[1] This year's Games were tightly contested after Rich Froning Jr. who started well faltered in a few events.

He finished strongly with three straight event wins in the final day to clinch a record fourth consecutive title.

The 2014 CrossFit Games Open was held over the course of five weeks in February and March and it had 209,585 participants, an event record.

[9] The extra qualification places given to Regionals where past Champions competed in and qualified to the Games were removed this season.

[10] The 2013 champion Sam Briggs failed to qualify for the Games after performing poorly in the handstand walk event.

For the third straight year, the CrossFit Games began on the Wednesday before the traditional weekend events; however, the athletes were aware of this much further in advance than in the past.

The athletes had their choice of weight and were allowed to advance upwards in increments as small as one pound.

Kara Webb won the women's event with a 250 lb squat, putting her in first place.

Similar to 2013's Burden Run event, all male and female athletes participated in one large heat.

The athletes completed a triplet consisting of a 3,000 meter row, 300 double-unders, and a 3 mile run around the StubHub Center.

[2][14] Two 50-point events were held back-to-back, requiring the athlete to push a 90 lb sled across the soccer stadium.

To further the biathlon theme, each time an athlete dropped from their set of rings, they had to complete a 200 meter "penalty lap".

In the semifinals, the weights were increased in typical ladder fashion, with the top 8 athletes advancing to the finals (and the process repeating).

Kara Webb, who had led in the early events of the Games until she was overtaken by Leblanc-Bazinet, had to withdraw due to injury.

2011 and 2012 champion Annie Thorisdottir won the event for the women, clinching second place overall as Camille Leblanc-Bazinet finished fifth, which secured her first ever CrossFit Games championship.

For the second straight year, Rich Froning swept all three Sunday events with a win in Double Grace.