The Nissen Corporation worked very hard promoting the sport by sponsoring international competitions and sending representatives around the world to perform exhibitions and teach clinics. One of the earliest tours was after the 1966 Nissen Cup in London. The tour members were Trampoline Champions and Nissen Representatives Ron Munn and Eddie Cole; World Synchro Champion [...]
At the Olympic Test Event in London last January, Blake Gaudry earned a spot for Australia to compete in the Men’s Trampoline Event at the 2012 London Olympic Games this summer. The next step for Australia is to chose an athlete to fill that spot. Head coach of Apex Trampoline Club and member of the [...]
Trampoline has to be one of the most photogenic sports around. Here’s a sample of how beautiful it can be.This is American Steven Gluckstein going a Miller Plus in super slow motion.
Good advice any trampolinist would offer: ”Show your courage in your leaping.” If your need a little entertainment today, like I do, enjoy this funny scene with Dudley Moore in Bedazzled. He has to go through an initiation ceremony to show his faith … jumping on a trampoline! Just a little fun today …
There is more to the Olympics than just the Winners. There are those who aspire, work hard and put themselves out there. That is the real spirit behind sport that we all know and respect. Here are two athletes who had to recover from serious injuries to have a shot at making their Olympic Dream [...]
Once again, I was without sufficient internet to blog for a week. This time I was in a very small Southern town in Louisiana called St. Francisville, working on a very big Hollywood feature called “Beautiful Creatures.” When the movie comes out, don’t blink. You’ll miss me! Nonetheless, I had a blast and I’m back [...]
Get into the Olympic spirit by watching the 2008 Olympic medalists for the Men’s and Women’s Trampoline events posted on the Official Website of the Olympic Movement: He Wenna – China Karen Cockburn – Canada Ekaterina Kilkho – Uzbekistan * also Irena Karavaeva – Russia Lu Chunlong- China Dong Dong – China Jason Burnett – Canada
Video is posted on YouTube of the prestigious 23rd European Championships for Trampoline, Synchro, Tumbling and DMT held on April 10-14, 2012 in St. Petersburg, Russia. It includes pretty much everything, even ceremonies and straight-shooting, unedited video of preliminary events. It’s just like being there. So, hook up your computer to your big-screen TV, make [...]
What a great story about American hopefuls and brothers, Steven and Jeffrey Gluckstein, in the Wall Street Journal! Read and enjoy … Two Brothers, One Goal: Land the Only Spot at the Olympics U.S. Can Send Only One Male Contestant to Trampoline Event; ‘We Both Want It’ In 2008, Steven Gluckstein flubbed a trick in [...]
Through social networking, athletes are making announcements about qualifying for the Olympics. The most recent announcements are from Jason Burnett of Canada and Ueyama Yasuhiro of Japan. They announced on Facebook and Twitter that they will be going to the Olympics! Another similar announcement came from Anna Dogonadza on Facebook, who posted that she has [...]
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