[1] Justin Medeiros won the men's competition, Tia-Clair Toomey the women's, and CrossFit Mayhem the team's.

[2] The qualification process for the Games is similar to that used before it was changed for the previous two seasons, but with the introduction of quarterfinals between the Open and the semifinal, and a last-chance qualifier.

[6] Justin Medeiros won the men's competition and became the youngest man to win the CrossFit Games.

Tia-Clair Toomey won the women's competition for the fifth time, equaling Mat Fraser's record.

Toomey also broke Fraser's record for the most number of cumulative event wins by bringing her total to 33.

[27] Four semifinals were held in North America (Mid-Atlantic CF Challenge, Granite Games, West Coast Classic, Atlas Games), two in Europe (Lowland Throwdown, GermanThrowdown), one each in South America (Brazil CF Championship), Asia (Asia Invitational), Africa (Fittest In Cape Town), and Oceania (Torian Pro).

Due to the differing national measures and travel restrictions imposed in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, five semifinals were held online, five in-person.

[27] Five men, five women, and five teams qualified from each of the North American and European semifinals, three from Oceania, two from Asia and South America, and one from Africa.

[34] The scoring system this year was the same as the top 40 of the 2019 Games, and the number of points awarded was adjusted after each cut.