What is true is that long after today people will struggle to remember the winner of the 2024 Crossfit Games. They will though remember the name of the guy who died.
Ive found your daily reflections really interesting. As someone who is in Australia it has been good to get your thoughts from someone who has first hand experience of what has happened. Thank you x
I just watched the B.Friend this morning. Very simple and human. I thought it was lovely. But I still have lots of anger for CrossFit HQ. The finality of this at where he drowned brought it home. I pray for Luka and the family.
@@aaronjmet get your numbers right. It’s about 1 death per 80,000 athletes in Triathlon. With 2/3rds dying during swim portion. The point is not that it happens, but how it happens. A sudden cardiac event while in water, will likely be fatal. No amount of safety measures would likely change the event much. Who knows Lazar may have had an SVT, but he didn’t have a sudden cardiac event. What’s most important is the organizers have a duty of care. Do you understand that piece? They had a breach of care, which is grossly negligent. Now which bloody part do you think is gaslighting twat?
Thank you sharing your heart. People around the world are praying Lazar’s family as well as all this involved who are still grieving tonight. As everyone begins to head home, they will reflect on what happened here & the grieving will grow even more intense. Praying for you all.
Thank you for these videos! It was very well said and it is beautiful to see your values, love and respect! ❤ It also helps us navigate these confusing times.
John, we don't need you to be transparent or at least the transparency you convey is of a very different order to the transparency expected - in some cases demanded of a corporation or company. In the latter there are indeed questions to answer and the quality of the the actions and responses put under the spotlight will have an objective measure that can jusge whether they were correct or in error. There is pain behind evey sentence you speak and I csn see the hurt and trauma that is the offshoot of everything you have tried to articulate. I don't want you to feel that I innaby way need to see you replay this pain. I think you deserve to be private and alone at this time and to be allowed to quietly compile your thoughts. X
Well the medical examiners case records are public information, know_knowable had a link. No one is hiding it. I'd feel weird if crossfit published it on Insta or something. Edit: I checked it, as of August 12th the manner and cause of death in the public record are listed as Pending. The report isn't complete.
The ME’s autopsy report won’t be available until after toxicology is performed (sometimes weeks) and the Forensic Pathologist uses all the available info and publishes his/her report. This process takes time to be done correctly.
In my opinion, if CF's intention was to honor Lazar, after being directly responsible for his death, they should have done a exhibition, no standings, no loser no winner... Just to the WOD's a celebrate his life, but what I've seen is a shame, they're not honoring Lazar, they are doing as nothing happened, making money, keeping the sponsors and vendors happy... that's the truth!
Like Fikowski was saying, this is their job. They're there to compete and they're going to compete for Lazar. As tragic as this was, if it isn't absolutely necessary to derail an event with contracts to fulfill and people from around the globe there to take part, it shouldn't. The most cathartic thing that most of the athletes could do is to keep going through the motions and let off a bunch of energy and emotion. Some people may need to retreat into isolation to process or in or protest, and they did, but that is evidently not the route chosen by many of the athletes, including ones with good character. They could have turned it into what you say if they'd wanted to. They didn't, because, like Lazar, competing is what they do.
@@MegaSerioussam Calm down and speak for yourself! We all should have learned by now that even if we disagree, we still have to accept (not agree with) different opinions...
What is true is that long after today people will struggle to remember the winner of the 2024 Crossfit Games. They will though remember the name of the guy who died.
A very thoughtful, considered series of videos, thank you John ❤
It was a very moving memorial. ❤
Thank you for being such a human voice in this tragedy.
Huge respect to you, coach🙏🏻
Thank you for the ongoing videos. It is helping me process, so it is a selfish thank you. I appreciate your support of the athletes.
Ive found your daily reflections really interesting. As someone who is in Australia it has been good to get your thoughts from someone who has first hand experience of what has happened. Thank you x
I just watched the B.Friend this morning. Very simple and human. I thought it was lovely. But I still have lots of anger for CrossFit HQ. The finality of this at where he drowned brought it home. I pray for Luka and the family.
@@aaronjmetWhat's your problem?, you can always find something that's worse. There's war you know. What about that???
@@aaronjmet get your numbers right. It’s about 1 death per 80,000 athletes in Triathlon. With 2/3rds dying during swim portion. The point is not that it happens, but how it happens. A sudden cardiac event while in water, will likely be fatal. No amount of safety measures would likely change the event much. Who knows Lazar may have had an SVT, but he didn’t have a sudden cardiac event. What’s most important is the organizers have a duty of care. Do you understand that piece? They had a breach of care, which is grossly negligent. Now which bloody part do you think is gaslighting twat?
@@aaronjmetwatch the live stream when it happened and then come back and comment
@@aaronjmet there are millions of triathlonists attending the races every year🙄
Thank you sharing your heart. People around the world are praying Lazar’s family as well as all this involved who are still grieving tonight. As everyone begins to head home, they will reflect on what happened here & the grieving will grow even more intense. Praying for you all.
Seeing people with that shirt it's a tangent reminder that this tragedy could have happened to everyone of the athletes competing that day. Thanks
Thank you for these videos! It was very well said and it is beautiful to see your values, love and respect! ❤ It also helps us navigate these confusing times.
John, we don't need you to be transparent or at least the transparency you convey is of a very different order to the transparency expected - in some cases demanded of a corporation or company. In the latter there are indeed questions to answer and the quality of the the actions and responses put under the spotlight will have an objective measure that can jusge whether they were correct or in error. There is pain behind evey sentence you speak and I csn see the hurt and trauma that is the offshoot of everything you have tried to articulate. I don't want you to feel that I innaby way need to see you replay this pain. I think you deserve to be private and alone at this time and to be allowed to quietly compile your thoughts. X
what?
@@davidlarmann5244 don't worry about it..
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Thank you John ❤
Have they even published the autopsy report?!
Well the medical examiners case records are public information, know_knowable had a link. No one is hiding it. I'd feel weird if crossfit published it on Insta or something.
Edit: I checked it, as of August 12th the manner and cause of death in the public record are listed as Pending. The report isn't complete.
The ME’s autopsy report won’t be available until after toxicology is performed (sometimes weeks) and the Forensic Pathologist uses all the available info and publishes his/her report. This process takes time to be done correctly.
It will probably take a while for that 8-12 weeks sometimes more
In my opinion, if CF's intention was to honor Lazar, after being directly responsible for his death, they should have done a exhibition, no standings, no loser no winner... Just to the WOD's a celebrate his life, but what I've seen is a shame, they're not honoring Lazar, they are doing as nothing happened, making money, keeping the sponsors and vendors happy... that's the truth!
Just your opinion no one else agrees
Like Fikowski was saying, this is their job. They're there to compete and they're going to compete for Lazar.
As tragic as this was, if it isn't absolutely necessary to derail an event with contracts to fulfill and people from around the globe there to take part, it shouldn't. The most cathartic thing that most of the athletes could do is to keep going through the motions and let off a bunch of energy and emotion. Some people may need to retreat into isolation to process or in or protest, and they did, but that is evidently not the route chosen by many of the athletes, including ones with good character. They could have turned it into what you say if they'd wanted to. They didn't, because, like Lazar, competing is what they do.
And what would that accomplish?
then why would you watch it if it’s a shame?
@@MegaSerioussam Calm down and speak for yourself! We all should have learned by now that even if we disagree, we still have to accept (not agree with) different opinions...