TheCrossFit gamesare world-renowned as a test for the world’s toughest athletes.
Winners are coined the “fittest people on the planet.”
But as it’s possible for you to imagine, these games are not so easy to win.
Annie Thorisdottir, 30 years old
Hailing from Reykjavik, Iceland,Thorisdottir is a CrossFit icon.
She is currently the co-owner of Crossfit Reykjavik, where she also coaches and trains.
She wowed spectators at the North Central Regional by performing a 200-pound hang snatch and a 315-foot handstand walk.
She has since competed in five consecutive CrossFit Games.
She is a two-time Regional Champion, winning over 20 events at the Games and Regional levels.
Brooke Ence, 30 years old
Thisformer dancermissed qualifying for the 2014 Games by just 29 points.
Since then, Ence has built a following for her reputation as an elite competitor.
Considered a CrossFit Games veteran,Leblanc-Bazinetis one of CrossFits most enduring athletes.
The CrossFit games were considered her next Everest."
Boons a master of the handstand walk, as she told CrossFit.com, Going upside downits my thing.
In 2011, three weeks into the Open competitionshe felt a snap in her lower back.
She first attended the games back in 2008, and has managed to qualify every year since.
She made it to the podium in 2011 and is a fearless competitor.
She is currently a student at the University of Missouri and a trainer at CrossFit Fringe in Columbia.
Samantha Briggs, 38 years old
Meet 2013s The Fittest Woman on Earth.
She finished in the top five in four of these competitions.
This former collegiate gymnast has been CrossFit-ing since 2010, and placed sixth at the 2014 CrossFit Games.
A former collegiate gymnast, Bridgers currently owns CrossFit Terminus in Atlanta, Georgia.
