STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® kicks off 40TH season with second annual North American Trophy event. Milestone anniversary season promises intense competition between the world’s most elite athletes as they chop and saw for a chance at glory on Italian soil.
Forty years after its inaugural competition, STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is kicking off its 2025 U.S.-season with the second annual North American Trophy event on May 3 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Last year’s competition was dominated by seven-time U.S. Champion Matt Cogar, who’s back to defend his title and return to the top of the podium after being defeated by rising star Nate Hodges at the U.S. Men’s Championship. Hodges will be making his return after chopping his way to gold in the 2024 Individual World Championship, ready to go back up against long-standing rivals like Cogar and third-generation lumberjack athlete Jason Lentz.
The highest ranked lumberjack athletes from the U.S. and Canada will go head-to-head in the North American Trophy event at the 24th Street Stage in Virginia Beach, right along the iconic oceanfront boardwalk. Sixteen competitors will push their limits in a rapid-fire, single elimination format as they race through four sawing and chopping disciplines back-to-back in under 90 seconds. The Trophy event is a true test of grit and endurance, and only one athlete will be crowned the winner in this intense showdown between two of the best nations in lumberjack sports.
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Fans can livestream the North American Trophy on the STIHL website at www.stihlusa.com or the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® YouTube and Facebook pages. Results for all competitions, domestic and international, can be found on the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® database at data.stihl-timbersports.com.
Additionally, fans can stay up-to-date on the U.S. season throughout the year on the U.S. STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® website at www.stihlusa.com/stihl-timbersports and follow U.S. STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® social media channels on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
