David Godziek and Johanna Nussbaumer Top Rhapsody as Crankworx Whistler 2026 Draws to a Close
New course, higher stakes, and a Boneyard packed for the last big show of the festival: David Godziek and Johanna Nussbaumer topped the podium at Rhapsody, closing out the Slopestyle Super League (SSL) Regular Season on the final day of Crankworx Whistler 2026.
Rhapsody carried extra weight Slopestyle as this was the last chance for riders to bank points before the SSL Playoff picture locked in. The women’s field arrived three riders deep after challenging practice week conditions forced a reduced start list – a tougher, leaner field that still delivered a stacked podium.
Johanna Nussbaumer’s Breakout Season Continues
Nineteen-year-old Johanna Nussbaumer, fresh off her first-ever Diamond win at Crankworx Rotorua earlier this season, stomped her first run with a backflip double bar spin, suicide no-hander, tuck no-hander to bar spin, and a toboggan off the whale tail earned her 91.25 points and the win. Shealen Reno, one of the sport’s trailblazers, held second with a run built around a pendulum and a tuck no-hander to x-up off the surgeon’s table, finishing on 84 points. Young Canadian Zoe Witwicki completed the podium in third on 75.75 points – a remarkable result for a rider who was brought in as an alternate and only unlocked the full course that same morning.
Rhapsody Slopestyle – Top 3 Women
- Johanna Nussbaumer (GER) – 91.25
- Shealen Reno (USA) – 84.00
- Zoe Witwicki (CAN) – 75.75
David Godziek’s Narrow Margin
Reigning SSL points leader David Godziek once again showed the consistency he’s been carrying throughout the previous seasons, stomping a first run loaded with a cash roll tail whip, a triple tail whip on the cannon log, and a no-handed 1080 before closing it out with a bar-spin backflip off the Rhapsody drop – the course’s final feature. It was enough for 94.50 points and the win, but only just: Dane Folpp, in his first season competing at the Diamond level, had already thrown down 92.50 points with a run that included a double backflip can-can and a backflip bar-spin to can-can, putting real pressure on the field before Godziek dropped in. Tim Bringer, last season’s Slopestyle World Champion competing in just his second SSL event, rounded out the podium in third with 89.75 points.
Rhapsody Slopestyle – Top 3 Men
- David Godziek (POL) – 94.50
- Dane Folpp (AUS) – 92.50
- Tim Bringer (FRA) – 89.75
Full results across all categories are available at crankworx.com/results.
With the SSL Regular Season now complete, David Godziek, Chance Moore, and Nicholi Rogatkin earn a bye straight to the SSL Finals at Crankworx Mont-Sainte-Anne on the men’s side, joined by Shealen Reno and Johanna Nussbaumer for the women. Everyone else in the field now turns to Crankworx SilverStar, where the SSL Playoffs will decide the remaining spots at the winner-takes-all Finals in Mont-Sainte-Anne.
As the last riders rolled out of the Boneyard and the Slopestyle Super League’s Regular Season officially closed, the crowd that had packed the fences all week stuck around for one more send-off – proof that even with the field trimmed and the pressure at its highest, Rhapsody delivered exactly what its name promises.
Crabapple Hits World Championships
The final chapter of Crankworx Whistler 2026 belonged to the newly added Crabapple Hits World Championships, which brought the crowds, the vibes, and the action back to the infamous Crabapple Hits section of Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Riders threw down across a two-hour jam session on the line’s three jumps, with no brackets and no judges’ panel – just the riders themselves deciding who takes top honours. When the dust settled, it was James Curnock, a British rider now calling the Sea-to-Sky corridor home, who claimed the win with a back-to-back combination that stopped the crowd in its tracks: barspin into tailwhip into backflip tuck no-hander. A fitting, Freestyle send-off to close out ten days of mountain biking’s biggest party.
21 Years – Another One For The Books
Ten days, one iconic mountain, and every discipline mountain biking has to offer – Crankworx Whistler 2026 delivered a full-spectrum celebration of the sport, giving a platform to riders across categories: Kidsworx, Amateurs, Youth at CWNEXT, adaptive mountain biking, and Elite racing. From the mud and grit of the Canadian Open Enduro through Air DH, the Canadian Open Downhill, the Bosch eMTB Challenge, Dual Slalom, and the inaugural Rhapsody – the festival closed out in style. Watch the full broadcasts of the Specialized Canadian Open DH and Rhapsody Slopestyle on Crankworx’s YouTube channel.
The Crankworx World Tour rolls on with Crankworx SilverStar (August 6-9) and Crankworx Mont-Sainte-Anne (September 3-7), where the Slopestyle Super League Playoffs and Finals will crown the season’s champions.
NEWS: Dates for Crankworx Christchurch and Crankworx Rotorua 2027 are confirmed – mark your calendars for February 18-21 and March 10-14. More details on the events line-up, programming and ticket sales coming soon.