2022 Rogue’s Invitational Was Insane – Here’s the Highlights

The 2022 Rogue Invitational took place over the weekend, bringing together some of the world’s top-performing athletes from two separate but equally mighty arenas of strength sports: fitness and strongman.

This was the fourth year Rogue Fitness hosted the event, which has become one of the most highly anticipated competitions in the fitness community.

This year’s event featured some of the biggest names in fitness and Strongman, including defending champion Justin Medeiros and past attendees Chandler Smith and Jeffrey Adler. With a prize purse of over $1 million up for grabs, this year’s Invitational is sure to be a heated competition.

In addition to the prize money, Rogue Fitness has also provided hotel accommodation and airfare for all competitors, making it one of the most generous events in terms of athlete support. 

2022 Rogue Invitational Fitness Leaderboard

This is the overall leaderboard for both the Men’s and Women’s divisions. Keep scrolling for event results.

Men

1. Justin Medeiros — 735
2. Chandler Smith — 720 
3. Jeffrey Adler — 715
4. Patrick Vellner — 705
5. Roman Khrennikov — 690
6. Björgvin Guðmundsson — 620
7. Jayson Hopper — 615
8. Samuel Kwant — 580
9. Noah Ohlsen — 570
10. Ricky Garard — 555
11. Jonne Koski — 550
12. Nick Mathew — 535
13. Jorge Fernandez — 420
14. Cole Sager — 420
15. Henrik Haapalainen — 405
16. Saxon Panchik — 385
17. Scott Tetlow — 365
18. Scott Tetlow — 335
19. Jack Farlow — 325
20. Lazar Ðukić — 225

Women

1. Laura Horvath — 760
2. Annie Thorisdottir — 705
3. Emma Lawson — 670
4. Ellie Turner — 670
5. Gabriela Migala — 645
6. Amanda Barnhart — 620
7. Kara Saunders — 610
8. Alexis Raptis — 580
9. Danielle Brandon — 575
10. Arielle Loewen — 560
11. Manon Angonese — 555
12. Dani Speegle — 545
13. Emma McQuaid — 535
14. Matilde Garnes — 520
15. Carolyn Prevost — 410
16. Olivia Kerstetter — 360
17. Jacqueline Dahlstrøm — 340
18. Bailey Rogers — 330
19. Anikha Greer — 310
20. Andrea Solberg — 225

Justin Medeiros is the new dominant athlete in fitness. He cemented his second win at an invitational with a 15 point margin, topping it all by 735 points to capture this title for himself and show us what’s coming soon enough!

The field opened up considerably when six-time Games champion Tia Clair Toomey did not compete at the Rogue Invitational this year. However, her absence was compensated for by Laura Horvath who placed first overall in her first win after dominating two events!

What’s New This Year?

Not everything is as expected this year at Rogue. There are some new additions to the fitness programming that are sure to excite spectators and athletes alike.

New equipment:

Monkey Bars: Most well known for their appearance at the 2013 fitness Games in the iconic “Killer Kage” workout.

The Turtle (Bag): This is almost definitely a brand new ‘bag’ Rogue has come up with for this event. It falls in the long line of Rogue created objects to be named after animals (the Worm, the Pig, the Snail, the Slug, the Alpaca, etc.).

Three Days, 10 Scored Events

The most days of competition Rogue has had in the past is three. The most scored events Rogue had ever had before is eight. This year, competitors saw a 25-percent increase in the number of competition days and a 20-percent increase in the total number of opportunities athletes have to earn points. 

Strongman Path to Victory

The 2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational was set to take place from Oct. 28-29 in Round Rock, Texas, as a part of the four-day Rogue Invitational, which featured both a strongman and fitness competition.

Ten of the world’s top strongmen were vying for the largest prize purse in the sport by battling across six events over those two days of competition.

Two years after retiring from the sport of strongman to pursue a boxing career, Hafthor “The Mountain” Björnsson traveled to the 2022 Rogue Invitational in Austin, TX, to break his own Weight Over Bar World Record.

2022 Rogue invitational Strongman Leaderboard

1. OIeksii Novikov — 49.5 points
2. Trey Mitchell — 48 points
3. Mitchell Hooper — 43.5 points
4. Martins Licis — 37.5 points
5. Pavlo Nakonechnyy — 35 points
6. Bobby Thompson — 27.5 points
7. Maxime Boudreault — 27 points
8. Rob Kearney — 25 points
9. Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted — 22.5 points
10. Kevin Faires — 14.5 points