Two World Records Smashed at STIHL TIMBERSPORTS 2024 U.S. Championship in Milwaukee
It was another axe-tion -packed competition in Milwaukee for the 2024 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS U.S. Championship. The top lumberjack and lumberjill athletes in the country went head-to-head with the most powerful chainsaws and razor-sharp axes, all backed by the power of STIHL. And when the sawdust settled, two champions were crowned: Erin LaVoie and Nate Hodges. This is the third championship win for Erin LaVoie of Spokane, Washington, breaking a new world record with a time of 23.61 seconds in the underhand chop, more than 5 seconds faster than the previous world record holder. LaVoie narrowly defeated reigning champ Martha King of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, by one point. King also broke a world record in the single buck with a time of 14.24 seconds. LaVoie and King are now tied with three U.S. championship wins each. For the men, Nate Hodges of North Fork, California, finally took home the gold against Matthew Cogar of Grafton, West Virginia, beating him out by only one point following several nail-biting podium finishes over the last few seasons. He came out victorious in the final hot saw discipline, claiming his personal best with a time of 4.79 seconds. Although Jason Lentz, of Diana, West Virginia, placed fourth this year, he secured a national record in the single buck with 11.57 seconds. Next up: LaVoie will head to Klingenthal, Germany, to defend her title at the International Women's Cup on August 25. And Hodges will travel to Toulouse, France, for the Individual World Championship on November 9. See it for yourself by checking out the action on the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS U.S. YouTube channel .
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00:00go it was another action-packed competition in milwaukee for the 2024 steel timber sports u.s
00:08championship the top lumberjack and lumberjill athletes in the country went head to head with
00:14the most powerful chainsaws and razor sharp axes all backed by the power of steel and when the saw
00:21dust settled two champions were crowned aaron lavoie and nate hodges this is the third championship
00:29win for lavoie of spokane washington breaking a new world record with a time of 23.61 seconds in
00:36the underhand chop and in case you don't know what you just smashed the world record by five
00:42seconds i just played the game best i could i did i did my job narrowly defeating reigning
00:48champ martha king of chad's ford pennsylvania by one point who also broke a world record in
00:54the single buck with a time of 14.24 seconds lavoie and king are now tied with three u.s
01:01championship wins each absolute speed from hodges for the men nate hodges of north fork california
01:09finally took home the gold against matthew coger of grafton west virginia beating him out by only
01:15one point following several nail-biting podium finishes over the last few seasons he came out
01:22victorious in the final hot saw discipline claiming his personal best with a time of 4.79
01:29seconds five years ago i put my heart and soul into building that solid a it's paid off although
01:35jason lenz of diana west virginia placed fourth this year he secured a national record in the
01:40single buck with 11.57 seconds next up the world lavoie will head to klingenthal germany to defend
01:49her title at the international women's cup on august 25th and hodges will travel to toulouse
01:55france for the individual world championship on november 9th to see all the action check
02:00out steelusa.com or the steel timber sports u.s youtube channel