Canada / Britain dual meet in Trampoline and Tumbling

On Saturday, August 25 host GREAT BRITAIN won the dual trampoline meet vs. CANADA with a score of 619.10 to 600.20 points.

On double mini trampoline (DMT), the CANADIAN's tabulated 632.6 points compared to 618.8 for Britain.

In tumbling, BRITAIN (600.2) bested CANADA with 581.80 ...

- Canadian trampoline competitors were two-time Olympic medalist Karen Cockburn and Rosannagh MacLennan, both of Toronto, and Hart and Semeschuk for the women. For the men, it was Jason Burnett and Martin Myers, both of Toronto, Bryan Milonja of St-Bruno, Que., and David Sabourin of Ottawa.

– Canada won the double mini trampoline event while Britain prevailed in tumbling as well as in trampoline in a dual team competition between the two countries on Saturday.
In double mini trampoline (DMT), the Canadians tabulated 632.6 points compared to 618.8 for Britain.
The Canadian DMT team members were Erica Hart , Julie Warnock, Kelsi Semeschuk, all of Calgary, and Meredith Reynolds of Kelowna, B.C., for the women and Denis Vachon and Kevin Perkins of Burlington, Ont., Alex Seifert of Calgary and Luke Friesen of Kelowna for the men.

In tumbling, Britain was first at 600.2 with Canada at 581.8. The Canadian tumblers were Emily Smith of Burlington, Ashley Speed of Markham, Ont., Warnock and Jenna Stamp of St. Catharines, Ont., for the women and Vachon, Siefert, Anton Minayev of Calgary and Ryan Stephenson of Hamilton for the men.

Great Britain - Germany - Canada
- 42nd Traditional Youth Competition -

In the youth competition, it was a similar story with Canada taking the double mini trampoline and Britain winning the trampoline and tumbling competitions.
It was a component of the 42nd traditional meet between Great Britain and Germany, in which Canada participated for the first time.

* Total Youth results:
1. Great Britain -551,60
2. Germany - 562,50
3. Canada - 524,70

Canada squeezed in the meet to launch a week long European tour that includes World Cups this Monday and Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Russia and Zielona Gora, Poland next Friday and Saturday.

‘’We viewed this competition as another step in our preparation for the world championships which will include a team event,’’ said Stephane Duchesne, the Canadian trampoline and tumbling high performance director for Gymnastics Canada. ‘’Britain does these team events two-three times a year and it shows. They understand the importance of battling for every point in this type of competition even if your routine is not going well. It’s a really good reminder for our athletes.’’

The world trampoline and tumbling championships are scheduled for October 31-November 3 in Quebec City.
* Source: Canadian Gymnastics Federation

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