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ERIN LAVOIE

Age: 23
Height: 5' 8"
Birthplace: Spokane, WA
Residence: Spokane, WA

Erin LaVoie is a skilled lumberjill who has been on the lumberjack sports circuit since 2001. As a member of Team STIHL, Erin’s uncanny athleticism enables her to be an extraordinary STIHL athlete and her down-to-earth charm makes her an innate STIHL spokesperson. more...

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"It is so easy to be a spokesperson for such a great company, said LaVoie. "I just know I will never have a problem and I can always count on their product and our relationship."

When asked why she loves the sport she said, "It's not like any other sport, people are nice about helping you out, if they see something wrong with your technique they will tell you about it, even if it means beating them."

Blog

April 9, 2008

The begining of our season and the end of their season is another negative when you're playing on their field. Frozen wood and snow for training isn't much fun either.

I just returned from the Sydney Royal Easter Show (Sydney, Australia) where I was competing as an underhand chopper on the US Women's Team of 7.

Nancy Zalewski - Beginning Underhand Chopper
Andrea Card / Denise Ott - First Jill and Jill Team
Lindsay Daun - Single Sawyer
Mary Beth Dooley / Peg Engasser - 2nd Jill and Jill Team
Erin LaVoie - Final Underhand Chopper

I was pretty confident in the team this year but unfortunatly we had a lot going against us and ended up in 3rd place to two very strong teams Australia 1st and New Zealand 2nd. 4th went to a new team this year, Team Canada.

The good news is - We all gained more experience on their wood, and now have better knowledge for our gear. We can only get better - We will return.

On the individual Events I got dealt a pretty rough block in the underhand and didn't make the finals. I did however make the finals in the Jack and Jill Sawing, Single Sawing, and Jack and Jill Underhand. I ended up placing 4th in the Single which is huge for me and 1st in the Jack and Jill Underhand with partner Dean Campbell.

Check back after the 28th of April, I will have attended the Delta, CO. competition and some more to write about.

Thank you,

Erin

Erin LaVoie