms of experience competing together. 

Tier 2: Ready for the Moment

6	CrossFit Butcher’s Lab Vanløse	Thomas Stroier* Oliver Valentin Toft Christina Agerbeck Pernille Kristensen	Denmark	2
7	Camel City CrossFit	Lee Sharum* Evan Rogers Caroline Kluttz Stevie Dellinger	USA	17
8	8th Day CrossFit	Rachel Clousing* Danielle Dunlap Heather Pass Jordan Lundin Dylan Hamming Michael Pass	USA	20
9	CrossFit Greater Heights Overtake	Casey Strong* Arturo Torres Jacob Marlow Cierra Cole Sydney Waltz	USA	8
10	CrossFit Undivided	Kristine Best* Christine Znosko Mike Needleman Griffin Roelle	USA	3

In this group we have a Danish team who placed second in the qualifier, and four teams from the USA with a considerable amount of experience. 

Between these five teams there are probably only two athletes total who are question marks in terms of their ability to compete on a team at this level. 

When it comes to team workouts, competitions, and experience it’s very difficult to overlook the resumes of Caroline Klutz and Stevie Dellinger as far as the strongest women’s pairing goes in this range. 

As far as experience goes, the 8th Day team should not be slept on, they have been here before and understand how to handle the moment. 

The Danish team has some new and exciting athletes on the men’s side, and some serious quality on the women’s side. They definitely have some questions to answer, but I don’t think the top performance in the qualifier was a total fluke.

Tier 3: Something to Prove

11	CrossFIt Le Repere Mayhem	Audrey-Ann Perry-Dupuis* Ann-Sophie Tasehreau Kim Nadeau Felix-Antoine Lemay Samuel Paquin Jason Houde	Canada	4
12	CrossFit PRVN	Ava Georg* Carson Wolfe Robert Yates Anthonee Yim	USA	12
13	CrossFit Hendersonville Mayhem	Dalton Rodgers* Wes Peters Kensie Campbell Rebekah Devine	USA	21
14	CrossFit Body Blueprint Conquer	Jordan Adcock* Nicolette Torreggiani Will Carter Joe Pierro Joshua Hong	USA	7
15	Blueprint CrossFit Team AOD	Harry Kean* Will Kane Ojay Keen Helen Nutter Lauren Hunter Kerri Hewitt	UK	9

In this third tier we have five teams with a lot of familiar gyms, and athletes, and in reality, they won’t like being ranked outside of the top 10. 

I don’t think any team in this group can challenge the top 5, but I don’t think there is that much between this group and the tier ahead of them. If one of these teams catches some momentum earlier and rides it out, they can certainly push into that top 10. 

I’m not sure who will end up taking the floor for the Canadian team, but they can hardly go wrong as it is one of the stronger teams 1-6 based on experience. 

The Hendersonville Mayhem team is the only team that received a backfill invite after an injury caused CrossFit Oslo Furuset to withdraw. They are a team full of athletes who live and train in Cookeville, and have been very focused on the team competition this year. This second chance feels like something they will not want to waste and I think they are poised to improve on that qualifying rank.

There is always at least one team from the UK in the mix in Europe, and typically at least one at the Games too. The athletes on this roster are mostly veterans who know how to prepare for and compete throughout the challenge that is the CrossFit Games. 

Tier 4: Not Just Happy to be Here

16	CrossFit 4 Friends Smart	Elena Carratala* Alazna Egiazabal Arnau Sabate Dami Martinez	Spain	13
17	CrossFit Franco’s EMOM Co	Hannah Hardy Samantha Pugh Lacee Collins Josh Mattes Jordan Kerr Blaine Williams	USA	14
18	TTT CrossFit	Mia Gianelli* Brynn Kurlan Faith Stewart Christopher Knizewski Gustavo Errico Bryce Broome	USA	19
19	Camp Rhino CrossFit Dawgs	Raphael Durand* Nikita Yundov Omer Reshef Lena Mentyka	USA	16
20	Q21 CrossFit	Agustina Haag Melisa Rodriguez Romina Fernandez Ivan Gaitan Matias Becheran Tomas Martino	Argentina	18

Again I would say I see a drop off from that middle 10 to the bottom 5, however, I don’t think any of these teams are “just happy to be here”. 

The Spanish team has a lot of talented individuals on it, it will be curious to see how that plays out in a tough team competition. 

If there is one team in this group who can surprise and impress it’s probably the Franco’s EMOM team, but I’m not sure which of their athletes are slated to compete. If it’s Hardy, Pugh, Mattes, and Kerr (at least based on what I know of them), that team has some good experience to draw on.

TTT, Rhino, and Q21 are no strangers to sending teams to the Games, however, on paper I think they have each had stronger teams representing them in the past. 

Final Thoughts

The Team competition will once again take a back seat to the individual competitions at the Games, but for these athletes, the opportunity to compete at the biggest stage with teammates they bleed and sweat with all season is just as important. 

As we mentioned during the intro, this field is full of serious competitors, as well as gyms, training programs, and communities who have invested heavily in their ambitions and success this year. We felt it necessary to recognize their commitment, and achievement, of having the chance to contend for the Affiliate Cup this year.