Winter Olympics: CrossFit star Tia-Clair Toomey will not compete in Beijing bobsleigh, despite qualifying
- Australian selection committee decides not to pick five-time ‘Fittest Woman on Earth’, opting for driver with higher ranking
- Former Commonwealth Games medallist and summer Olympian had qualified with teammate Ashleigh Warner, but selection was not official
CrossFit star Tia-Clair Toomey will not compete in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, despite qualifying for the bobsleigh event, after the Australian selection committee picked a driver with a higher ranking.
The Australian Olympic Team have since posted on Instagram: “Meet our #Beijing2022 Bobsleigh team – Bree Walker and Kiara Reddingius.”
Australia qualified for two bobsleigh events.
“The pair will make their Olympic debut in the two-woman event and Walker will contest the Monobob in its Olympic debut,” the Instagram post said.
Olympic rules state one driver must be used in both events, with Australia seemingly opting for Walker as she is ranked higher than Toomey.
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The 28-year-old Toomey is a five-time CrossFit Games champion – or “Fittest Woman on Earth”.
She has been winning CrossFit events over the past two summers while learning the sport of bobsleigh from scratch in her winters.
Toomey has previously represented Australia in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games, winning gold, and the 2016 summer Olympics.
