Amma cheers for my last rep at the Icelandic CrossFit Championship. She was always my best and most enthusiastic fan. She was often so loud that my mom wouldn’t sit by her. November 3, 2014. (Stefán Pálsson)
Post workout debriefing with Ben at CrossFit New England, 2018. His analysis and insights are invaluable to my development. He is more than a coach, he is family. (Jordan Samuel Photography / @JordanSamuelPhoto)
May 17, 2014—Europe Regional; Copenhangen, Denmark. Sam Briggs encourages me to keep fighting in the legless rope climb event. Neither one of us would qualify for the Games. (CrossFit, Inc.)
In order to pay for my airfare and hotel, we ran fund-raisers all summer. This was taken at one such event. My mother (pictured) and my whole family came to support. Pre 2012 Games, CrossFit B.C. (Mynd: Kjartan Einarsson)
With my siblings London, circa 2001 (L–R, Jack Davidsson (6), Hannah Davidsdottir (3), and Katrin (8); BKjörgvin was not born yet. (Courtesy of the author.)
Whitney Gelin’s act of kindness was a light on my darkest day. I learned of Amma’s death hours prior to this training session. It was fifty-four years to the day after meeting Afi. Blue Hills Ski Area, Boston, April 14, 2016. (Jordan Samuel Photography / @JordanSamuelPhoto)
Arnhildur Anna is my closest friend. I describe her as, “The social to my butterfly.” On breaks from training we like to meet at coffee shops to catch up and people-watch. Reykjavik, 2018. (Courtesy of the author.)
Afi and Amma were amazing dancers and it brought them so much joy. At parties, the host would often ask them to showcase their skills. This was at an ambassadors ball in Washington, D.C., circa 2005. (Courtesy of the author.)
I have always looked up to my grandfather. He has been one of my biggest supporters. This was our final moment before I took the floor for the final of the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games. (Courtesy of the author.)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
KATRIN DAVIDSDOTTIR is the consecutive two-time champion of the CrossFit Games’ “The Fittest Woman on Earth” title. A former gymnast from Reykjavik, Iceland, she is the third person to ever win the Games twice, and only the second woman to do so. She is currently training for next year’s Games in Natick, Massachusetts. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
DEDICATION
AUTHOR’S NOTE
FOREWORD: SLED DOG Sleðahundur
1 YOU WIN OR YOU LEARN Þú Vinnur Eða Þú Lærir
2 FAMILY Fjölskylda
3 GRANDMA AND GRANDPA Amma nad Afi
4 THOR’S DAUGHTER Þórisdóttir
5 ICELAND Ísland
6 ROOKIE Nýliði
7 FAILURE Mistök
8 SPREAD THIN Breitt út þunnt
9 COACH Þjálfari
10 OBSESSION Þráhyggja
11 FITTEST ON EARTH Fittest á Jörðinni
12 HEARTBREAK Hjartsláttur
13 SEIZE THE DAY Að Grípa Daginn
14 WARRIOR Bardagakappi
15 UNPREPARED Óundirbúin
16 THE TIGER AND THE DEER Dádýrið & Tígurinn
17 THE TIGER EATS THE DEER Tígurinn Borðar Dádýrið
EPILOGUE Kaizen
PHOTOS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT
First published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
DOTTIR. Copyright © 2019 by Katrin Davidsdottir. Foreword copyright © 2019 by Ben Bergeron. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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Cover design by Rowen Davis
Cover photograph by Jordan Samuel; sled dog logo by Rogue Fitness
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First Edition: August 2019
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