Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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The 2026 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® North American Women's Cup brings the best female woodchopping athletes from the United States and Canada to Virginia Beach for an intense international competition with axes and chainsaws.

Athletes will face off in:

Stock Saw
Underhand Chop
Single Buck
Standing Block Chop

Each discipline demands strength, endurance and technical precision, with every cut and every second influencing the final standings.

Among the top contenders are Martha King, Erin LaVoie, Amanda Hand and Stephanie Naud - some of the strongest athletes in North American TIMBERSPORTS® competition.

🏆 What’s at stake:
The top U.S. athlete will secure the final qualifying spot for the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Women’s World Championship in Budapest, where she’ll join the already qualified Canadian representative and the world’s elite to compete for the global title.

📍 Location: King Neptune’s Park, Virginia Beach, USA
📅 Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00pm

Watch the competition live and experience high-level woodchopping and extreme action!