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TrampCast: Episode 3

TrampCast: Episode 3

Sorry it took so long, but TrampCast: Episode 3 has finally been posted! There was a lot of ground to cover since the last podcast. International competitions, national trial competitions, newsworthy events, special events, calendar updates, Guest Pundit posts and more are covered in this episode of TrampCast. Take a listen. Your interest is greatly [...]

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Canada Elite 2013

Canada Elite 2013

Canada Elite 2013 was held over the weekend in Quebec at Telus Stadium and the results are in! Jason Burnett from Skyriders Trampoline Place maintained his status as Canada’s top dog in the Men’s Individual Trampoline event. But with Canada’s entire Women’s Olympic Trampoline Team, Champ Rosie MacLennan and mom-to-be Karen Cockburn, sitting this one [...]

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2012 in Review

2012 in Review

2012 was the first year of Trampoline Pundit. It started as a strategic effort to commentate trampoline for NBC’s Olympics coverage. Alas, I was too late since they already hired Tim Daggett and Elfi Schegel for the gig. Nonetheless, it became a blessing in disguise. Not only did I make many new Trampoline and Tumbling [...]

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Presidential Perks

The opportunities associated with being an Olympian is new territory for trampoline gymnasts since our sport is one of the newest Olympic events. We are learning that the perks can be tremendous. Olympic Champion Rosie MacLennan, for example, has been traveling as an ambassador with Play to Play visiting exotic locations around the world. Yesterday, [...]

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Canada Honors Rosie

Canada Honors Rosie

2012 Olympic Women’s Trampoline Champion Rosie MacLennan was honored by the True Sport Foundation as Female Athlete of the Year for her athletic achievements at the 40th Canadian Sports Awards. The Canadian Sport Awards play an important role in honouring our hard-working athletes, sport leaders, volunteers and corporations for their accomplishments and contributions to Canadian [...]

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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 [...]

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The Canadians

The Canadian Trampoline Team members, Jason Burnett, Karen Cockburn and Rosie MacLennan, are international stars. If anyone can shake the Chinese dominance, these guys can. Jason Burnett stood on the 2008 Olympic podium with a silver medal around his neck, smack between China’s Chunlong Lu wearing a gold medal and Dong Dong wearing a bronze. [...]

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The Globe and Mail

Today, we are all waiting on pins and needles for results from the World Cup taking place at this moment in Albacete, Spain. So, while you wait, here are some wonderful videos from The Globe and Mail about our friends in Canada. * Thanks to Brett MacAulay for bringing these to my attention by sharing them [...]

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Pacific Rim on YouTube

Pacific Rim on YouTube

The Canadians stole the show at the 2012 Pacific Rim Championships last weekend in Everette, Washington. Jason Burnett and Rosie MacLennan won gold in the Men’s and Women’s Senior Individual Trampoline Events, respectively. Rosie also won gold in Synchronized with her partner, Karen Cockburn, the silver medalist in the Senior Individual Trampoline event. Second place [...]

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Cats Love Trampoline

Cats Love Trampoline

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

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