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You already know that Mat Fraser broke his silver streak and Katrin repeated, but what about the stories that didn't get any coverage? Here are the biggest things that happened at the 2016 CrossFit Games that you didn't hear about:



Sam Dancer fractured his fibula in the first event

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He kept it to himself the entire week, but Sam Dancer fractured his fibula during the trail run at Aromas. You may have noticed his performance seemed off and he was going around with a limp, and now you know why. Hopefully he recovers well over the off season and is ready for 2017.



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The CrossFit Games will not be in Carson in 2017…

The CrossFit Games will be in a different city in 2017 for the first time since 2009, the last year it was in Aromas. There are a lot of different reasons involved in the move, and hopefully the end result will not just physically move the Games, but also allow CrossFit to model the sport around other professional sports. For example, the Super Bowl requires host cities to take on logistical challenges. If the host cities for the Games took on logistical challenges, it would free up HQ to use money in other ways (i.e. paying athletes and judges more). Doing so would make the sport more marketable all-around.



...and the short list of likely destinations is interesting.

Speaking of moving the Games, the short list of locations I've heard has a diverse set of cities. First off, rumor has it the plan is to move the Games around each year, similar to how the Super Bowl rotates.



Second, the rumored cities range all over the states: Sacramento, Boston, Miami, and Minneapolis were the top four I heard. Each has its own set of pros and cons. I suspect we'll hear details on this very soon.



Even the judges weren't happy with the ring handstand push ups

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The ring handstand push ups made their return to the Games for the first time since 2010 and we saw some of the challenges of keeping consistent judging standards in competitive environments. The women's ring handstand push ups, the demo ring handstand push ups, and the men's ring handstand push ups all looked like different movements, and the judging staff noticed.



They're creative so they'll likely come up with a new solution to this, maybe something like the ring dip standard that was used at regionals a few years back.



Mat Fraser actually had a great time

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You wouldn't be able to tell from his post event interviews, but Mat Fraser actually had a great time. His game face kind of hides the personality that stole the show in the Fittest On Earth documentary last year.



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