It’s not what any athlete wants to hear. A few athletes already learned that qualifying for the Games through the Open was no longer feasible after receiving penalties, like Sam Briggs. The latest competitor to get the bad news is Jessica Griffith — except she didn’t just receive a penalty. Her entire score was scrapped.

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It wouldn’t be a “Jess Journey” if there weren’t ALLL the twists and turns 🤪🤦🏼‍♀️ •••• Got this news yesterday morning—and after further video review, yes, I realized I had the boys load 10s after the 85# bar instead of 15s🤦🏼‍♀️My only explanation is that I’m just an idiot and overlooked the math #human #typicalJessMove. I took the day yesterday to be super frustrated with myself—as this knocks me out of contention to qualify through the open (yes, the plan is to try and qualify as an individual—while having fun doing some team sanctions just for kicks). But this is year 4 in a row that God’s allowed some crazy “plot twist” to make it all fall His way and not my way. My job is to keep using the gifts He’s given me and not let the twists and turns along the journey discourage me. I’m psyched to see what this year has in store🤩A dramatic start must mean a FIRE finish 😍👊🏼🔥💃🏼 See ya at sanctionals ✌🏼Dibs on @midatlanticcrossfitchallenge and @thewestcoastclassic 😝😉 #inTheOpen #outOfTheOpen 🤣 #secondTimothyOneSeven •••• Side note, not sure what this means for @strengthindepthuk and @dxbfitnesschamp yet (I’ve been doing the qualifiers as a team with @dellespeegle @alecsmith8 and @cmooneycf🤩🥳) It looks like Dubai has extended their submission date so I can still submit my retest from Monday (yes, with the correct weights—although I didn’t finish it because I wasn’t going to beat my score and wanted to be able to walk the next day🤣) I’m still waiting to hear back from SID. •••• Thanks to everyone who’s been part of my journey. Literally couldn’t do this without any of you 🤗🤗

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We can’t even imagine the frustration and disappointment. The Open is nearly over, and suddenly, she’s having to rethink her entire approach. But we admire Griffith’s attitude and can’t wait to see her crush it at a Sanctionals event.

Main image: Jessica Griffith/Instagram; picture by James Chatmas