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The 5-foot-5 Rochon finished fifth with a score of 159.88 while receiving sensational scores from the judges on his second jump. The former member of the national gymnastics team scored a perfect 7.0 for air and form from four of five judges, and nearly perfect scores from the two landing judges.
“Today was pretty well a new experience,†said Rochon after competing at night for the first time and against much more experienced jumpers.
“It’s my first year in aerials and my first competition, so I didn’t feel a lot of pressure. Finishing fifth was pretty much a surprise.â€
This sport is big time crazy. But flipping into the pool looks like a lot of fun.
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