The first-ever Slopestyle Super League World Champions have been crowned, and both titles came down to riders willing to push the limits of what a mountain bike can do.
David Godziek and Johanna Nussbaumer claimed the inaugural SSL Finals at Crankworx Mont-Sainte-Anne, closing out a debut season built around giving emerging athletes a pathway to the highest level of slopestyle.
The men’s final delivered a one-point thriller. The women’s competition saw Nussbaumer produce a clean, high-scoring second run to take the title.
But the biggest story was progression.
Two world-first tricks landed in competition. One slipped through the final feature. And the new champions had to deliver when the pressure was at its highest.
Nussbaumer Finds the Winning Run
The women’s final began with Shealen Reno setting the early benchmark at 76.75 points.
Johanna Nussbaumer sat second after the opening run, with Lisa-Marie Blanc and Michelle Neuner also in contention. Alma Wiggberg, who crashed on the wooden ramp in run one, opted not to return for her second attempt.
The second round changed everything.
Nussbaumer delivered a clean, technically demanding run worth 89 points. Her line included a Suicide Barspin, Alleyoop Barspin, Barspin Up to Toboggan Down, a massive 360 and a Backflip Barspin on the final feature.
The run was not just about the individual tricks. It was the way she linked them together without losing flow.
89 points was enough to move her into first and put the title within reach.
Reno still had one final attempt to respond. Her opening combination of an X-Up, Tuck No-Hander and Barspin showed the progression that had brought her into the title conversation.
But her Backflip onto the wooden drop ended in a crash, leaving her in second.
Women’s Top 5
| Rider | Score |
|---|---|
| Johanna Nussbaumer (GER) | 89 pts |
| Shealen Reno (USA) | 76.75 pts |
| Lisa-Marie Blanc (FRA) | 69 pts |
| Michelle Neuner (SUI) | 66.37 pts |
| Alma Wiggberg (SWE) | 45.25 pts |
Godziek Answers Moore’s World First
The men’s final was even tighter.
David Godziek led after run one with 92.5 points, just 3.25 ahead of Chance Moore. Lucas Huppert sat third on 88.62, less than a point behind Moore.
Huppert’s second run ended with a heavy hit on the flat drop, resulting in a DNI and securing him the bronze medal.
Then Moore dropped in.
The Canadian produced a stacked run featuring a Truckdriver, Backflip Oppo Tailwhip, Flare Can Can, Oppo 360 Barspin, Frontflip Barspin and Double Backflip Can Can.
He finished with a Flipwhip to late 360 — a world’s first in competition — and scored 93.25 points.
That put Moore in the provisional lead.
Godziek had one final chance.
A Final Run for the History Books
The Polish rider responded with a run that matched Moore’s technical ambition and added another landmark trick.
Godziek opened with a Half-Cab Barspin, Cashroll Tailwhip, Flare Barspin, Double Tailwhip and Backflip Barspin.
The final feature was the decisive moment.
He launched into a Twister No-Hander 1080 into a Cashroll Windshield Wiper, another world’s first in competition, and earned 94.25 points.
That was enough to reclaim gold by a single point.
Men’s Top 5
| Rider | Score |
|---|---|
| David Godziek (POL) | 94.25 pts |
| Chance Moore (CAN) | 93.25 pts |
| Lucas Huppert (SUI) | 88.62 pts |
| Axel Sparrman (SWE) | 86 pts |
| Erik Fedko (GER) | 85.81 pts |
The Course Was Part of the Competition
The Mont-Sainte-Anne course, built by Velosolutions Canada in collaboration with Bas Van Steenbergen and Matt MacDuff, played a major role in the final.
Its features gave riders room to experiment with combinations, rotation and trick progression. The result was a competition filled with creative lines and technical risk.
Several riders pushed beyond the limit.
Nicholi Rogatkin was on the way to a potentially winning run before crashing on a 1440 attempt on the final feature. Kaidan Ingersoll, returning to competition after injury problems, landed his first clean run of the season before going down in run two.
Axel Sparrman also capped his rookie season with a clean 86-point run for fourth, having qualified through SilverStar.
The crashes were a reminder that slopestyle is a sport where the difference between a breakthrough and a missed opportunity can be a single rotation.
A New Chapter for Slopestyle
The inaugural SSL Finals were more than a championship event. They were a test of whether a new competition series could create space for emerging riders while still delivering the level of progression expected at the top of the sport.
The answer was clear.
With two world-first tricks, a one-point men’s final and a clean winning run from Nussbaumer, the first Slopestyle Super League season ended with a strong statement.
The next generation is not waiting for permission to push the sport forward.