They put way to much focus on Ricky Garard. Who was banned for 4 years for using steroids. THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. The worst thing you can do in competitive sports is cheat. IT SHOULD BE A LIFETIME BAN. They should have made it right to all the previous competitors, strip him of all his wins and placements and bump everyone up. At one point another competitor states that he would have 7 wins but doesn't because they did not go back and correct this. Make it right!
I'm not sure i want to watch the next one if they give Ricky Garard all this screen time. Or if they continue with this weak punishment of a 4 year ban. That is not a good enough of a deterrent to stop people from using. But a lifetime ban will do that. So make it the rule. You use You are done!
Fittest on Earth: Retro/Active
2023
Action / Documentary
Fittest on Earth: Retro/Active
2023
Action / Documentary
5.3/10
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Plot summary
In 2022 a new mastermind entered the arena to craft the tests for the Fittest on Earth. Longtime CrossFit Games Head Judge and Seminar Staff Flowmaster Adrian Bozman's approach to programming the CrossFit Games brought the sport's top athletes back to the basics while challenging them to develop new skills. Tia-Clair Toomey vied for an unprecedented sixth title while rumors of retirement swirled and Mal O'Brien continued to rise. Meanwhile, 2021 Fittest Man on Earth Justin Medeiros worked to defend his title against determined competitors such as Roman Khrennikov - a multiyear qualifier who had yet to step onto the Games competition floor - and Ricky Garard, newly returned from a four-year ban for violating CrossFit's drug policy. In "Fittest on Earth: Retro/Active," watch as athletes face familiar movements with new twists, some thriving and others learning the hard way to begin anew with the basics, this time paying more attention.
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Worst CrossFit games
The worst CF doco to date
Despite stopping CrossFit personally a few years ago, I've watched, and continue to watch, every CrossFit documentary. I think they're fantastic promotional pieces for the sport, and encourage people into the gym and to give it a try. It's become a mini ritual to get a few ex-CrossFitters round and do a watch party.
This said, I completely agree with the other reviews that I've seen. This doco was SO poor from a story-telling perspective. There were ample sub-stories that it just didn't get into at all, and focused only on the final podium placers. One of the stories of the games was the sandbag ladder, and the doco didn't even talk about the 'drama' of when the new top bag was brought out.
Glad to hear that there is a new production company coming in for next year, but if you're considering watching this and you're a CF fan, don't. Save your money.
Lackluster and very biased
Poor storytelling. The documentary does poor service highlighting the full spectrum of the events, the winners, the performances, and does so in exchange for quick cuts and highlights of biased favorite select few athletes.
Clearly an HQ produced product about what HQ's focus is on, and not objective.
Below: Winners the documentary fails to show or selectively leaves out. These performance are all worth noting and would have been great to see.
Dani Speegle - Winner - Sandbag
Arielle Loewen - Winner - Elizabeth Elevated
Daniel Brandon - winner - Skill speed medley
Alexis Raptis - Winner - Echo Press
Lucy Campbell - Winner - Rinse Repeat
Ellie Turner - Winner - Hat Trick
Lucy Campbell - Winner - Jackie Pro
Jeffrey Adler - Winner - Shuttle To Overhead
Nick Mathew - Winner - Skill Speed Medley
Guileherme Malheiros - Winner - Sandbag Ladder
Jeffrey Adler - Winner - Back nine
Lazar Dukic - Winner - Jacki Pro.
Clearly an HQ produced product about what HQ's focus is on, and not objective or in full spectrum. Sad for the athletes and the audience as nobody gets to see the amazing events which actually occur.