Rogue Invitational: Tia-Clair Toomey pips Annie Thorisdottir to title as CrossFit’s female icons battle it out
- Tia-Clair Toomey regains lead from Annie Thorisdottir on final day of competition in Austin, Texas
- On the men’s side, reigning CrossFit Games champ Justin Medeiros holds off Canadian Patrick Vellner for the win
Toomey, who is originally from Queensland, Australia, but trains out of the US, finished up with 625 points after seven events over October 29-31 at the Dell Diamond, a 12,000-seat outdoor stadium.
Former CrossFit Games champion Thorisdottir, who finished third at the 2021 event in August, led Toomey heading into the last event on the final day of competition on Sunday.
But Toomey would come out on top in “The Duel”, which featured a skipping rope section, squat snatches and a sand bag load. Thorisdottir could only finish 13th, which handed the title to the Australian.
Rio 2016 Olympian Thorisdottir will now be heading overseas to begin competing with hopes of qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in the two-man bobsleigh as a brakewoman.
Toomey posted on Instagram about the finale, which saw her defeat Hungary’s Laura Horvath in a tournament-style elimination format to take the US$255,213 prize money for first place overall.
