Jason Wynyard wins ninth world tile
STIHL TIMBERSPORTS SUPERSTAR, JASON WYNYARD, picked up his ninth individual world championship in Norway last month, just after helping his New Zealand colleagues lift the team title.
Defending his crown in front of 5,500 spectators packed into the Hakons Hall in Lillehammer, Jason showed again why he is the best logger sports athlete in the history of the event, blitzing the field with his strength and precision to win the singles competition.
Jason showed his class right from the start as he dominated the leading group, which included top timbersports competitors from Canada, Australia, the US and Europe.
He took the lead by setting the day’s record in his showpiece discipline ‘Single Buck’ – the strength-sapping manual saw. Jason took advantage of his lead and didn’t let go of it until the very end, finishing with an exhilarating performance with his trademark monster hot saw.
Jason literally ‘blew’ away the competition, relegating Australia’s Brad De Losa and Canada’s Mitch Hewitt to second and third places respectively.
In spite of his triumph, the big New Zealander felt he could have turned in a better performance, saying: “I am not completely happy with my competition today, but the title means a great deal to me. At the end, it all comes down to the Hot Saw and here the smallest details matter.”
A day earlier, Jason had joined his fellow New Zealanders in a bid to win back the team title they last held in 2013. The reigning world champion Australians were hot favourites but were disqualified on their way to the finals after surprisingly losing against Poland in the semi-final, resulting from a time penalty due to an early start.
On their triumphant road to the finals, the New Zealanders defeated teams from Great Britain, the USA and then produced a miraculous time of 48.36 seconds to beat their personal best time at 49.76 seconds to down the tough Canadians in the semi-finals before going on to win the championship against the plucky Poles.
“Congratulations to the Polish team, who have demonstrated their skill with a great performance. For us it was a long journey to come here – that‘s why it‘s great to return home with the trophy,” says New Zealand team member Jack Jordan.
Australia took third place after defeating Canada in the minor placings race. Next year the Stihl Timbersports World Champion competion is being held in Liverpool, England.
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