Annie Thorisdottir Bio Wiki Age Husband Crossfit Games Tea and Net Worth
Annie Thorisdottir is a professional CrossFit athlete from Reykjavík, Iceland. She is the co-owner of Crossfit Reykjavik, where she also coaches and trains. Annie is the first woman to win the CrossFit Games twice (in 2011 and 2012).
She came second in the 2010 and 2014 CrossFit Games. Annie did not compete in 2013 due to injury and dropped out of the 2015 CrossFit Games early due to heat stroke. She placed third in the 2017 and 2021 CrossFit Games.
Annie was born on September 1989, in Reykjavík, Iceland. She is32 years old.
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m). She weighs 148 lb (67 kg).
She was born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland by her father Thor Magnison, and her mother. Annie holds an Iceland nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. Much information about her family is not available at the moment.
Annie has been in a relationship with fellow CrossFit athleteFrederik Ægidiusfrom Denmark. The couple has been together since 2012. On August 11, 2020, Annie gave birth to the couple’s daughter,Freyja Mist Ægidius Frederiksdottir. She has written candidly about her experience with and recovery from postpartum depression.
Annie first appeared in the sport of CrossFit in July 2009, when she traveled from Reykjavik to Aromas, California to compete at the third annual CrossFit Games. She finished five of the eight events within the top 10 (out of 70 competitors), including an event win on the Sandbag Sprint (1:07.4) and fourth-place finishes on the Sledge Hammer Drive (5:56) and the Triplet (86).
In 2011, Annie was dominant. She won every stage of the CrossFit Games season beginning with the inaugural worldwide Open (1st, worldwide), and continuing through the Europe Regional and the Games. In 2012, she and Rich Froning Jr. became the first athletes to win the CrossFit Games twice. She has become the first woman to get back to the podium at the CrossFit Games within a year of giving birth (August 11, 2020, and August 1, 2021, respectively)
In the third event of the 2015 Games, Murph (1-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats, 1 mile run all completed with a weighted vest), Annie got heat stroke. She tried to continue to compete but decided to withdraw before the final three events on Sunday. Even so, two of the three women who finished on the podium, champion Katrin Davidsdottir and Sara Sigmundsdottir in third place, were Icelandic.
She expanded her business portfolio and became an investor in Yerbae, the clean beverage company. The company combines yerba mate with loose-leaf tea to create a caffeinated drink stronger than coffee or black tea.
Annie first signed with Yerbae to become a brand ambassador the day before the 2021 CrossFit Games, becoming the first athlete to join forces with founders Karrie and Todd Gibson. Six weeks after agreeing to become a Yerbae ambassador, she took on an even larger role as an investor that would include a spot on the board.
Annie and Katrin Davidcdottir wrote the book What is the Way? which was published in November 2021. It is a story about a young girl named Freya who sets off down a road to find her “Thing.” Her “Thing” is to make it to the end of the road, but there will be obstacles along the way. With the help of her animal friends Ragnar, Anna, and Pax, she weathers the storms by learning to trust herself and embrace the struggle.
She trains four hours per day, six days per week, and also has experience as a gymnast (eight years), ballet dancer (two years), and pole vaulter (two years).She is 170 cm (5’7″) tall, weighs approximately 67 kg (148 lbs), and hopes to go into the medical field.
In 2013, Annie was not able to defend her title due to a back injury a herniated disc sustained while too casually lifting a heavy weight. She withdrew during the third week of the five-week Open. At the time, she said she could not do basic movements like squatting without weight. She questioned whether she could ever walk again and spent the rest of the year recovering.
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Annie’s estimated net worth is $10 million.
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m). She weighs 148 lb (67 kg).
