On November 2, 2021, the elite athlete Alessandra Pichelli announced her retirement from CrossFit® competitive with a post on his Instagram page.
Pichelli has been a mainstay of the CrossFit® Games for most of the last decade. Since his debut at the CrossFit® Games in 2012, was part of the Diablo CrossFit® Anejo team and then competed as an individual on eight separate occasions since 2013.
"It was such a difficult decision to retire after the last CrossFit® Games!"
Alessandra Pichelli's best placement in the Games was in 2013, when she narrowly missed the podium with an overall fourth place.
In 2021, she was ranked seventh in the world in the CrossFit® Open. According to the caption of his Instagram post, this was his reasoning to close the curtain on his competitive CrossFit® career:
"I would like to spend more time with my husband and my family and start saying yes to some of the opportunities you have to say no to if you want to pursue certain goals ..."
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Alessandra Pichelli's career in CrossFit®
Pichell's careeri boasts a myriad of noteworthy victories. While she has never made it to the podium of the CrossFit® Games, she has come close to it several times.
In addition to his fourth overall in 2013, he has four further top 14 finishes.
Results at the CrossFit® Games
2012 - Third place | Team Diablo CrossFit® Anejo
2013 - Fourth place | Individual
2014 - 23rd place | Individual
2015 - 32rd place | Individual
2016 - 9rd place | Individual
2017 - 11rd place | Individual
2018 - 14rd place | Individual
2019 - 13rd place | Individual
2021 - 22rd place | Individual
Alessandra Pichelli performed the CrossFit® programming to prepare to compete on the biggest stage in sport for the past decade.
Despite not having reached the podium, she "has no regrets"And leave the sport "Physically and mentally healthy".
The greats of CrossFit® retire
Alessandra Pichelli's retirement marks another big name CrossFit® hit that goes away. Also Scott Panchik has announced his "retirement" following the 2021 CrossFit® Games.
He has never been on the podium either, but he has always had a balanced career and has given so much for this sport.
Another athlete who has announced in August 2021 her retirement is Kristin Holte; his curriculum includes 8 games in the games, winning a 2nd place in 2019.
Pure Kari Pearce has announced her retirement from CrossFit® a few days ago, for reasons similar to those of Alessandra Pichelli, that is, to say yes to opportunities outside the competitive purpose of sport.
Her best Games finish came in 2020: her third place made her the first American woman to reach the podium after Julie Foucher's bronze medal in 2014.
What the future holds for Alessandra Pichelli
It is likely that the Pichelli's future involves CrossFit® in some way, according to some rumors.
"I'm still not sure what my next decade will be like, but I will definitely tackle it with the same passion, drive and commitment that I gave to CrossFit®."