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Our NEW streaming LIVE VIDEO feeds are working, but not all who try are able to get every feed.

Gymnast Keiran Long was able to follow 5 Men’s apparatus simultaneously on the same screen, but that’s not the case for everyone. There are many factors, especially the speed of your internet connection.

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Why do so many female gymnasts not grip the shins on double tuck?

Enus Mariani

For me this is an inferior technique. If she cannot fix it, do double pike instead. Her hands are correctly positioned for that.

(via If you are the one)

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… in super slow motion.

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After winning Stars and Stripes, Steve is leading trials to be chosen the sole American Olympian. But the final trial is worth 50% so he needs to HIT to stay ahead of brother Jeff.

Both Bros were recently interviewed on the Today Show. (VIDEO)

(via Trampoline Pundit)

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Extreme Trampoline.

… I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count the flips & twists.

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The crew from Skyriders in Toronto will be a highlight of the Canadian National T&T Championships next week.

Recommended by TrampGuy.

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The only rule for Action Sports trampoline is that you can NEVER do any conventional trampoline skill, correctly.

Here are the coaches at Woodward Copper Mountain goofing at the end of the Winter season.

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… I don’t know what to call that triffus at 3min 37sec.

(via Mike Jacki on Facebook)

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How did the triple Olympic medalist stay on top through 4 Trampoline Olympics?

‘eat, sleep, train’

… My workout

“I work out six days a week in the afternoons or evenings, four hours a day, with one day off for recovery. Some of the work is trampoline and technical tricks with video analysis, with a coach teaching us form and improving our routines.

“I do short sprints on the bike, and weight training. I focus on lower body for power to weight ratio. Now I’m in a force phase, so I’m lifting heavy weights. Yesterday I squatted 305 pounds – I weigh 120 pounds. You need strong legs to get height on the trampoline because we’re going up to 18 feet in the air.

I’m judged on three elements out of 10: form, difficulty and then “flight time,” so power-to-body-weight ratio is important to get height.

“I do ballet once a week to help with form and posture and hot yoga twice a week to stretch me out and de-stress; I like the sweat and the heat.” …

Globe and Mail – An Olympian’s workout routine: ‘eat, sleep, train’

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For Mother’s Day …

A video promoting a series of gymnastics competitions in Germany and the German Trampoline Championships Sept. 28-29th, 2012 in Stuttgart.

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Seriously difficult.

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The Kaboom action tends to kill your rotation.

Geoffrey Taucer only gives him 3 1/2.

(via The Gymnast Life)

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Trampoline basketball comedy troupe from Russia.

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OK … Greg. If you say so …

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Yeesh.

An entry submitted to the Tricks and Tumble Contest run on the Vuly Trampolines forum in 2009.

Thanks to David Holcomb for the link.

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Wall Street Journal:

Two Brothers, One Goal: Land the Only Spot at the Olympics
U.S. Can Send Only One Male Contestant to Trampoline Event; ‘We Both Want It’

… “I am not going to let my little brother beat me this year,” says Steven Gluckstein, 21 years old.

Counters Jeffrey Gluckstein, 19: “Hopefully my best is just a little better than his.” …

… Their styles are different. Steven looks and trains like a Marine, wearing a crew-cut and rising early each day to follow a strict regimen. In addition to jumping for three hours a day, Steven goes to a gym most nights to work with weights, do exercises to strengthen his core or swim sprints across the pool. He keeps meticulous notes of his practices. His sports psychologist urges him to take time off training, Steven says, but in order to aim for the Olympics, Steven put college on hold.

By contrast, Jeffrey is taking classes at a local community college. Invariably arriving late to practice, he works out with weights when he can find the time and files the required monthly log of his workouts to the sport’s national federation just before they are due. …

read more on the WSJ

Awesome article.

Thanks to Trampoline Pundit for recommending it.

Jason Burnett (CAN), Ueyama Yasuhiro (JPN) and Anna Dogonadza (GER) have all confirmed that they are named Olympians for 2012.

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First, I recommend to all parents that they not purchase any backyard trampoline.

All are dangerous.

Kids should do trampoline in a club with expert coaches.

Yet it’s worth checking out this innovation.

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That’s the AlleyOop Sports brand DoubleBounce Trampoline by Jump Sports.

JM sent a link to TrampolineSafety.com recommending this brand over SpringFree.

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