Opinion | CrossFit champion Mat Fraser sets rumour mill afire but talk of retirement off the mark
- The five-time reigning champion drops an answer that some think alludes to a possible retirement
- Fraser shows no sign of slowing down and thinking he won’t compete at the 2021 CrossFit Games is folly
Five-time champion Mat Fraser set the CrossFit world on fire for a hot minute with a doozy of a response to kick off a podcast.
Fraser, who appears to have started a show with fellow competitor Josh Bridges and Sevan Matossian, kicked off the opening episode with quite the statement. Matossian, a filmmaker who has worked in the CrossFit realm, asked Fraser if he is going to be competing in 2021.
“I don’t know yet,” responded Fraser, and the headlines, chatter and rumours started swirling.
“We’re waiting until all the stuff is released,” he said. “You know every year there has been changes. I remember back, there’s rumours of super regionals, or regionals going away or all that stuff. We don’t put together an attack plan until like we see facts – even when it comes from a super reliable source. Yeah, so right now we’re just enjoying the off-season.”
