Livi Pappadopoulos, the defending world logrolling champion, won her seventh La Crosse Open championship over the weekend at Pettibone Park.

Pappadopoulos, ranked No. 1 in the world, didn’t take a fall in Saturday’s tournament to defend her home “lagoon.”

Livi Pappadopoulos celebrates a logrolling win during the La Crosse at the Pettibone Lagoon on June 20, 2026
ABOVE: Livi Pappadopoulos celebrates a logrolling win during the La Crosse at the Pettibone Lagoon on June 20, 2026; TOP: Livi Pappadopoulos competes during the La Crosse at the Pettibone Lagoon on June 20, 2026 (PHOTOS: @couleeregionlogrolling on Facebook)

This was the 25th annual La Crosse Open with men and women coming from all over the U.S. to compete. Pappadopoulos joined WIZM’s The Rick Solem Show last week ahead of the tournament to talk about her sport.

On the men’s side, Chicago native Anthony Polentini won his second-consecutive title.

LA CROSSE OPEN RESULTS
WOMEN

  1. Livi Pappadopoulos
  2. Shana Verstegen
  3. Liberty Benson
  4. Taylor Biser
  5. Ella Wedul
  6. Emily Christopherson
  7. Libby Magnone
  8. Maggie Bulk

MEN

  1. Anthony Polentini
  2. Tanner Hallett
  3. Marcus Heineck
  4. Sean Stafford
  5. Connor Birdsong
  6. Ben Rawson
  7. Shane Burns
  8. Garrick Birdsong

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