CrossFit sanctions four athletes

CrossFit’s Open is supposed to be the mass-participation part of the season — anyone can sign up, post a score, and try to move on. But that openness only works if the videos and registrations are real. This week, CrossFit closed a rules probe by sanctioning four athletes from the 2026 Open, and the details show the company is still willing to go back through submissions and wipe out results after the fact. That matters because in an online competition, the video is basically the competition floor. ### Who got sanctioned? Four athletes. Two were punished for altered video submissions, and two were punished for falsifying their birthdates when registering for the 2026 Open. The named athletes were Ilse Boevink and Angelo Di Milo. CrossFit did not name the other two because they are minors. do? Boevink had been one of the biggest stories of the Open already. Her 26.3 score was first zeroed out, which effectively knocked her out of Quarterfinal contention, and then she received a 4-year sanction. The violation was tied to an altered video submission, and CrossFit said she edited the video she showed did not match what was used in the submitted video. Her sanction runs through February 26, 2030. ### What about Angelo Di Milo? Di Milo, who competed in the 50-54 division, also received a 4-year sanction for editing video submissions. Before his videos disappeared, his Open scores were strong enough to put him near the very top of his division — top 20 worldwide in each workout, and apparently good enough for 2nd overall on points. That gives the sanction real competitive weight. This was not a tiny leaderboard cleanup. ### What were the teen violations? The other two sanctions were shorter but still serious. CrossFit handed out 1-year sanctions to two minor athletes who falsified their ages during registration — one entered the 14-15 division and the other the 16-17 division using incorrect birthdate information. In a sport with age-group qualification paths, that is not just a paperwork issue. It changes who you are actually competing against. ### Why are edited videos such a big deal? Because for remote athletes, the video is the proof. CrossFit’s 2026 rules require public YouTube submissions for non-affiliate performances, and the review team can accept, modify, or invalidate those scores. The support guidance is blunt — videos can be adjusted or rejected — the same thing as locking it in. ### How does the review system work? Athletes either do the workout at a licensed affiliate or submit a video for internal review. For video submissions, CrossFit’s team checks movement standards, camera angle, visibility, rep counts, and other compliance issues. The rulebook’s Open section lays out separate sections for score submission, video viewing. ### Why does this matter beyond four athletes? Because the Open is the gateway to everything else. The 2026 Open ran from February 26 to March 16, and the top 25% of individual and age-group athletes moved on to Quarterfinals. So when CrossFit deletes or invalidates a score, it can change who advances and who misses the cut. The Boevink case already showed that a single workout score can decide that margin. ### Bottom line CrossFit is sending a pretty clear message — online access does not mean honor-system leniency. If your video is altered or your registration details are false, the company can still come back later, erase the result, and shut down your season for years.