The CrossFit Games Continue After Tragedy
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
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What a poorly run event... organizers should be investigated for negligence.
"If I was Lazar I'd want everyone to continue". But you arent Lazar, youre a friend of Lazar and if I was a friend of someone who died due to the negligence of event planners I would fucking raise hell on the event and its hosts.
James Sprague is someone I hope to never cross paths with in life.
feels VERY weird to see athletes saying "time heals"....
Especially since it's been like 2 days
@@neversaw exactly..
This is called grief and denial, leave them alone. They are honoring him by competing and if you don’t understand it you can leave.
if you say so.
@@Hurbob14 it does for some
I respect how any of the athletes choose to deal with this and grieve what is disgusting is when CrossFit HQ are the ones to try to make it a tribute. They’re RESPONSIBLE. if they actually cared about the athletes and not just making money they would have had proper safety protocols in place and Lazar would be out on the competition floor right now.
Mad respect for Jeffrey Adler.
Mad respect to all the athletes and how they are dealing with it * fixed it for ya
@@powerpackfitness5831 lol no.
I understand the competition continuing but bit grossed out by James Sprague hoping and suggesting that people shouldn’t be sad and wanting more energy tomorrow is so tone deaf
His interview was disgusting, so preacy and just off.
100% agree that was not the time to try to preach to people about your personal belief system, I couldn't listen to that.
Sooo cringe, spreguer the preacher wtf was that
RIP Lazar. You will never be forgotten. Massive Inquest needed, this should never have happened. Respect all athletes decisions. Agree with above posts totally
If you don’t want to hear the interviews post event just mute your audio. James can say what he wants to say and you can hate it, love it, or just shrug your shoulders and move on living your life.
I love the respect you’re showing. Vellner’s dad has it right. Everyone is grieving differently. Let’s give grace to everyone and let them get through this in a way that’s best for them. Thank you guys for showcasing this sport and these athletes the way you have for years! You have given so much to this community, I’m sure you’re all going through so much as well as close as you are to all of this! Sending lots of love!!!!
I think Par Vellner's dad said it perfectly. Everyone grieves differently. It's about processing the emotions and remembering that Lazar had a huge impact on the crossfit community & honoring his memory.
Time is healing, the man died 2 days ago. What time? Never being so disappointed with this sport and atletes. End of the day what matters is themselves. Cheers for Laura Jeff and others withdrawing this circus
@@Elk300 Well I am living. Im not dead i think
I get your point, but even Luka said he wishes to continue because that's what Lazar would have wanted. Everyone grieves differently ... But I did expect more people would withdraw.
@@verachocholova7078 I think it could continue in another time. Luka lost his brother out of nowere. He was in shock like many atletes. Dave asked him to continue and he alowed thinking that atletes spended money and time to be there, but in a tragedy like this is wrong to ask someone something like this. The mental set of many atletes were prejudiced by this tragedy. Even the events changed to adapt this situation. It is not the right environment to compete now. Do it again in tribute for lazar with ALL the altletes wishing to win and with the right mind set.
life goes on and it's sad because it was preventable. All the athletes trained a year for this weekend. time moves on, after 9/11 life carried on.
This is crazy, I can't believe the Games continue.
This bastards are part of that fucking Circus
I really hop you guys are doing something to protect your mental health. Don't put your service to us above your own safety. We need you guys. But your loved ones need you even more! Thank you so much for everything. Nothing but love from over here in Canada!
I suggest the Spirit of the Games award be renamed permanently in Lazar’s honor and that he himself be awarded it posthumously this year.
there will be no more Games dude
I agree
Some athletes want to grieve and continue, some want to withdraw, and grieve. We are here sitting on our phones not competing and not knowing the whole picture. There isn’t a correct side. It’s a tragedy and criticizing either side is not ‘the right take.’
tragedy yes, But also could have been avoided with proper measures and precautions
That is literally why it should be postergated. Just cancel and do it again in two months or so. With everybody competing and making a real tribute.
@@diogomilani4353 stop whining. He knew the risks. Nothing special here. Show must go on
@@maherabdu5358 wow what a real man are you. Moomy must be proud
@@maherabdu5358I would agree if it’s an accident like a barbell hitting his head or falling from a rope. The athletes don’t sign up to die from negligence, which is what this is.
The decision to continue or not is on the athletes, and it’s easier in hindsight to know for sure if the decision was right or not. It’s a tough call either way I think.
But saying they know what they signed up for doesn’t apply to this situation, as it wasn’t a freak accident but something that could have been helped
Isn’t it beautiful when the tragic death of human can be immediately utilized for clicks and content?
That the games still go on is a remarkable lowpoint.
all about the mighty dollar
People grieve differently. Some people want to be by themselves others want to be with other people. Some will do a bit of both. Who's right? The answer is there is no right, Lazar is gone and we all have to make choices about how to deal with that.
The irony of th OP. Clicking on the content, leaving a comment, thus feeding and supporting the algorithm for the remarkable low point.
@@lpmorifyExactly. Murica! Where capitalism reeks stronger than the smell of alcohol.
Maybe the message was more important to OP than that small impact on the algorithm
James sprague gives me the worst feeling. He seems so very lacking in real empathy.
100%
Thank you for the respectful, professional way you’re creating content during this unbelievably challenging time. You guys are a class act. Thank you for the way you’re helping our community grieve, process, and heal together. 💜
Thank you for showing the athletes through the emotions and circumstances of losing their friend and competitor. Great uncle pat (pats dad) was lovely to hear from!
What you three are doing is absolutely amazing and a great way to honor Lazar throughout the games and still produce great content. The CrossFit community is all grieving in their own ways, whether we as the public agree or not. It’s not our time to judge, but our time to support and honor Lazar and his family as well. ❤❤❤
I can't quite wrap my head around everyone still trying to gain financially 1-2 days after a competitor died due to the incompetence of the crossfit organization. The games should've been postponed at a minimum. Everyone's favorite phrase is, "I think Lazar would want us to continue. ".... but I think Lazar wanted crossfit to protect all the competitors and provide aid in his ultimate time of need, but in the spirit of "The Games must go On!" The Crossfit organization didn't even try until the event was over!!! Shame on everybody still making money under the banner of "Its for Lazar!"
What makes you think postponing was an option? There were TV contracts, sponsorship, spectators coming in from international travel. I get your point, but postponing is a whole lot easier said than done, especially when you have less than 12 hours to make a decision.
As far as the athletes go, this is their livelihood. There are athletes who can afford to skip the Games but the majority can’t. This is their full-time job and a lot of them worked overtime, just to be able to qualify, don’t put this on the athletes as if they are greedy millionaires.
@mightymoo4018 I love the games and look forward to them every year. Only in the worst of scenarios should anything halt or cancel an event as big as the games. I think the death of an athlete under questionable circumstances qualifies. And if you're going to continue...tell it like it is...I'm continuing the games to get paid....Not..I'm doing this for Lazar!!!
@@mightymoo4018 oh, yeah; the money trail. Thanx for saying it out loud.
@@mightymoo4018 i really like this answer and i think it is so well articulated. I also like what Gabi said - when she is out on the floor - she forgets for a moment but when she is alone in her hotel room. Tia said it well too -if she were in that position, she would want people to compete. It was the sport he loved and I believe that the athletes who continued believed that was the way to honor him. So many people commenting and throwing hate at the athletes are actually leaving more of a stain on the weekend!
I strongly dislike that phrase "that's what he would have wanted". You don't know what people would have wanted and you're not in a place to speak for them. If anything he probably wanted to be saved
So much respect for these athletes who are vulnerable enough to show their sadness in public, whether that's in a social media post or on livestream in the middle of the workout.
Zero respect to athletes who are just pretending nothing happened and acting like this is just a regular games season and making tone-deaf speeches or public posts/announcements.
Every athlete was hurting and showed sadness in their own ways. Some pushed it all down for a time. It was an incredibly sad weekend for everyone.
Negligent arrogance.
Guys guys guys. Thank you so much!! This is what I have been wanting and think what the community needs to cope. Thursday was a flood of emotions and the negativity and hate was prominent bc everyone there was quiet. Starting to hear from the pillars of the community and spread love and support even through sorrow is what we needed. I am here for the athletes and love and appreciate what you do and what you share. You give them voices and it’s great to hear. I cried to see Tia back and there. We needed her. I was on the fence on Gerard bc of his past but I’m putting that aside bc the man was speedy Gonzales down there. Thank you for the Butter!!!!
Ricky Garard should never be allowed to compete again in my opinion
Sorry for the loss Lazar , condolences goes out to his family and to everyone at this competition ♥️
I hope the family sues….
It’s very sad on the loss of Lazar, my prayers and condolences go out to his family.
All this back and forth from us the spectators on rather the games should have been cancelled or continue needs to stop. The competitors made a decision collectively to continue. I respect those who with drew as well.
From my perspective this what CrossFit is overcoming adversity overcoming pain, gaining strength and comfort through community. This is the number one reason why i started CrossFit back in 2010. It helped me through the loss of friends guys I called my brothers.This is why we have Hero WODs for situations like this. The games this weekend is just one big Hero WOD for them this weekend and they are doing it for Lazar.
Lets us all be what CrossFit is and unite and be a community and be there for everyone.
Much love..
I empathize deeply with the athletes and everyone who is heavily involved in CrossFit, especially when it forms such a significant part of their identity and livelihood. Making a decision about competing after Lazar’s passing must be incredibly difficult. However, it’s hard not to think that it could have been any one of them. How can they continue with the same intensity when the organization owes them a better explanation? I would be devastated. The phrase ‘it’s about community’ keeps coming up, but as a community, we need to hold those responsible accountable for their actions-or inactions. We all want to see the athletes succeed, and we love the CrossFit Games, but continuing like this feels inappropriate.
Zero class keeping the competition going. Very strange.
The entire world doesn't stop when bad things happen. Never has. People go to work and go on with their lives carrying around grief every day. No point in throwing away a perfectly good event because of a tragedy. These things happen. People die. That's life.
Well done, capture some good emotions here through a tough day. Keep it coming 👍
Thanks to the buttery bros for always putting out amazing content.
Buttery bros rock! Great job doing what y’all do.
Keep bringing the community together and spreading joy. Love you men so much.
All the love and spread the joy guys. I appreciate all that y’all do 🫶🏼🥞
This was beautiful. Thanks boys for capturing everything. And to be able to capture and show how these amazing athletes choose to honor their friend and brother. I love what Tia said. I’d want you to compete! Keep the butter flowing!#buttergang
This tragedy is mind blowing to me and the lack of action after the fact from crossfit higher ups is really turning me off of anything 'crossfit' related.
Much respect to everyone there and those that have withdrawn as we all grieve in different ways. Keep up the Raw Butter those of us watching are sending strength to all of you at the event.
This is really good guys.. thank you… I hope you are each ok, .. Sending. Love and prayers to his family!
This "Sport" (which is a joke lol) is full of narcissists and James Sprague is the the worst of them.
People who throw around the word narcissist are often so much more problematic than the people they're labeling a narcissist.
My daughter lost her dad to cancer at a young age. CF has helped her process his death. He was an athlete and a runner and every event that she does, every step that she runs, every bar that she lifts, is for her dad. This has been her survival. Her dad would have wanted it this way. Yesterday she told me that if she died during an event, she would absolutely 100% want people to keep going in her place!
I highly doubt all of that but cool story bro
@@justintime6242 hey, I’m her daughter, and it’s all true. Look man, now is not the time to hate on people. It’s a time to hug your loved ones and come together as a community. Process grief however you want, but don’t hate on the way others process theirs. This is about Lazar and remembering him and what an amazing person and athlete he was. If you wanna choose hate, you do you. But I’m choosing to love and God bless you.
i agree with mollie cuz i would do the same.
Thanks guys! ❤
Thanks dudes! Spread butter spread joy!
Thank you guys for all you do in our community
Proud of how you guys are showing up and loving on the community at large! Keep up the good work! ❤🤟🏽🤘🏽
The eloquence of these very young men is wonderful
Thanks for the raw butter guys!
love you guys thank you for doing what you do
The momentum is building for the last day. Expressing joy and exhilaration in the sport that brought Lazar together with all these other amazing humans is the ultimate tribute. It’s why there are hero work outs. ❤
@@krista6677 A man died due to the pure negligence of the organisation you fawn over. Have some respect for goodness sake!!
Thanks for pushing on gents, I know it’s tough but we really appreciate you! Love always
That's why I love CrossFit. The sportsman ship is second to none.
Not me watching to see if Mars was gonna put sprint everyone again!
My homies! Always good content!
Great job Bros! A class act in making a video given all that is going on.
Thank you for continuing what you do during this sad time.
Love that butter
Why in the same sport, men wear long clothes, and women wear short clothes?
Thank you, buttery bros!!
Thank you guys.
awesome video and clips! thanks bros
Respectful gents 10/10
Thank you for making these! ❤
So tragic man, for Lazar🫶🏽☝🏽☝🏽❤️
It's going to continue to be a roller coaster. Hope everyone can come out alright.
Thx boys - appreciate your work & efforts at this challenging time
Thank you for giving us insight. I understand and it would be weird if you just went silent. I am just at home and appreciate being able to see what’s going on and how people are doing.
I hope Sprague wins the whole things and knows that it will forever be a meaningless title. His energy and attitude is disgusting and selfish.
he's a kid. chill. at his age I was funneling beers and acting like an ass
Appreciate you guys!
Thank you guys for bringing us this content! 🙏🏼
Beautiful footage, we appreciate it!
Merci for your work les garçons (little Frenglish for you 😉) despite the rollercoaster of emotions! Love from Montreal!
Boys keep up the great work. Thank you
Watching from Perth in Australia. Appreciate you lads and what you do for our community
This was very cute.
Thank you ❤
did they remove video of all events . where can we watch?
Tough one I can see both side to it continuing and to also cancel but one thing for sure they really need to investigate the circumstances, lifeguards should be 100% switched on to notice anything out the ordinary!
thanks guys!
Love you guys! Love the video ❤
So goooooooood!!!!!! Thanks guys!!!!!
Sorry for yer loss guys, it must b a very different vibe this year. The content is still grear as usual. Looking forward to the Raw Butter over the wknd and the longer vlog whenever that comes out. RIP Lazar...😢
well done gents on your respect
I miss Lazar so much 😢 Drowning can happen SO quickly. I am praying for his family and all the athletes. And I am so proud of the athletes who decided to continue in his honor and memory
I’m sure Lazar would have wanted the Games to continue!
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 thank you guys
Thanks!
Love the energy Hopper brought 🔥 the final run event was epic, Tia and Ricky crushed it 🔥🔥
Great stuff thanks so much!!
Big disappointment about how CrossFit managed the whole thing. The Games should have been canceled after Day 1. The actual results and performance of the athletes were surely influenced by what had happened. Sprague wouldn’t have won if people like Medeiro, Roman or Gui were 100% and Adler was competing. Toomey herself wouldn’t have won so easily too. I think this is the beginning of the fall for CrossFit as they are going to loose a lot of interest, sponsorships and affiliates
The crossfit family is together and pray for Lazar's soul😢🙏🙏
Thanks for the videos
Dave Castro took a poll and an overwhelming majority wanted to continue and compete. The idea that a competitor dies and we honor them by not competing is crazy. I’m a CF-2 trainer myself and if I die tomorrow, no matter the circumstance, I would only want the people in my life to work harder, longer and faster in my honor.
@@erikmichelet23 Dave Castro, and CrossFit, should be under investigation for negligent manslaughter. CrossFit is full of mindless drones.
Agree 100%. The day I die I want nothing more than everyone to show up the next day and crush the 5am class I coach like never before. In tragedy we don’t run and hide. We surround ourselves with loved ones and support and press on together.
I get athletes wants to compete. But also maybe HQ could actually care about the athletes and ensure their safety. But if they push ahead and the athletes are in shock and just want to do what they know best, competing, then their lack of acknowledging their role can got abit more unnoticed. Not that they would admit ANY type of fault cause they know they’ve got lawsuits coming. If not criminal charges.
Its not the issue, it should be postergated. Compete with competitors unstable and grieving and 30% off is not a competition. How could someone thinks the fittest on earth would feel like winning in this way? A real tribute is do it again in another time.
@@diogomilani4353 that’s also a really good point. I think Dave loves messing with them mentally and thinks it’s part of the game…. But also, with it being such a huge event I don’t think they can just “do it another time” it’s now or next year.
Hopper seems like such a jerk, couldn’t care less about the tragedy
if you cant swim 800m you cannot call yourself world fittest man. Those are the rules
We said crocodile 🐊 tears. .
Awesome content as always bros 🧈😎
This will not be popular with many. I think blasting any competitor choosing to continue for “financial gain” as some put it is very narrow minded. What happened was terrible, avoidable, and extremely sad. At the end of the day.. a lot of people have sacrificed so much to get here. Physically, financially, emotionally, etc… some may just have to continue to go on. As their livelihood depends on it.. all?… no. But to bash anyone for decisions made. While not competing themselves. Absurd…Mr. Vellner was spot on. Personally I feel we just let these games finish. Then go on to discuss the true issues. How to avoid it from ever happening again. In all of the ways it was humanly be prevented.
I do understand all the grieving part, nevertheless, where is CrossFit taking full responsibility of the security and what happen?
Thanks for the days review
The last games I’d say, CrossFit will be broke financially by upcoming legal battles
I can understand why people are upset about the decision to continue but didn’t Lazars family tell them to keep going?
Yes. His brother (a fellow competitor) wanted the competition to go on
Lazar’s brother (and maybe his girlfriend) was (were) asked just hours after it happened. No one thinks straight in a moment like that. I’m sure I could have said “sure, go ahead” - but in a sense nothing matters after a loss.
@@HarrietUlrika excactly. 'Look, I know you watched your brother being pulled out of the lake a few hours ago, but would you like us to go tell everyone you want the Games cancelled or should we just crack on?'. Great leadership and community spirit.
It’s because the safety was not there at the lake. It just doesn’t feel right.
@@martinc4266exactly
people should differentiate community from the organization. the crossfit community is loving people. the organization/ organizers HQ is the one at fault. competitors should not be blamed nor hated for continuing.
i agree with tia claire. hate and blaming will not bring lazar back which is something he won’t like. doing tribute to him by doing what he like doing is proper.
Still holding out for CF HQ to make better and stronger decisions for the athletes that put money in their pockets. Hoping there are things going on being closed doors that the public is unaware of but from what HQ has shown, they’re only willing to sacrifice their athletes mental health, livelihood, and sadly now lives in favor of the dollar and spectacle. Asking athletes to turn this into an exhibition or shut it down rather than HQ taking responsibility & forfeiting profits to Lazar’s family completely misses the mark. The athletes competing are doing the best they can in an impossible situation and have been faced with an impossible decision and anyone that thinks they’re accountable and not HQ/CF decision makers isn’t looking at the whole picture.