International in Trampoline, Double Mini Trampoline and
Tumbling
Great Britain vs. Canada vs. Germany (Youth)
EIS Sheffield, Saturday, 25th August 2007
Two months before the World Championships in Quebec City
(CAN), which will also serve as Olympic Qualifications for
Beijing 2008, two of the strongest Trampoline nations in the
world, Great Britain and Canada, will meet in Sheffield for
their vitally important last rehearsal.
Add to this Double Mini Trampoline and Tumbling competitions
for men and women, seniors and youth, and Germany joining
the party for the Youth contests; all ingredients for a truly
exiting event come to place!
The stars of the Canadian Team include double Olympic medallist
Karen Cockburn (Bronze in Sydney’00, Silver in Athens’04);
Rosie McLennan, who, together with Karen is a current World
Cup holder in Synchronised trampoline and the new World record
holder for Highest Difficulty (17.50 ?ts) Jason Burnett .
With these, and all the other members of the Canadian Team,
Britain’s best competitors will encounter a really formidable
challenge.
The British Women’s Team in Sheffield will be led by
7-times British Champion Claire Wright who has achieved a
long list of World and European accolades over the last ten
years. Her Synchro partner the 2000 Olympian Jaime Moore,
second in this year's Nationals will also be one to watch.
The younger Katherine Driscoll and Stacey Dan are the other
two British senor women who will fight the tough Canadian
challenge.
On the men’s side, it remains to be seen how the newly
crowned British champion James Higgins, will defend his new
status, against the 2004 Olympic finalist Gary Smith who,
in July, had to let the title go to James after a dramatic
tie-break. Steve Walsh and Tom Lewis are the other two, “new-generation”
members of the British Men’s Team.
It also promises to be an exciting spectacle on the Tumbling
track, with very strong chances for GB to win both the Team
and the Individual victories. Key names to remember in this
event are the Wakefield, McLean sisters (Zoë and Zara)
and Sarah Turner on the women’s side and Michael Barnes
and Charlie Burrows, on the Men’s.
The Youth match will be no less tight since Great Britain
and Germany are “old adversaries”, but most importantly,
because both the teams are expected to be in excellent form
as they prepare for the World Age Group Competitions, being
also held in Quebec, the week following the World championships.
“We are extremely happy that we were able to make this
International happen!” said John Beeton, a member of
the FIG TRA Technical Committee and National Technical Committee
World Class liaison member. “The negotiations with the
Canadian Federation, have been on-going for three years and
we have finally managed to secure not only a top senior team
to the UK, but also a very good Canadian youth squad in all
three disciplines at the same time. Add to this Germany and
the event seems even more exiting. Don’t miss it!”
Event Schedule:
Saturday, 25th August: 10:50- 13:00- Youth competition
15:50- 18:45- Senior competition
Medal Ceremony 18:45 End at 19:00.
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