* f i g -NEWS --: During the beginning of August, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) conducted a Level 2 Academy for Trampoline Gymnastics in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands at the Flik-Flak Gymnastics Training Center. It was the second time that the Netherlands has hosted a FIG Academy and also the second time that such an Academy was held cooperatively with the European Gymnastics Union (UEG) and its Trampoline Technical Committee. The UEG held a Trampoline training camp at the same time...

When Canada's Karen Cockburn broke her left ankle in preparing for the world trampoline championships in Florida last November, she felt her chances to represent Canada at the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games were a long shot at best. With that in mind, the 34-year-old Stouffville resident set her sights further down the road. Cockburn, however, will be forced to speed up her training after being informed via email by Gymnastics Canada of her selection to the women’s roster...