China is the top nation in Trampoline right now.
… The 46th Nissen Cup, held June 11 – 12, 2010 in Davos (SUI), brought together the world’s best trampolinists. China swept the competition with three Gold medals, one Silver and one Bronze. The United States dominated Men’s Synchro; and World Champion Dong Dong (CHN) beat Canada’s Jason Burnett, who soared through his exercise with an 18.8 difficulty. Olympic Champion He Wenna was victorious over World Champion and compatriot Shanshan Huang (CHN) in Women’s Individual. …
But how will rankings be affected when “time of flight” is introduced as a scoring factor starting Jan. 1, 2011?
I would think that heavier athletes like Jason Burnett would be advantaged.
Update: Anya informs in the comments that percentage body weight will be factored into time of flight.
Individual Trampoline
1. DONG Dong, CHN 41.900
2. BURNETT Jason, CAN 41.800
3. TU Xiao, CHN 41.600
I’ve asked a few trampoline coaches, but they seem to be taking a wait and see approach.
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In JumpStart they look at time of flight. It’s scored based on a percentage of their body weight.
Implemented correctly, I approve wholeheartedly. The POINT of trampoline is to defy gravity. The same routine looks so much better with more dynamics.
Time of flight is quite literally just the time of your routine added to your execution and difficulty score.
It’s only been used in 2 competitions but it’s comming up as a pretty variable factor among the canadians and will eventually put less emphasis on their difficulty.
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