捷克选手卡罗琳娜·乌尔巴诺娃在威斯康星州海沃德举办的伐木竞技世界锦标赛上打破了两项女子世界纪录 [1]。她在女子站立砍木项目中用19.38秒砍穿9英寸白松木，超越了此前的21.17秒纪录 [1]；在女子反手砍木项目中，她用21.28秒砍穿11英寸白松木，刷新了之前的24.26秒纪录 [1]。
美国本地选手梅丽迪思·英布雷特森也在女子木筏竞跑项目中创造了13.78秒的新纪录，较之前的13.98秒快不足1秒 [1]。
女性在伐木竞技中的参与度显著提升 [1]。女子站立砍木项目仅在2022年加入赛事 [1]。在今年的比赛中，40名女性运动员与66名男性运动员参赛 [1]。过去30年间，女性竞争者的数量增长超过三倍 [1]。
伐木竞技世界锦标赛自1960年起在海沃德举办 [1]。威斯康星锦标赛为各类别赢家提供1000美元奖金 [1]。
Czech competitor Karolina Urbanova set two women's world records at the lumberjack sports world championship held in Hayward, Wisconsin, while American athlete Meredith Imbretson also achieved a record-breaking performance at the event. [1]
Urbanova established a new benchmark in women's standing chop, felling a 9-inch white pine log in 19.38 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 21.17 seconds. [1] She further broke the women's underhand chop record by cutting through an 11-inch white pine log in 21.28 seconds, improving upon the earlier time of 24.26 seconds. [1]
Imbretson contributed to the record-breaking achievements by clocking 13.78 seconds in the women's log rolling event, just under one second faster than the previous record of 13.98 seconds. [1]
The annual Hayward championship has been a fixture since 1960, showcasing the sport's growing diversity. [1] This year's competition featured 40 female athletes alongside 66 male competitors, reflecting significant growth in women's participation over recent decades. [1] Female competitors have increased more than threefold over the past 30 years, demonstrating the sport's expanding inclusivity. [1]
The women's standing chop category itself is a relatively recent addition to the championship program, having been introduced in 2022. [1] Winners across various event categories receive prize money of $1,000 from the Wisconsin championship. [1]