Photo Epic: Slopestyle - Crankworx BC 2021
Diamond level slopestyle returns, after a summer-long hiatus, to the beautifully constructed Title slopestyle course in Silver Star, BC.
Griffin Paulson, the only Canadian on the card, threw down a heater run to open the day. Filled with double flips, 3 double whips, and a flat drop front flip, the Canadian is making his mark in the FMB world tour. Dawid Godziek followed shortly and placed 3rd on the day with moves like a cash roll bar spin, a twister, and a front flip bar to tuck no hander. Fedko was also laying down so many insane moves today like a 3 bar-whip-bar and a 3 windshield wiper, his second ever time landing it to dirt.
The man of the hour though, winning his 5th consecutive Crankworx slopestyle and putting him in prime position to win the Triple Crown, was Emil Johansson who smashed the competition. Emil threw some firsts for him like a switch 3 dub whip and a truck to double down whip.
Morning frost thawing out with the help of some tiger torches
The landscape was carefully crafted to be more than just some jumps on a ski run and it shows.
It's all in the details
 | Building this course was instrumental in the progression of slopestyle. I hope the guys who are at the top level of Slopestyle riding are the ones designing courses. That should be the only way that courses get developed. Otherwise the best interests of the sport aren't being looked after. So let's build them. |
Griffin Paulson cleaned this front flip off the flat drop both runs
Paul Couderc truck driver up the step up
Lucas Huppert truck drivers into the lower half of the course
Rogatkin up the step up
Tom Isted out of the whale tail
Thomas Genon 3 down whip
Rogatkin couldn't quite put it all together today
Thomas Genon
Athletes and friends watch the runs from the Title tent
Tom Isted flips off the SRAM drop
Griffin Paulson didn't quite land his second double flip tuck no hander. He's stoked all the same.
Fedko 3 Indian air
Emil on his winning run oppo 3 double whip
Dawid Godziek cashroll barspin
Fedko conceded to Emil in the second run and the two trained in to the bottom on their victory lap.
Respect between friends
Dawid Godziek (3), Erik Fedko (2), Emil Johansson (1)
RedBull podium sweep
Can Emil take the triple crown in a few short weeks' time?
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Or stop crying about it and keep coming back. Hey your half way there.
Also, can we just appreciate the carve up that lip with Godziek in the air? Jeez