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Home » News » Laura Horvath Withdraws From the 2024 CrossFit Games

Laura Horvath Withdraws From the 2024 CrossFit Games

The 2023 Fittest Woman on Earth joins a growing list of athletes who won't participate.

Written by Emily Beers
Last updated on August 10th, 2024

Add 2023 CrossFit Games champion Laura Horvath to the list of athletes who have chosen to withdraw from this year’s competition in the aftermath of the tragic death of Lazar Đukić during Event 1 on Thursday.

The major storyline in the women’s division this year was Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr vs. Horvath, but following yesterday’s events, the situation has changed dramatically.

In a post shared on Instagram, Horvath, her brother Kristof Horvath, and Jamie and Elliot Simmonds wrote:

  • “We have decided that for us, continuing to compete in the 2024 Crossfit Games does not honour Lazar in the way we wish.”  
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Worth noting: While every athlete has been affected by Đukić’s death, the European athletes have been the most vocal in their public statements.

  • Slovakia’s Karin Frey, who also withdrew, posted on Instagram on Friday morning: “I am very disappointed with the way the CrossFit Games organization behaved towards the athletes. Not only did they neglect safety, but they also disrespected one of us and continued with the competition.”
  • She continued: “I’m disappointed in the CrossFit community when they don’t stick together in these difficult times. I also trained hard because of this one weekend, but my pain from losing Lazar is stronger than my ego or power of money.”
  • Norway’s Jacqueline Dahlstrøm also wrote a vocal post, saying: “How. How could we allow for something like this to happen? Is the question that I keep asking myself. We all entered the water thinking and trusting that we were safe. That if something were to happen with any of us there would be help. We are still waiting for further confirmation on what actually happened, but for now I just can’t help but feel like this was not the case.”

The big picture: The decision to compete or not has, understandably, become a polarizing one amongst this year’s athletes. And as Dahlstrøm said, the decision isn’t an easy one. 

“Mentally and emotionally I am not fit to compete. However, do I best show my respect and honor Lazar and his family by stepping on that competition floor or do I show it by not stepping on the floor? I don’t know,” Dahlstrøm wrote on Instagram.

Similarly, Brent Fikowski, who has chosen to compete, provided some perspective about what the athletes are going through in his post on Instagram Friday, saying: “I’ll continue to compete this weekend at the CrossFit Games…His memory is hanging over all the athletes and we’re all dealing with this in different ways. I hope that how we all choose to deal with this won’t drive any of us apart.” 

CrossFit Games 2024 Withdrawals

Below is the list of athletes who have chosen to withdraw from the competition.

Women:

  • Laura Horvath
  • Karin Freyová
  • Victoria Campos
  • Emma Tall
  • Elisa Fuliano
  • Jacqueline Dahlstrøm
  • Dani Speegle
  • Arielle Loewen

Men:

  • Luka Ðukić
  • Jeffrey Adler
  • Moritz Fiebig
  • Gui Malheiros

Teams:

  • Walleye Orka
    • Jamie Simmonds
    • Elliot Simmonds
    • Kristóf Horvath
    • Mia Hesketh
  • C23 CrossFit The Progrm Motion
    • Axel Lundgren
    • Antonia Falt-Kottulinsky
    • Ella Wunger
    • Harrison Bell

More on This Story

  • CrossFit Community Reacts to Lazar Đukić’s Death
  • “Thank You, & I’m Sorry”: CrossFit Director of Sport Dave Castro Speaks on Lazar Đukić’s Death
  • “You Loved the Sport That Didn’t Love You Back”: Luka Đukić Comments on Brother Lazar’s Death

Credit: @j_tega_ / Instagram

About Emily Beers

Emily Beers is a freelance health, fitness and nutrition writer. She has also been coaching fitness at MadLab School of Fitness in Vancouver, B.C. since 2009. A former college basketball player and rower, Emily became heavily involved in CrossFit after finishing her Masters degree in journalism at the University of Western Ontario. She competed at the 2014 CrossFit Games and also worked with CrossFit Inc.’s media team for 8 years. You can also find her work at Precision Nutrition, the Whole Life Challenge, OPEX, and a host of other fitness and nutrition companies and media outlets.

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