Noah Ohlsen is one backbone of the CrossFit® Games for a decade. After making his Games debut as an individual athlete in 2014, Ohlsen he never lost a stake and never ranked below 15th place.
If and when will it return to the Games in 2023, scheduled from 1 to 6 August 2023 in Madison, it will be his tenth consecutive participation. According to a video posted on his YouTube channel on October 10, 2022, these could be his last Games as an individual athlete.
Watch the video below, where Ohlsen explains his reasons for hanging up his boots as an individual athlete:
Ohlsen recorded the video from his backyard in Miami, FL, and spoke of his disappointment with 12th place at the 2022 Games.
Noah Ohlsen - CrossFit® Games Results
2014 - 8th place
2015 - 8th place
2016 - 15th place
2017 - 4th place
2018 - 6th place
2019 - 2th place
2020 - 4th place
2021 - 10th place
2022 - 12th place
“I don't just want to be in the top 10 of the CrossFit® Games, but I want to be on the podium, I want to win. This has been my goal for the past ten years ”.
Given the current configuration of Ohlsen's life and career, he has projects and aspirations beyond the Games at the creative, family, entrepreneurial and philanthropic levels - although he will give his all in his final individual season to claim the title of Fittest Man. on Earth®.
As many elite CrossFitters have done before - most notably the four-time Fittest Man on Earth® Rich Froning - Ohlsen still intends to compete in competitive CrossFit® in the Team division starting in the 2024 season.
Noah Ohlsen has already been successful competing in teams, winning theWodapalooza 2022 together with teammates Chandler Smith and Travis Mayer.
Ohlsen's plans outside of competitive CrossFit® they also involve producing content by hiring a media team around him. While it has not specified the content it intends to produce, it will fall into the categories of entertainment, inspiration and education.
The CrossFit® community will get a taste of this content over the course of the CrossFit® 2023 season, as Ohlsen will be sharing it on his social media as he experiments with ideas.
Ohlsen's next race will be the Rogue Invitational 2022, scheduled for October 28-30, 2022 at Dell Diamond Stadium in Austin, TX.
It will also try to defend his title as defending champion at Wodapalooza with Smith and Mayer in 2023.
We remind you that the sCrossFit® 2023 season will open with the Open, which will begin on February 16, 2023, as announced by CrossFit® a few days ago.