Story in the Pacific
All eyes were on the Aussies at the
2015 Pacific Regional that combined the
Asia and
Australia regions for a throwdown in
Wollongong, Australia.
On the men’s side, several former
Games athletes were looking for a return trip to
Carson, California, but it was a rookie who stole the show at the last minute.
Ben Garard battled back from 29th at the end of
Day 1 to take the final qualifying spot to the Games. Heading into
Event 7—the muscle-up/clean ladder—Garard knew he had no choice but to win the event. He did just that, beating the next-best time by 4 seconds
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In the women’s competition, it was all about
Kara Webb.
Fans yearned to see her come back strong after an injury forced her to withdraw from the 2014 Reebok
CrossFit Games when she was poised to win it all. Webb gave the crowd wha
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