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How much do you want to win?

Ferry Svan from Sweden is this year’s number 1 in the European Pro Ranking. On November 9th he will be representing Sweden on the world stage, competing with the best athletes for the world title. This documentary has followed his journey.

Canadian TIMBERSPORTS® athlete Ben Cumberland performing at the Single Buck during the Individual World Championship 2019 in Prague.

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is an extreme sports competition series in logger sports. The world’s best athletes compete in three axe disciplines – Springboard, Underhand Chop and Standing Block Chop – and three sawing disciplines – Single Buck, Stock Saw and Hot Saw (tuned, customized chainsaw).

Athlete at a historical logger sports competition in Australia.

The history

Lumberjack sports or logger sports has a tradition dating back more than one hundred years and is therefore often referred to as "The Original Extreme Sport". As early as the end of the 19th Century, lumberjacks began competing with each other in wood chopping and sawing in their spare time.

The history of TIMBERSPORTS®

World record holders

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