AN IRON WILL

Sodaro shocked the triathlon world by winning the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon on debut. It was the greatest sporting achievement of her life, yet Sodaro was met with some of her darkest days after her world title win. With raised expectations weighing heavily on her shoulders, Sodaro fights to remain all-in on defending her world title in 2023.

52min

Wurf is the most versatile endurance athlete on the planet. After representing Australia as a rower at the 2004 Olympics, he shifted his athletic focus to professional cycling. He is also a four-time IRONMAN® champion. Wurf's main focus in triathlon is to have the day he knows he is capable of having at the IRONMAN World Championship triathlon and win the world title.

32min

Known and revered as one of the world’s best triathletes of the modern era, Ryf has earned 10 IRONMAN World Titles (5 in the IRONMAN series and 5 in the IRONMAN® 70.3® series). After relinquishing the IRONMAN World Champion title to Sodaro in 2022, Ryf sets out in 2023 hungrier than ever to prove the crown belongs with her. An intensely private person, Ryf opens up about her pursuits outside of sport and what her future might bring. Ryf lives by a belief that “success does not mean winning everything, but making the best of every situation,” and some of her proudest results have come not from victory but from finding resilience and tenacity in the hardest moments.

26min

Matthews served in the British Army as a physical therapist while also climbing the ranks as a pro triathlete. She finished runner-up at the 2021 IRONMAN World Championship race, held in St. George, Utah (May 2022 due to the pandemic). Later that year, in the days before her highly anticipated debut in Kona at the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon, Matthews was struck by a car during a training ride in Texas and nearly lost her life. The road back to recovery is slow and winding, but she puts up a tenacious fight, thanks in part to her military mindset. Soulful, grateful, honest and unstoppable, Matthews is on a mission to realize her true potential in the lava fields of Kona.

33min

When Laidlow crossed the finish line of the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon in second place, it was a life changing moment. But ever since that day, Laidlow has felt the staggering pressure of his Kona® result, and faltered on the race course with injury and nutritional challenges. Still, there’s no denying that whenever Laidlow lines up on a start line, he is considered a strong race favorite. And with the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship men’s race taking place in the South of France where he grew up, Laidlow has a distinct edge. Hungry to prove he’s not a one-hit wonder, and with his aggressive style on-and-off the course, Laidlow is riveting to watch and one of the most dynamic personalities in endurance sport.

27min