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Competition Result
Nate Hodges claimed his first STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Individual World Championship in front of over 5,000 fans. A dramatic Hot Saw finale left the American in first position despite strong challenges from New Zealand’s Jack Jordan and Canada’s Ben Cumberland, who finished second and third respectively. Hodges’ victory capped an incredible weekend of axe-tion in the South of France, as more than 9,000 fans filled the Zénith Toulouse Métropole over the weekend.
9. Nov 2024France · Global
Competition Result
Team Australia set back-to-back world records on the way to winning an unbelievable fifth consecutive STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Team World Championship - and their ninth in total. The Chopperoos cemented their status as the dominant force in elite logger sports in front of a packed and passionate crowd at the Zénith Toulouse Métropole in the South of France. The USA pushed Australia all the way in the Final but were forced to settle for silver, with Canada completing the podium places.
8. Nov 2024France · Global
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This year, the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Championship will be held in Toulouse in the south of France for the first time. The city, which is known for its red terracotta brick facades and therefore bears the affectionate nickname ‘La Ville Rose’, will be the host for the most action-packed and biggest competition of the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® season at the beginning of November. A special opportunity for the French athletes: a World Championships in their own country.
31. Okt 2024France · Global
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The battle for the most prestigious title in the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Series will take place on 9 November at the Zénith Toulouse Metropole Arena. There are numerous competitors among the best individual athletes in the world who have a chance of winning. Although athletes from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA traditionally compete for the title, last year two Europeans - Emil Hansson (SWE) and Danny Martin (GER) - stood on the winners' podium alongside Australian Jim Head.
23. Okt 2024France · Global
Announcement
STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is revving up for one of the biggest World Championships in its history as ‘The Original Extreme Sport’ heads to the South of France for its annual global showdown in November. The 2024 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Championship will take place on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th November at the Zénith Toulouse Métropole in what is expected to be a sell-out crowd for elite logger sport’s showpiece international event.
18. Okt 2024France · Global
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One year ago, we lost Jason Wynyard, one of the greatest athletes in STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® history. The New Zealander was not only an outstanding athlete, but also a role model for many and a highly valued member of the TIMBERSPORTS® community.
4. Okt 2024Global · New Zealand
Competition Result
Poland’s Michał Dubicki was this weekend crowned the 2024 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® European Trophy Champion. After improving round-by-round to make the final, he ended the challenge of last year’s runner-up, Sweden’s Ferry Svan, who had to settle for second place once again. Matyáš Klíma, who finished third last year, won successive bronze medals to add to his silver medal at this year’s World Trophy in a breakthrough year for the Czech chopper.
30. Sep 2024Switzerland · Global
Competition Result
If someone tried to describe the ideal conditions for the sport, the weather that prevailed on the first September weekend in Jarocin would be far from it. The aura encouraged rather than exercise, but that didn't stop the best STIHL TIMBERSPORTS athletes in Poland from putting on a great show.
9. Sep 2024Poland
Announcement
The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® European Trophy will stop off at a historic location in 2024, with the competition for the best European TIMBERSPORTS® athletes in the Trophy format taking place in Bellinzona, the Swiss gateway to the Alps, on Sunday 29th September. In thrilling one-on-one duels, the extreme sports athletes must not allow themselves any carelessness or mistakes - because only the 10 best will qualify for the World Trophy 2025. Admission to the event is free.
9. Sep 2024Switzerland · Global
Competition Result
USA’s Erin LaVoie successfully defended her STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® International Women’s Cup title in a pulsating event in Klingenthal, Germany, yesterday. The American set a new national record on her way to victory, with Canada’s Stephanie Naud and Czechia’s Karolina Urbanová finishing second and third respectively.
25. Aug 2024Germany · Global
Competition Result
Cumberland delivered a stellar performance, beating out Marcel Dupuis, who finished second, and Bill Bischoff, who claimed the third spot on the podium. This victory underlines Ben Cumberland’s top form as he prepares to represent Canada on the world stage.
18. Aug 2024Canada
Competition Result
In front of an impassioned crowd, elite male and female STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® athletes went head-to-head this weekend at the 2024 U.S. Championship, providing fans with thrilling performances. Athletes chopped their way to victory through various competitions, including the underhand chop, stock saw, standing block chop, single buck, springboard chop, and the hot saw. When the sawdust settled, two champions were crowned: Erin LaVoie and Nate Hodges.
29. Jul 2024United States of America
Competition Result
The weekend of July 19–20 culminated the intense competition season in the extreme sport of TIMBERSPORTS® with the Nordic Championships 2024 in Malung, Sweden. The Nordic's top Pro, Rookie, and Women athletes competed for the title of Nordic Champion in their respective classes, resulting in a weekend filled with impressive performances and new records. Confirmed for the 2024 World Championship is Sweden's Ferry Svan, who took home the title in the Pro class.
22. Jul 2024Sweden · Denmark · Finland
Announcement
On July 19-20, the best TIMBERSPORTS® athletes from across the Nordics will gather in Malung, Sweden, to compete for the title of Nordic Champion. Athletes from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are prepared to take on the challenge, each represented in various competition classes.
15. Jul 2024Sweden · Norway · Denmark
Announcement
STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is axe-cited to announce that the International Women’s Cup will return for a third successive season, providing fans with the opportunity to see the very best female talent in elite logger sports go head-to-head to crown the International Women’s Champion.
2. Jul 2024Germany · Global
Competition Result
The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® British Championship delivered another thrilling weekend of extreme sport at the Royal Three Counties Show in Malvern, with Glen Penlington securing a hat-trick of Pro Championship titles in consecutive years.
16. Jun 2024United Kingdom
Announcement
Competition for places in the British Pro Championship taking place on Saturday 15 June is so high that the first ever qualifier will take place the Friday before. The top six athletes from 2023’s Championship have earned automatic qualification, whilst the remaining athletes from last year’s competition will go head-to-head with newcomers to decide who will take the final spots in the main event. The action doesn’t stop there with 12 rookies (athletes under 25) competing in the British Rookie Championship and 11 women vying for victory in the British Women’s Championship on Sunday 16 June.
13. Jun 2024United Kingdom
Competition Result
New Zealand’s Jack Jordan put on a logger sports masterclass in Milan, Italy, today as he set an incredible world record in the final of the 2024 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Trophy to win the competition for the third time in a row.
25. Mai 2024Italy · Global
Competition Result
Australia’s Matt Coffey treated logger sports fans to a dominant display as he chopped and sawed his way to the 2024 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Rookie World Championship in Milan, Italy.
25. Mai 2024Italy · Global
Announcement
The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Trophy touches down in Milan, Italy, later this month and with excitement for the competition growing, a world-class field has been confirmed for the Saturday 25th May showdown.
13. Mai 2024Italy · Global
Announcement
STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is excited to announce the complete schedule of national and international events, as The Original Extreme Sport strikes back into ‘axe-tion’ in 2024.
18. Apr 2024Italy · France · Switzerland · Global
Announcement
The fan favourite STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Trophy is heading to Milan, Italy, with the world’s best woodchopping and sawing athletes preparing to light up the futuristic Allianz MiCo Convention Centre on Saturday 25th May.
20. Mär 2024Italy
Competition Result
The three defending champions from last year’s NZ STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® National Championships have all gone ‘back-to-back’ by winning their respective divisions again at this year’s event held over the weekend.
11. Mär 2024New Zealand
Announcement
Australia’s top professional STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® athletes will make their way to sunny Cairns for the first time on Saturday 16 March to compete in the 2024 Australian Trophy & Australian Women’s Championship at the Cairns Convention Center.
5. Mär 2024Australia
Announcement
STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is axe-cited to announce the dates for the 2024 TIMBERSPORTS® World Championship, which will see the season highlight contested in France for the first time. On Friday 8th and Saturday 9th November 2024, the world's elite logger sports athletes will take to the stage at Toulouse's famed Zénith Toulouse Metropole arena.
6. Feb 2024France · Global
General News
Many athletes dream of making a name for themselves in extreme sports, or of winning titles and successes that mean they will be remembered forever. Even for an individual athlete, that is not easy to achieve. But for an entire family to be equally well-known and successful in the field over multiple generations is a real rarity. TIMBERSPORTS® athlete Matt Cogar comes from a family which has been participating in lumberjack sports for almost 100 years, and for whom extreme sports are something of a family tradition. As one of the most successful active US athletes, he gives us some insights into the Cogar family story and what it has meant for his career.
1. Dez 2023United States of America
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The extreme sports series STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® and the construction machinery manufacturer LIEBHERR are extending their partnership - meaning that the premier class in logger sports can continue to rely on a strong partner for its international competitions. Both sides will continue to benefit from a partnership that has existed since 2012, in which LIEBHERR supports the World Championships, World Trophy and European Trophy. The partnership will initially be extended until 2026.
30. Nov 2023Germany · Global
Competition Result
Saturday 4th November 2023 – Jamie Head claimed the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Individual World Championship to give Australia a double gold for the second year running, as ‘The Original Extreme Sport’ closed out a phenomenal weekend of elite logger sports axe-tion in Stuttgart, Germany. Another sell-out crowd of 6,500 fans at the packed Porsche-Arena made their voices heard as Head sawed to victory.
4. Nov 2023Germany · Global
Competition Result
Friday 3rd November 2023 – The German city of Stuttgart witnessed a logger sports masterclass as Australia claimed an unprecedented fourth consecutive STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Team World Championship – and their eighth world title overall – in front of a raucous crowd of 6,500 at the sold-out Porsche-Arena.
3. Nov 2023Germany · Global
General News
Since its launch in 2010, the team World Championship has been hugely popular with TIMBERSPORTS® athletes and fans alike. Victory in this event requires perfect coordination between a team of (usually) four athletes, as well as strong individual performances. The nations of Canada, the USA, New Zealand and Australia have always dominated this competition format – with the latter two of these having taken every title so far. The Australians, in particular, have been unstoppable in the last three editions. However, a bit further back in history two European teams have successfully stayed in the running to win a place on the podium.
30. Okt 2023Switzerland · Poland · Global
