The final event of the 2012 World Cup Series for Trampoline and Tumbling will be held in Sophia, Bulgaria this weekend, October 5-6th. The “Astronaut Alexkandrov” Cup for senior competitors and the “Sofia Cup” for age-group competitors will be held at the Arena Armeec Sofia. Over 500 competitors from 22 countries will participate, featuring international stars [...]
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Shock & Awe
If she slept at all Saturday night, I wonder if Rosie MacLennan woke the next morning pinching herself and saying, “I’m an Olympic Champion. It is not a dream. It really happened. I won the Olympics!” After watching Rosannagh “Rosie” MacLennan from Canada perform her awe-inspiring final optional in the Women’s Trampoline event at the [...]
Kat, Rea & Zita
Continuing the profiles of Olympic Trampolinists: Great Britain has some of the best women trampolinists in the world. Their Women’s Trampoline Team placed 2nd in the 2011 World Trampoline Championships in front of their home crowd in Birmingham, UK. The leader of the pack is GB’s Trampoline Olympian Kat Driscoll, ranked #1 in the World in [...]
The List is Complete
They worked hard. They competed with vigor. They became the best their country has to offer. Their dreams came true. The list is complete. They are the Olympians. Sixteen men and 16 women from 18 countries have qualified. Behold the Trampoline competitors to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. For what to expect, the NBC [...]
ICYMI, Too
Pundit had a house full of guests for several days. All’s quiet and back to normal. But, of course, the un-blogged weekend of trampoline news was quite eventful. Here’s a tidy wrap-up: To the surprised no one, Kat Driscoll added another British title to her mantle. In her last major competition before the Olympics next [...]
Gymnast: In Motion
This is what beauty in motion means. Members of the GB Trampoline Team; Nathan Bailey, Kat Driscoll, Bryony Page, Emma Smith and Steven Williams somersault for this short film directed by Steve Harries, produced by OneSix7 Productions and posted on Nowness.com May 30th. Harries calls his film a “reflective short” because of his use of [...]
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. [...]
World Cup & GB Trials
It’s another big weekend in Trampoline World. At least two major events are going on right now, as we speak (write/read). The ladies of Great Britain are fighting for that coveted spot representing their country at the Olympics in front of their home crowd in London. This is their final trial competition, therefore their last [...]
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