Behind the Scenes: 2018 West Regional, Day 3

📼 July 20th, 2018 | For the first time, the 2018 West Regional hosted athletes from the Canada West and West Coast regions, creating a very tight competition at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, California.

On the final day of competition, athletes face a long, brutal chipper in Event 5 and a short, fast, heavy sprint in Event 6.

At the start of the day, Southern California favorite Josh Bridges sits atop the leaderboard for the men, and Canada West’s Emily Abbott holds a very comfortable lead for the women. When producer Sevan Matossian asks Abbott if it’s important for her to take first place, she seems unassuming.

“I’m just about (a) performance-based life, not (an) outcome-based life,” Abbott says. “I don’t need any type of validation. That’s just for the ego.”

Abbott remains atop the Leaderboard for the rest of the day and stands highest on the podium after the competition ends.

But several weeks after the competition, CrossFit HQ announced that Abbott had tested positive for ibutamoren, an anabolic agent. Abbott was stripped of her 2018 West Regional title and issued a four-year ban from CrossFit competition.

The disqualification made Alessandra Pichelli the West Regional champ, and Meredith Root, who originally took sixth, moved into fifth and was awarded a spot at the Games.

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