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CrossFit: Finland’s Jonne Koski gunning for podium at 2021 CrossFit Games
- The 26-year-old has built an impressive resume in CrossFit over the past few years
- ‘I believe being experienced can be a big advantage on the competition floor,’ says Koski
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The retirement of five-time CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser has left a cavernous hole in the men’s division heading into the 2021 season. This will invariably make for an exciting dogfight for the top spot at the 2021 CrossFit Games.
CrossFit fans are going to hear a lot of names thrown about as to who might fill Fraser’s shoes: Noah Ohlsen, Justin Medeiros, Samuel Kwant and Jeffrey Adler, all of whom challenged the GOAT (greatest of all-time) at the in-person final last October.
One name that has to be added to the list is Finland’s Jonne Koski. The former competitive swimmer narrowly missed out on the final five, just behind American Chandler Smith, finishing seventh overall. Now with Fraser gone, Koski, like everyone else, is gunning for the top spot.
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“My goal for 2021 is to be on the podium at the games and I will give it my absolute best to be the fittest on earth in the future,” said the 26-year-old who had qualified for five previous games, with a top finish of ninth in 2015 and 2017.
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Koski had battled back from injury and felt ready to rise again in time for 2020, but then fate had other plans.
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