We all heard it…. The words of Sean Woodland during the American live of thelast day of competitions of the 2022 Games were just:
"For the sixth and last time, Tia Toomey is the fittest woman in the world!"
With this sentence made us understand the athlete's intention to retire, putting an end to the era of Toomey domination.
But will it really be like this?
La Woodland's statement was unequivocal, but Toomey's responses left room for many doubts about her retirement.
Will Toomey be aiming for a seventh title or is he just creating suspense for an announcement this fall?
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What we found out about Tia Toomey's retirement
There are various inconsistencies and facts that leave us quite perplexed. We can list:
- Tia Toomey after winning the CrossFit® Games 2022, in response to Niki Brazier's question: "Will you come back another time or is this the end?", the six-time champion replied with a smile:“This is the big question. We will see".
- Woodland, in a tweet after the Games explained why so he said that sentence: "I had confirmation and permission from his team to do it and this was how I thought I would say it."
- Toomey in tears behind the scenes after leaving the floor would have said: "The last five muscle-ups on the stand I'll always remember."
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- Toomey at the press conference immediately after the Games: "Technically I have not announced my retirement". Then he added: “We'll see. There's this trend around: announcing retirement and then coming back. I'll let you guess ”.
- Toomey in a post on Instagram of 11 August wrote: "Seven sounds better, don't you think?".
- Toomey in a VLOG on August 16 in response to Shane Orr's question: "What does 2023 look like?" he replied: "To be continued".
Shane Orr, Toomey's husband, coach and manager, has not made any statements regarding Toomey's plans.
What do we know at the moment about the retirement of Tia Clair Toomey
It is no secret that she and her husband are very cautious and protective of the decisions they make.
Tutto ciò che fanno è calcolato e hanno sempre in mente il risultato finale. La decisione di abbandonare o meno le competizioni è senza dubbio già stata pinch (made with three fingers), ma lei l’annuncerà con i suoi tempi.
We know that his staff gave approval to Woodland and the CrossFit® team to communicate that these would be his last Games.
However, she was good at not denying or confirming the decision, choosing her words carefully and avoiding speaking in this regard, also on its social networks.
The fact is that this decision will have a strong impact on the women's division of the competition, where she has dominated for the last six seasons.
What is certain is that she was invited to compete at the Rogue Invitational at the end of October and it is logical to think that he will return to compete for a prize pool that could reach $ 250.000.
Delaying the announcement until after Rogue would also give the CrossFit® media team more time to prepare a proper tribute to the queen of CrossFit®.
Who knows, maybe we'll find out soon!