STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® MEDIA POOL

In an evening filled with upsets, STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® athletes from across the U.S. and Canada came, saw, and conquered in the adrenaline-fueled endurance race of the 2025 North American Trophy.

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is excited to announce the complete schedule of national and international events for the 2025 season as The Original Extreme Sport celebrates 40 years of ‘axe-treme’ action.

After an electric weekend of World Championships axe-tion in Toulouse last year, STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® has today confirmed that the 2025 edition will take place in Milan, Italy, on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October. It will be the first time the most prestigious competition in elite logger sports will be held on Italian soil.

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® TV highlights from the 2024 season are now available, so that fans can enjoy all of this year’s action from The Original Extreme Sport.

USA’s Nate Hodges claimed his first STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Individual World Championship title with a PB-fueled performance in front of a sold-out and passionate crowd of more than 5,000 fans at the Zénith Toulouse Métropole in the South of France. A new winner of the global crown was guaranteed with no previous World Champions in the field.

Team Australia proved unstoppable once again as they ‘saw’ off a strong European challenge to seal a landmark 10th STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Team World Championship – and their sixth in succession. In a night packed with surprise results, the Chopperoos defeated Team Sweden in the Final, as The Original Extreme Sport’ held its showpiece global event in Milan, Italy, for the first time. Poland rounded out the medal positions, recovering from a dramatic Semi Final defeat to beat New Zealand in the Small Final.

The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® European Trophy 2024 at the Parco Urbano in the stunning surrounds of Bellinzona, Switzerland.

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Swiss Championships 2024 in Bellinzona

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® French Championship 2024 in Saint Gaudens

The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® International Women’s Cup 2024 at the Vogtlandarena in Klingenthal, Germany