2016 Reebok CrossFit Games Open

Josh Bridges Assessed Major Penalty For 16.4

Josh Bridges Assessed Major Penalty For 16.4

CrossFit HQ has just announced a major penalty on Josh Bridges' 16.4 performance, giving him 280 reps instead of 330 reps. This moves him from 2nd overall i

Mar 24, 2016 by Armen Hammer
Josh Bridges Assessed Major Penalty For 16.4
CrossFit HQ has just announced a major penalty on Josh Bridges' 16.4 performance, giving him 280 reps instead of 330 reps. This moves him from 2nd overall in the world to 10th, leaving Noah Ohlsen in first and moving Kyle Frankenfeld to second.

Check out the official announcement:

Josh Bridges posted 330 reps on Open Workout 16.4, the world's highest score. He performed the workout at CrossFit Invictus Point Loma where he was judged by CJ Martin. Martin deemed that there were no missed reps, and later validated his score. Prior to the deadline, Bridges submitted his video in the event it was a winning performance. A member of our judging team reviewed it, and noted that there were some questionable reps on the deadlift, but advised that based on the angle of the video and the fact that the on-the-floor judge had an appropriate angle for all reps, that the video was acceptable.

We believe that our team made a mistake by reviewing video and giving advice before the deadline. The advice was not consistent with previous rulings. We've decided to apply a Major Penalty to Josh Bridges’ 16.4 score. It will be reduced by 15 percent to 280 reps. The next top score belongs to Rich Froning, pending video verification.

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