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Tandem Double Back

Tandem Double Back

I wonder who came up with the idea. Blake Gaudry from Australia and Jeffrey Gluckstein from the US perform a tandem double-back on trampoline. I bet their hearts were racing. Got to love the spirit of adventure!  :-) Don’t try this at home! I originally reported that it was Jeffery’s older brother, Steven, who performed this [...]

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2012 Indo-Pacific Trampoline & Tumbling Championships

Australia Gymnastics is hosting the 2012 Indo-Pacific Trampoline and Tumbling Championships  starting this weekend, October 13th, and ending on October 21st. Senior and Age-Group competitions are scheduled and the everything will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Center in Sydney, Australia. The Indo-Pacific Trampoline and Tumbling Championships are held every two years. This [...]

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Blake, Gregoire & Peter

Final three profiles of the Olympic Trampolinists: The youngest competitor in the Men’s Trampoline event is Blake Gaudry from Australia. The 21 year-old hopes to follow in the footsteps of successful Aussie Trampolinist Ji Wallace, the surprise silver medalist boosted by his home crowd at the Sydney Games in 2000. Blake is the Australian National [...]

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Good Crazy

Good Crazy

Nikolay Zhuravlev, Australian National Trampoline Coach, talks about seeing Blake Gaudry, the lone 2012 Australian Trampoline Olympian, for the first time some years ago. Speaking with the Junior Development Coach for Australia, he describes this conversation: “She look at him and said to me, ‘Nikolay, look at that guy. He look like crazy, but good crazy.’” [...]

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ICYMI

ICYMI

In case you missed it: Over the weekend, new Olympians were selected, the first World Cup for the year was held in Taiyuan, China and the French National Trampoline Championships were held in Rodez. Kat Driscoll won the only spot for Great Britain in dramatic fashion at the North West Gala in Liverpool on Saturday. [...]

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Canada and Australia Nationals

Canada and Australia Nationals

This weekend, both Canada and Australia host their National Trampoline, Tumbling and DMT Championships. Some results are available now. When more come in, I’ll pass it on. Canadian Highlights: Jason Burnett, known for his difficult routines performed a 16.7 to win the Men’s Individual Title at the Canadian National Championships. Karen Cockburn won her 13th [...]

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Australian Olympic Trials

Australian Olympic Trials

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 [...]

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