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Before the athletes arrive, Michael Nardin is already there. Moving steel. Moving timber. Building the stage from the ground up.
As the man responsible for stage construction and wood management at STIHL TIMBERSPORTS®, Michael and his team of 16 arrived in Milan with four trucks - 20 tonnes of steel, 20 tonnes of timber, and everything else it takes to turn an empty venue into a world-class competition stage.
There was just one problem: the entrance gate was two metres wide. Every single piece of material had to be unloaded, transferred to trolleys, and pushed in by hand.
The planning starts ten months before the first bolt is tightened. Location checks, dimensions, spacing, technical requirements - every venue is different, every country has its own rules, and nothing can be left to chance.
Michael says the hardest moment is always the start. Once everything clicks into place and the build starts moving - that's when he can breathe. Two and a half days later, the stage was done.
His favourite moment? The award ceremony. When everything worked exactly as planned.
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