Another Annie? Meet Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir

In 2009, 19-year-old Annie Thorisdottir showed up on the dusty hillside of Aromas, Calif., and quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with. She had only a few months of CrossFit behind her, yet a childhood of competitive gymnastics (leading up to her qualification for the Icelandic National Team at 15 years old) and some experience in competitive pole vaulting. It took until her third Games before she won the title, but her natural ability and exceptional background was clear from the start.
This year, we may have another Annie.
Meet Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir, an 18-year-old from Reykjavik, Iceland who spent her childhood in competitive gymnastics. For 10 years, Davidsdottir spent every single day training in the gymnastics studio. She took a year to pursue athletics before finding CrossFit last year. "I needed something challenging and I found it," Davidsdottir says.
Since finding CrossFit, she has taken off in the sport. At the close of the 2012 Open, Davidsdottir had 22 points and taken 2nd in Europe behind the Fittest Woman on Earth, Annie Thorisdottir (12 points). The next closest women had taken 41 points. In a sport that rewards consistent, high finishes across highly variable workouts, Davidsdottir has proven herself to be the next best competitor after Thorsdottir by a significant margin.
She finds her strength, body awareness and training ethic from competitive gymnastics carry over well.
"My gymnastics background has definitely helped me a lot in CrossFit," Davidsdottir says. "I think it's because I'm aware of my form and aware of my body position. I think I'm quite quick at catching up on technique and I'm used to hardcore training and I'm used to having to push myself right to the limit every single day."
Although she has been doing CrossFit for less than a year, Davidsdottir is confident that she'll have the skills necessary to excel at the 2012 Europe Regional.
"I definitely will have the skills, I think. Most CrossFitters have problems with the skills and that's where I can actually do something and I can get ahead of other people."
In 2009, the final workout struck Thorisdottir in her Achilles heel: the muscle-up. Davidsdottir got 13 muscle-ups on 12.4, and even showed skill in Olympic lifting with one snatch at 120 pounds despite the drubbing of the previous 90 snatches. It leaves us to ask, what weakness is Davidsdottir hiding and will it be exposed at the 2012 Europe Regional?
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[@1articoli]

Always impressed by how fluent she, Sara and Annie are in English. I know that English is like a second language in Iceland, but it is still impressive how at ease they are speaking it conversationally.

[@DenmarkRecords]

Yeah, it's like that in most of the Scandinavian countries. We speak it literally as if it had been something natural that's just always been there

[@victoriabrown8579]

Her Dad is English so she grew up speaking both languages

[@Modern.Don.Quixote]

One of the very honest, no BS, down to earth interviews I have seen. :)

[@hank5747]

she did it!

[@filipcervenka7770]

It's so cute listening to her before she got that american accent. She seem's like a different person here.

[@thekirstycameron]

Ohh wow your accent is so much stronger, and you look so much smaller than now! I adore you!!!!

[@whiteribbonman1]

OH MY! Fittest CrossFit woman and does gymnastics too. Those up close shots are amazing! I hope my sons find a woman similar to the Icelandic ones I see in CrossFit. 😍

[@chuckd5877]

Her accent is much more Americanized in other videos.

[@nicolascharlone]

I was thinking EXACTLY THE SAME! that is a huge change!

[@fridrikastefans]

Well her father is English. Later she went to Boston and her accent changed.

[@benearl1651]

gorgeous accent KT!

[@davidnunezpty]

I'm relocating to Reykjavík tomorrow !!!

[@adriengalvez5228]

I wish this was just called “Meet Katrin Davidsdottir” ... for those who didn’t read her book, comparing her to Annie made her uncomfortable... Katrin is Katrin, Annie is Annie

[@user-dr4nt5fn2u]

Замечательная Девушка ! Мощный Базис Гимнастики и Лёгкой атлетики ! Позволяет все движения выполнять безукоризненно Чётко ! Легко ! Воздушно ! Грациозно !

[@singstar201]

Yes when she was a baby, but our father is english and we only speak english to him (she's my sister )

[@MaxSafeheaD]

aah, that dose explain it! So who's from where - I can definately see the Icelandic/Nordic but what about the other half?

[@TheMikeBFIT]

0:21 - I just fell in love

[@MYSTERYDJnawty]

Next year im making the regionals. no matter what... i need to see her in reality! :o

[@MasaVids]

Thor's daughter and now King David's daughter. Iceland's badass..!

[@CEO_success]

Baby Katrin 😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@LuisFlores-fc4ek]

Damn her accent was so different then, fan for life

[@ecapsezinoloc]

thats actually true, the gene pool is so small in iceland that pretty much everyone has blue eyes and blond hair, which are normally recessive traits

[@jimjensen77]

What/who is the background music?

[@singstar201]

I'm her sister, and we're half british :)

[@Emma-zb8vx]

She kinda looks like Holland Roden! :D

[@thl8960]

She did it. 2 Times...

[@robgrt]

I dont know which one is cuter? Davidsdottir or thorisdotter. But I do know one thing. they both could kick my butt!............and I'd most likely would be loving it.

[@ridick3345]

i love---she --

[@fatassiceland]

She used to live in England

[@MaxSafeheaD]

mine too

[@TURBOTUDUM]

wow....

[@jonnofun123]

Her English is amazing

[@bs431980]

goes to show ya how good the genes of the master race really are!!

[@prostrongmanzack]

FUTURE MRS. BECK!

[@jpizzle470]

ur really her sister?

[@Parkinson2412]

she must have learnt English up north. Real Manchester accent coming out haha

[@ApiaryGaming]

then how come your name is Hannah COSTIN?

[@KBReview]

Icelandic

[@Des3rtEagle]

xaaaxaxaxaxax

[@MrWilson878]

She's such a woman now. So is Annie.

[@whiteribbonman1]

+Weightlifting Ninja Annie who? Another Icelandic CrossFit athlete?

[@josealbarran5409]

whiteribbonman1 Annie Thorisdottir an amazing atlethe in crossfit and crossfit games look her up

[@namos12345]

2nd

[@KBReview]

It will start as a green card marriage but will blossom into love

[@josegiron7008]

is it me or does she sound kinda british lol

[@NooNameMc]

FIRST :Fuckyehaaa:

[@Architectian]

There will never be another Annie, sorry.

[@cobalt8888]

LoL

[@reggiereagan2214]

Why does she sound British here

[@KBReview]

Everyone I would like you all to meet my future ex wife

[@mohammedsayed1677]

she would rather have kept that accent ...