Less Than 6 Months After Devastating Car Accident, Alex Gazan Finishes Second at the 2025 Rogue Invitational
A triumphant return hardly describes what Alex Gazan accomplished at the 2025 Rogue Invitational, only months after a car accident that could have ended her career.
The Rogue Invitational wrapped up on Sunday after three intense days of competition for top CrossFit athletes. Gazan finished the weekend in second place, which is an impressive achievement considering that the last five months of her life involved rehab after fracturing her fibula in the accident.
- “We train to win, so it feels good,” Gazan said in a post-event interview on Friday after winning Event 2.
A quick recap: Gazan was on a winning streak in early 2025 and appeared to be heading for a breakthrough season. She began strongly and finished in the top 100 worldwide in the 2025 CrossFit Open.
- She also won the Pro women’s division at the World Fitness Project Tour Stop I and earned a spot at the CrossFit Games with a win at the Northern California Classic.
Then the accident derailed her promising start and forced her to withdraw from the CrossFit Games, where she was favored to land a podium spot.
Despite the setback, Gazan received an invite to Rogue and competed for the first time since her accident. Her raw strength played a significant role in her success this weekend, as she finished second, 85 points behind Laura Horvath.
- A notable finish for Gazan was in “Event 2: William Wallace,” where she took first place in the odd-object slugfest of a workout.
Her consistency throughout the weekend was very impressive, with only one finish outside the top 10. Otherwise, Gazan stayed in the top five for nearly all the other events.
- “I’m just excited and I know it can be taken away in the blink of an eye, so when I get to step on the floor, it’s a privilege,” Gazan said in a post-event interview.
The bottom line: Gazan is clearly a resilient athlete, and her second-place finish among a very strong field suggests how her 2026 season might unfold.
Featured image: Sebastian Vallejo
