The CrossFit Games Athlete Who Picked up the Most Instagram Followers is…

Photo Credits: Kay Wiese Enjoying Morning Chalk Up? Access additional exclusive interviews, analyses, and stories with an Rx membership. With hundreds of thousands of CrossFit enthusiasts tuning in around the world to watch the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games last week, it’s no surprise the athletes competing gained thousands of new fan followers on social media.  The details: We tracked the individual athletes’ Instagram followers prior to the start of the competition on July 27. One week later, eight of the top ten athletes who picked up the most followers were women. Danielle Brandon: 77,702 new followersMallory O’Brien: 70,566Guilherme Malheiros: 68, 086Justin Medeiros: 47,336Tia-Clair Toomey: 41,449Brooke Wells: 38,590Annie Thorisdottir: 31, 863Haley Adams: 20,400Katrin Davidsdottir: 11,986Dani Speegle: 9,748 Worth noting: While seven of the top ten athletes on our list were also top ten finishers in the actual competition, two—Speegle and Wells—both withdrew from the competition part way through due to injuries. And Brandon, who won the Instagram contest, was 11th overall. One big thing: It’s no surprise that two of the athletes who picked up the most followers were rookies who made a big splash and finished in the top ten—17-year-old O’Brien (7th overall), and Brazilian sensation Malheiros, who dazzled fans…
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