STIHL TIMBERSPORTS®

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® - Elmia Wood hosts the Nordic Championships 

Elmia Wood will host the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Nordic Championships on 7 June. The Nordic region's top athletes will compete in all six disciplines of the sport - three with an axe, two with a chainsaw, and one with a handsaw, in the Pro, Rookie and Women's classes. 

The competition serves not only as a spectacular season opener but also as a qualifier for the World Championships in Milan, where top Swedish athletes Ferry Svan and Emil Hansson are expected to fight for the coveted spot. The winner of the Pro class will qualify to represent Sweden at the individual World Championships in Milan, 24-25 October, while the silver medallist will have the chance to compete in the World Championships team event.

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® will be running exciting shows every day of the fair, where visitors can experience power, precision and skill.

- It will be a great start to the season with the Nordic Championships at Elmia Wood and my goal is to win the gold medal again this year. A tough battle awaits where the smallest hundredth can be decisive, so precision will be the key, says Ferry Svan.

What is TIMBERSPORTS® 

TIMBERSPORTS® is an extreme sport where you compete in six different disciplines, three with an ax and two with a chainsaw, and a branch that is performed with a two meter long hand saw. The branches are executed in the fastest possible time. The sport came to Europe in 2001, but started in the USA as early as 1985. It has been seen that it has roots as far back as the 19th century, then mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The branches simulate the felling of a tree, or the cutting of an already felled tree, and the athletes thereby show evidence of strength, courage, technique and endurance.