Noah Ohlsen Receives Special Invite to 2026 WFP Season

Brian Spin of The Barbell Spin reported that one of the World Fitness Project’s five special-invite slots for the 2026 Tour Stops has gone to longtime elite athlete Noah Ohlsen, now 35. The invite allows Ohlsen to compete at the Mexico City and Indianapolis Tour Stops without doing the online qualifiers, though the report notes the invited athlete’s travel expenses would not be covered.

The Barbell Spin’s coverage states the WFP set aside five special-invite spots out of 50 total Tour Stop entries, and “One of those invites has gone to Noah Ohlsen.” The site further singled out the financial condition for invited athletes: “The only difference is that his travel expenses would not be covered.”

Ohlsen’s path to this invite runs through a turbulent 2025 WFP season. “Ohlsen was well on his way to finishing inside the top 20 for the 2025 WFP season before he withdrew from the WFP Finals the morning before the competition started,” the article reports. The withdrawal followed a family decision: “Ohlsen withdrew to fly home to spend as much time as possible with his dog, Max, who was nearing the end of his life.”

That decision had ranking consequences. “Because Ohlsen withdrew and failed to earn points from Copenhagen, Ohlsen dropped down to 33rd, well outside the top 20 in order to retain his Pro Card,” the piece states, leaving Ohlsen outside the automatic top-20 retention threshold for a WFP Pro Card.

Despite the invite, Ohlsen has not publicly committed to accepting it. “Despite sharing that he received an invite to compete in the WFP season, Ohlsen did not mention whether he would accept the invite and compete,” the Barbell Spin copy reads. Instead, Ohlsen mapped out a wide competitive tent for 2026: “he outlined all of the opportunities he is considering for this year – from the CrossFit Games, WFP, HYROX, triathlons and just fun stuff with Red Bull, one of his main sponsors.”

A disclosure line tied to the Barbell Spin item also lists registration activity: “Noah Ohlsen, Victor Hoffer & Emma Lawson have registered for the 2026 CrossFit Open,” the site notes, indicating Ohlsen returned to the Open this year after skipping last season. On divisions and targets, the report quotes Ohlsen as saying, “Now 35, Ohlsen said that individual, team and Masters divisions are all on the table.”

Where he ultimately shows up will shape both his own 2026 calendar and WFP fields. As Brian Spin closed his piece: “So where will we see Ohlsen in the coming months? Not sure, but we will definitely see him on a few competition floors this year.” For now, the special-invite slot gives Ohlsen a clear route back onto WFP Tour Stop platforms in Mexico City and Indianapolis if he chooses to take it.