After three days and 20 scored events, marking the CrossFit Games' 20th anniversary with the largest event count in the competition's history, James Sprague and Aimee Cringle have been crowned the 2026 CrossFit Games champions at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
James Sprague took the title of Fittest Man on Earth for the second time with a final score of 1,318 points, holding off a hard-charging Dallin Pepper by just 27 points, with Jay Crouch rounding out the podium in third. Sprague won two events outright, the Jump Pull Yoke and Machine 7200m, and added four second-place finishes across the Games to seal the win.
Aimee Cringle claimed the Fittest Woman on Earth title with 1,394 points, finishing well clear of runner-up Emma Lawson (1,258) and third-placed Lucy Campbell (1,229). Cringle's win was built on outright dominance, with five event wins across the Ranch 7200m, the deadlift portion of the CrossFit Total, the Grass Track Race, the 500 Run, and the Triple Pig.
As users of the GOWOD mobility app, the team couldn't be more proud of James and Aimee's achievements. Their dedication in the gym has always gone hand in hand with the mobility work that keeps them moving well under the demands of elite competition, and this win reflects the work they've put into their training as a whole, mobility included.
Sprague's 1,318 points edged out Dallin Pepper's 1,291, a 27 point margin, with Jay Crouch third on 1,228. His week broke down like this:
Two outright wins, in the Jump Pull Yoke and Machine 7200m, provided the decisive separation, backed up by four second-place finishes (Ranch 7200m, CrossFit Total Deadlift, Climbing Snail, Echo Thruster) that meant he stayed near the top of the leaderboard for most of the week, aside from a 26th-place finish in the CrossFit Total shoulder press. Here’s how the 2026 CrossFit Games men’s leaderboard looked.
GOWOD is proud to be the go-to mobility app for nine of the world's top male CrossFit athletes, all of whom finished in the top 15 at the 2026 CrossFit Games. From warming up before events to recovering between them, these athletes rely on GOWOD to keep their mobility sharp at the highest level of competition.
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See how the full field finished below.
See a full breakdown of ranking per event on the 2026 Men’s CrossFit Games leaderboard.
Cringle's 1,394 points put real distance between her and the rest of the field, with Emma Lawson second on 1,258 and Lucy Campbell third on 1,229. Her week broke down like this:
Five outright event wins, the Ranch 7200m, the deadlift portion of the CrossFit Total, the Grass Track Race, the 500 Run, and the Triple Pig, made hers the most dominant week of the competition, with her only finishes outside the top 10 coming in the CrossFit Total squat (17th) and the 2020 Speed Snatch (13th). Here’s how the 2026 CrossFit Games women’s leaderboard looked.
GOWOD is proud to partner with four incredible female athletes who competed at the 2026 CrossFit Games, each relying on GOWOD to support their mobility and performance at the highest level of the sport. Making it to the Games at all puts an athlete among the fittest in the world, and every one of these women represents the dedication behind that achievement.
Congratulations to:
See how the full field finished below.
See a full breakdown of ranking per event on the 2026 Women’s CrossFit Games leaderboard.
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Mobility plays a specific, mechanistic role in how well an athlete can occupy the positions their sport demands under load. When usable range is limited, athletes tend to compensate: a joint that can't move through the range a movement calls for shifts load onto a neighbouring structure less suited to absorb it, most often the lumbar spine standing in for restricted hip or thoracic motion.
Sustained compensation under heavy or repeated load is associated with reduced positional efficiency and greater strain on the substituting joint. Good mobility is the foundation for the opposite: paired with the motor control to own that range, the athlete can actively access the position a movement requires, rep after rep, without the nervous system capping the range or an adjacent joint taking load it shouldn't.
Both Sprague and Cringle are daily GOWOD users. Aimee first opened GOWOD in 2020 and has never stopped using it since. James made it part of his preparation in the summer of 2024. Since then, they’ve opened GOWOD every single day.
Athletes with pre-existing joint or spine conditions including shoulder instability, disc pathology, spondylolisthesis, a history of subacromial pain, or acute low back pain, should have overhead, inverted, hip-hinge, and loaded-squat work managed individually by a clinician, since generic mobility guidance does not address these conditions directly.
Who won the 2026 CrossFit Games women's competition?
Aimee Cringle won the women's individual title at the 2026 CrossFit Games, held in San Jose, California, scoring 1,394 points to finish well clear of runner-up Emma Lawson (1,258) and third-placed Lucy Campbell (1,229).
Who won the 2026 CrossFit Games men's competition?
James Sprague won the men's individual title at the 2026 CrossFit Games, scoring 1,318 points to hold off Dallin Pepper (1,291) by 27 points, with Jay Crouch third on 1,228.
How many points did James Sprague score at the 2026 CrossFit Games?
James Sprague finished with 1,318 points, the highest total in the men's individual competition.
How many points did Aimee Cringle score at the 2026 CrossFit Games? Aimee Cringle finished with 1,394 points, the highest total in the women's individual competition and more than 100 points clear of second place.
How many events did James Sprague win at the 2026 CrossFit Games?
James Sprague won 2 of the 20 scored events outright, the Jump Pull Yoke and the Machine 7200m, and added 4 second-place finishes across the week.
How many events did Aimee Cringle win at the 2026 CrossFit Games?
Aimee Cringle won 5 of the 20 scored events outright: the Ranch 7200m, the deadlift portion of the CrossFit Total, the Grass Track Race, the 500 Run, and the Triple Pig.
How many events were in the 2026 CrossFit Games?
The 2026 Games featured 20 scored events, the most in the competition's 20 year history and double the event count of 2025.
Where were the 2026 CrossFit Games held?
The 2026 CrossFit Games were held at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
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