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Full-in, Half-out Triffis

Full-in, Half-out Triffis

By on March 6, 2012 in History, Technical

Olympic and World Champion Chunlong Lu opens his voluntary routine with a full-in, half-out triffis pike. He does it beautifully, too. The big question is: Is he the first to perform it in international competition? In 1980, American Stuart Ransom started his final routine with a front, full-within, half-out pike/puck in the World Trampoline Championships [...]

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Cats Love Trampoline

Cats Love Trampoline

By on March 4, 2012 in Entertainment, FIG, World Champions

A little funny for the day. This cat loves the 2011 World Trampoline Championships on ESPN:

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The Great Haul of China

The Great Haul of China

By on January 23, 2012 in History, Results, Technical, World Champions

The Chinese make a grand splash each time they enter a new team of athletes on to the trampoline and tumbling international stage. In seems that their winning strategy is to wow the competition when they unleash their secret weapons. My final retirement (retired twice) from international competition was in the mid 90s. There were no [...]

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