Fittest Woman on Earth: Tia-Clair Toomey
Tia-Clair Toomey has won the title of Fittest Woman on Earth for the eighth time.
First appearing at the CrossFit Games in 2015, this year marks a decade of dominance. Her reign began in 2017 when she won her first championship title, and she defended it for six consecutive years.
Toomey only forfeited the title for one year in 2023 to give birth to her baby girl Willow and returned to take it back in 2024, just 14 months after giving birth.
This year, Toomey qualified for the 2025 CrossFit Games out of the Torian Pro In-Person Qualifier, and — just like the last eight years — her dominance was unmatched.
Toomey added four event wins to total 45 in her career. That is the number of career event wins awarded to Mat Fraser and Rich Froning combined.
By the end of the weekend, Toomey accumulated a total of 902 points, a 182-point lead over second.
“I never could have dreamed… . I thought it was going to be a one-year hobby,” Toomey said.
Yet, she is still here 10 years later.
“One thing I’ve learned is I still love competing, and I don’t think that will ever disappear. It’s freaking hard to retire.”
Fittest Man on Earth: Jayson Hopper
Jayson Hopper has earned the title of the 2025 Fittest Man on Earth for the first time.
Hopper started CrossFit in 2017 and qualified for his first CrossFit Games in 2021. He appeared at the Games for the next five years, consecutively.
At the 2024 Games, Hopper missed out on the podium by just 1 point, so heading into the 2025 season, he was on a mission to get on that podium.
Hopper finished the 2025 Open in sixth place and qualified for his fifth CrossFit Games out of the In-Affiliate Semifinals. Throughout the 2025 CrossFit Games, he put his head down, focused on consistency, and added an event win to his resume in Event 3, Climbing Couplet.
But this was no easy win. It was a close race in the men’s division for the entire weekend, and by the final event, after a costly mistake in Event 9, Hopper was only 6 points ahead of second place.
He had to leave the mistake in the past and leave nothing on the floor — one thing he’d learned the hard way in the past.
After finishing his final rope climbs and with the endzone in sight and the barbell overhead, Hopper knew he had the title in his grasp.
He crossed the finish line in third place in the event, securing his spot atop the podium.
“The first couple of years I wasn’t perfect with mistakes. I would keep riding the previous events into the next one,” Hopper said. “This was a perfect opportunity to come out in the final event and put whatever happened in Event 9 to the side. Like I said, ‘No retries tomorrow. Full send. Whatever happens happens.’”
Fittest Team on Earth: CrossFit Oslo Kriger
For the first time in CrossFit Games history, a European team stood atop the podium.
Norway’s CrossFit Oslo has been competing in the Sport of Fitness since it became an affiliate in 2009. This season, American and seven-time Games team athlete Tola Morakinyo flew out to Oslo, Norway, to join team captain Oda Lundekvam, Games rookie Victor Helsinghof, and three-time Games team athlete Ingrid Hodnemyr.
Morakinyo, who has been vying for a team title for six years, was excited to join the team at the start of the season.
“The last few years, I’ve noticed the Norwegian teams were always doing really well,” Morakinyo said in a post-event interview. “I like to travel a bit so I thought I’d head out there and see what was going on.”
Just before the start of the Games, eight-time Games individual athlete Kristin Holte was put on the team as a fill-in for Hodnemyr, who couldn’t compete due to an injury, and she helped bring the team the rest of the way to victory.
Holte said she feels the love and support all the way from Norway, and she dedicated the team’s win to their community back home.
“This is for Europe, all of Norway, and for CrossFit Oslo,” she said in her post-win interview. “I’m so proud of not just us, but the whole community back home… . We have like 1,000 members at the gym and everyone is cheering us on. It’s just the best community ever.”
The team’s name, CrossFit Oslo Kriger, holds a special meaning — “Kriger” is a person who never gives up and beyond all obstacles, manages to be successful.
That held true this weekend.
