2026 CrossFit Open Week 2 Recap

With 517 Open registrants, CrossFit Black Edition brought the energy to the live announcement of Open Workout 26.2, presented by Velites, where CrossFit Games athletes Lucy Campbell, Mirjam von Rohr, and Aimee Cringle threw down shortly after the workout was revealed.

This week was one for the books, as athletes across the world achieved their first pull-ups, chest-to-bar pull-ups, and muscle-ups. 

Take a look at a recap of the second week of the 2026 CrossFit Open, presented by Air National Guard, including Open Workout 26.2 winners, a workout analysis by Beyond the Whiteboard, and how to prepare for Week 3. 

The Workout

Open Workout 26.2

For time:

80-foot dumbbell overhead walking lunge

20 alternating dumbbell snatches

20 pull-ups

80-foot dumbbell overhead walking lunge

20 alternating dumbbell snatches

20 chest-to-bar pull-ups

80-foot dumbbell overhead walking lunge

20 alternating dumbbell snatches

20 muscle-ups

Time cap: 15 minutes

Open Workout 26.2 Winners

Women’s Division: Claudia Gluck

Two-time CrossFit Games athlete and the fittest in France Claudia Gluck is the winner of Open Workout 26.2. She finished the workout in 6:33, placing her at the top of the women’s leaderboard for 26.2 and in ninth place overall. 

Men’s Division: Colin Bosshard

Switzerland’s Colin Bosshard finished 26.2 on top of the men’s leaderboard after finishing the workout in just 6:03. After making his CrossFit Games debut in 2025, he is looking for his second ticket to the finals this season. He currently sits in 37th overall. 

Open Workout 26.2 Analysis by BTWB

The second workout of the 2026 CrossFit Open, presented by Air National Guard, featured alternating dumbbell snatches, dumbbell overhead walking lunges, pull-ups, chest-to-bar pull-ups, and muscle-ups. The muscle-ups were on the rings, which is a change compared to the bar muscle-ups we saw during the past two Opens. The workout had a stiff 15-minute time cap, and athletes who did not finish posted scores of how many reps they completed along with tiebreak times.

There were some obvious similarities between this workout and Open Workout 25.2, which also included these pulling movements with increasing difficulty, but paired with a different set of supporting movements.

By far, the biggest challenge of this workout was the muscle-ups. An impressive 9,918 women and 41,773 men were able to perform at least 1 ring muscle-up.

The chest-to-bar pull-ups did not cause too much difficulty for athletes this year with over 58,000 women and 100,000 men able to perform at least 1 rep. This was across all divisions.

Up Next: Open Workout 26.3

The 2026 CrossFit Open will close out at Gymreapers Wodapalooza Miami Beach. 

Tune in to the CrossFit Games website, app, or YouTube page on Thursday, March 12, at 12 p.m. PT to watch the live announcement of Open Workout 26.3, presented by Rogue, followed by a throwdown between Danielle Brandon, Arielle Loewen, and Olivia Kerstetter. 

The Wodapalooza competitors will complete Workout 26.3 as part of the competition, and their results will count as valid Open scores. Spectators watching the competition will also have the opportunity to complete 26.3 while on-site with judges to validate scores.