might also be the most ‘snake bitten’ athlete as well. Salo won the 2009 Games, finished 5th in 2010 and has never been the same since. In 2011 he suffered a busted ear drum during very first workout of the Games, which included an ocean swim. He completed the WOD but had to withdraw himself from the competition. In 2012 he was recovering from knee surgery and couldn’t even compete in the Open. Last year it looked like he ready to challenge for the title again when he finished second in the Open (behind only Rich Froning) and finished second in his region. Just a week shy of the Games though, Salo suffered an abdominal injury that forced his to withdraw yet again. Now his 2014 Games season might already be in jeopardy.
He does not yet have a score for 14.1. It is possible that he’s submitted his score and it’s just not validated yet, but it is odd that such a big name would leave something like this to the last possible minute. We’ll keep an eye on the leaderboard hoping for his score to pop up there before tomorrow’s deadline. Salo’s age (34 years old) and injury history are certainly question marks, yet he’s still among the strongest competitors any time he’s at full strength. In 2011, he finished 10th in 11.1 with 405 reps. HQ always has the ability to “invite” someone to the Games, especially former champions, but it would definitely be a first in Games history. Kristan Clever was invited even though she didn’t qualify at Regionals but at least she’d completed everything up to that point.
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