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\u201c(If) we want to be (at the Games) in 2024, it\u2019s gonna take this year to do that. And even though it may look like there\u2019s less (of) an opportunity, there\u2019s a more significant opportunity, and it\u2019s gonna have a larger level of impact on what we do moving forward simply by just showing up and signing up for the (2023) Open.\u201d \u2014 Tom Miazga
Accessibility and Adaptive Sport Specialist Alec Zirkenbach, 2022 Men\u2019s Seated With Hip Function champion Tom Miazga, and Competition Director Adrian Bozman join host Chase Ingraham on the latest episode to discuss updates to the 2023 Adaptive CrossFit Games season as well as the growth of and goals for the adaptive division in 2024 and beyond.
Some of the changes to the new adaptive season include a new scaled leaderboard for the CrossFit Open, the ability to verify eligibility for adaptive divisions prior to registering for the Open, and the removal of the Semifinal stage of competition.
Zirkenbach explains how the collection of data over the 2022 season, including feedback from specific adaptive committees and the community, helped inform some of the decisions for the upcoming season.
Miazga, an adaptive athlete and CrossFit Games commentator, provides his perspective on the new season structure and the representation of all adaptive divisions at the 2024 Games.
\u201cI can understand why people would be frustrated,\u201d Miazga says about athletes in five adaptive divisions being crowned the fittest at the end of the 2023 Open.
\u201cI think this is necessary in order to get to where we want to be,\u201d Miazga continues, \u201cand the idea of (all adaptive divisions being at the Games) in 2024 is something I\u2019m motivated by.\u201d
Bozman reviews adjustments to the season, which will be detailed in the official Rulebook, and also offers his insight on the season structure.
\u201cThat was a hard decision to make,\u201d Bozman says about eliminating Semifinals.
\u201cNobody wants less, however, we expect that this is gonna be a really positive step if people have the patience to see it through and see what we can get going in 2024 with full visibility and full representation,\u201d he says.
The group also chats about Rinse \u2018N\u2019 Repeat from the 2022 Games \u2014 an event that was identical across all divisions \u2014 the possible addition of adaptive divisions in the future, and how CrossFit can benefit athletes of all sports and people of all ability levels.
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