Opinion | CrossFit: Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey will soon decide the sport’s fate as company remains embroiled in controversy
- American Fraser and Aussie Toomey are friends, train together and have yet to publicly announce their intention for the Games
- The duo not defending their titles this summer would surely sink CrossFit Inc. and force the sport to pivot away from the company
Over the weekend CrossFit’s former chief executive officer, Greg Glassman, took another set of blows. Two damming articles, one by The New York Times and the other by Business Insider, allege a culture of “sexual harassment” and “toxic misogyny” at CrossFit Inc. that started with Glassman himself as the company’s leader and founder.
This was compounded by an email he sent to a long-time affiliate owner whom he called a “really s***** person”, and a Zoom call made public where he said no one at CrossFit was mourning the death of George Floyd, among other discretions.
Glassman formally stepped down on June 10 and CrossFit Games director Dave Castro was named the new CEO, but the company – CrossFit Inc. – seems to have done little to sway public opinion back in its favour.
