If you can forego the Monty Python lumberjack skit, when one thinks of mighty forests, and the hardy men who cut down trees, Canada is often what comes to mind.
One would think therefore that the world’s best lumberjacks might be Canadian. New Zealand, Australia, and the Czech Republic are not obvious choices.
However at the Stihl Timbersports World Championships this past weekend in Stuttgart, 42-year-old New Zealander Jason Wyngard not only won the individual overall title as top competitor in loggersports, but won that championship title for the eighth time!
Matt Cogar of the US was second, and Martin Komárek of the Czech Republic was third.
An Australian team of four won the team event, chopping and sawing their way to two world records. The team win was the third world team title for Australia..
And Canada?
Canada was second in the team event while individually, Canadian Stirling Hart was on his way to the podium with four new Canadian records in the six disciplines.
They are, underhand chop, stock saw, standing block chop, single buck, springboard, and “hot” saw.
Hart set four new Canadian records in the competition and set a world record in the tricky springboard. He was certainly in contention for the top spot, but in the Hot Saw he made a mistake and was disqualified, meaning a fourth place finish.
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