Wiggberg Wins First Women's Red Bull Joyride

On August 2, 2026, the day slopestyle had been waiting for finally arrived. Sweden’s Alma Wiggberg dropped into the Whistler gate and cranked into the first jump. She opened a course women had never been allowed to ride.

The mountain finally opens its gates

Early morning light lit up the famous Red Bull Joyride course. Organisers moved the women’s final to 10 a.m. for the safest conditions. The riders lined up at the same ramp the men would use later, a sight two decades in the making.

A heavy feeling of history hung over the valley. Spectators packed the hillside, knowing they were watching the sport change. When Wiggberg rolled in, the crowd went from silent to a roar that carried down the mountain.

Wiggberg attacked from the first hit. A suicide no-hander set the tone, followed by a clean backflip barspin and a backflip one-foot can. She finished with a toboggan, and the judges delivered her reward: 89.40 points.

From Cairns to the crown

The Swedish rider had already won slopestyle at Crankworx Cairns that month. But Joyride at Whistler is mountain biking’s most famous stage. Wiggberg became the first woman to win it, and she reportedly earned a lifetime invite to future Joyrides.

Canada’s Natasha Miller took silver with 78.60 points. American Shealen Reno earned bronze at 78.00. The 10.80-point gap showed how much Wiggberg controlled the day.

The Whistler course that had crowned so many men finally crowned a woman. Wiggberg’s name will sit first on a trophy that now holds the same honour as the men’s.