Medeiros and Horvath enjoyed banner performances amidst a heated battle in Austin.

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After a four-day contest from Oct. 27-30, 2022, in Austin, TX, Laura Horvath and Justin Medeiros are the Individual champions of the 2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational. For Medeiros, he successfully defended his Men’s title from last year’s Rogue competition. It’s the latest achievement for the two-time reigning Fittest Man on Earth®. Meanwhile, after a solid third-place finish at the 2022 CrossFit Games, Horvath dominated to capture the Women’s title.

Chandler Smith and Jeffrey Adler joined Medeiros on the Men’s podium in second and third place, respectively. On the Women’s side, former two-time CrossFit Games champion Annie Thorisdottir (second) and 2022 CrossFit Games Rookie of the Year Emma Lawson (third) finished just behind Horvath.

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Here are the final standings for both divisions at the 2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational:

2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational Final Standings — Women

  1. Laura Horvath — 760 points (Winner)
  2. Annie Thorisdottir — 705 points
  3. Emma Lawson — 670 points
  4. Ellie Turner — 670 points
  5. Gabriela Migała — 645 points
  6. Amanda Barnhart — 620 points
  7. Kara Saunders — 610 points
  8. Alexis Raptis — 580 points
  9. Danielle Brandon — 575 points
  10. Arielle Loewen — 560 points
  11. Manon Angonese — 555 points
  12. Dani Speegle — 545 points
  13. Emma McQuaid — 535 points
  14. Matilde Garnes — 520 points
  15. Carolyn Prevost — 410 points
  16. Olivia Kerstetter — 360 points
  17. Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 340 points
  18. Bailey Rogers — 330 points
  19. Anikha Greer — 310 points
  20. Andrea Solberg — 225 points

2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational Final Standings Men

  1. Justin Medeiros — 735 points (Winner)
  2. Chandler Smith — 720 points
  3. Jeffrey Adler — 715 points
  4. Patrick Vellner — 705 points
  5. Roman Khrennikov — 690 points
  6. Björgvin Guðmundsson — 620 points
  7. Jayson Hopper — 615 points
  8. Samuel Kwant — 580 points
  9. Noah Ohlsen — 570 points
  10. Ricky Garard — 555 points
  11. Jonne Koski — 550 points
  12. Nick Mathew — 535 points
  13. Jorge Fernandez — 420 points
  14. Cole Sager — 420 points
  15. Henrik Haapalainen — 405 points
  16. Saxon Panchik — 385 points
  17. Scott Tetlow — 365 points
  18. Tim Paulson — 335 points
  19. Jack Farlow — 325 points
  20. Lazar Đukić — 255 points

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Between 10 different events, the CrossFitters at the 2022 Rogue Invitational had quite the strength and conditioning gauntlet to work through throughout the Austin, TX, weekend. Here’s an overview of how Horvath and Medeiros fared from event to event as they captured their respective victories.

Laura Horvath 2022 Rogue Invitational Event by Event Performance

After a slow start, Horvath stormed ahead of the rest of the field when she won four straight events. Horvath performed so well that she had a 75-point cushion entering the final day of the contest and clinched the Women’s Rogue Invitational title with a pair of top-10 performances at the end for the clincher.

  1. Texas Trail — Ninth place
  2. Ski Bar — 14th place
  3. Back Attack — First place
  4. DT With a Spin — First place
  5. The Turtle — First place
  6. The Duel II — First place
  7. Texas Oak — Second place
  8. Snatch and Press — 19th place
  9. The Goblet — Seventh place
  10. Heavy Grace — Third place

Justin Medeiros 2022 Rogue Invitational Event by Event Performance

Medeiros’ output at the 2022 Rogue Invitational was largely in line with his usual path to success. The athlete maintained a sterling record of consistency, finishing out of the top 10 in two events just twice while notching top-five results in six separate events.

  1. Texas Trail — Fifth place
  2. Ski Bar — First place
  3. Back Attack — Third place
  4. DT With a Spin — Fifth place
  5. The Turtle — 12th place
  6. The Duel II — First place
  7. Texas Oak — 16th place
  8. Snatch and Press — Eighth place
  9. The Goblet — Seventh place
  10. Heavy Grace — Fifth place

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Aside from the general acclaim and prestige of winning a major contest like the Rogue Invitational, Horvath and Medeiros’ exploits earned them quite the lucrative equal cash prize. Both athletes took home $218,868 for their victories. It isn’t the end of the 2022 CrossFit season, but if Horvath and Medeiros wanted to hang up their kettlebells until the 2023 campaign, they’ve certainly earned the right to bask for the time being.

Featured image: @rogueinvitational on Instagram

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