Meeting Notes

February 18, 2026

ATTENDEES:

• Safety Advisory Board Members: Allison Brager, Manny Cruz, Mark Emery, Caity Henniger, Brian McGuire, Robert Oh, Mark Ritchie
• CrossFit HQ: Marshall Brenner, Adrian Bozman, Dave Castro, Wendy Guthrie, Heather Lawrence, Lindsey Crocker; Guest – Mark Sakr

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• 2026 Open registration is substantially up from last year, with strong community momentum building toward 26.1 announcement next week.
• Dr. Michael Emery welcomed as a new Safety Advisory Board member.
• Dr. Mark Sakr has officially onboarded as the Games Medical Director. He has already engaged in planning for the 2026 CrossFit Games, and has met with the Medical Working Group and CrossFit Athlete Council.
• Preparticipation evaluations: four early submissions received.
• Medical Working Group: Priorities for 2026 include assessing the implementation of the preparticipation evaluation process, evaluating the medical team composition, exploring injury prevention data and associated research, and assessing the viability of publishing peer-reviewed guidelines for functional fitness programming.
• Dr. Michael Emery presented on atrial flutter and the athlete.
• Semifinals and Divisional Event support is ongoing, with continued collaboration alongside event organizers to strengthen the overall ecosystem of licensed events.