Olympic silver medallist Jason Burnett of Toronto won the gold medal in men’s trampoline Saturday to close out the Elite Canada trampoline and tumbling competition in Kelowna, B.C.
Burnett totalled a score of 109.60 points for the win. Charles Thibault of Quebec City was second at 104.10 and Carl-Rom Colthoff of Toronto third at 102.70.
In women’s trampoline, Rosannagh MacLennan of Toronto took the title with 102.70 points.
Kailey McLeod of Toronto was second at 98.55 and Brenna Casey of Ottawa third at 96.40.
Veteran Karen Cockburn of Toronto, who hasn’t competed since winning her third consecutive Olympic medal last summer in Beijing, is skipping the meet and will focus on World Cups and the world championships later this year.
Other winners Saturday include Andrew Egyed of Calgary in men’s tumbling, Ashley Speed of Etobicoke, Ont., in women’s tumbling, Luke Friesen of Kelowna in men’s double mini trampoline and Gillian Bruce of Calgary in women’s double mini trampoline.
In youth competition, Keegan Soehn of Red Deer and Mariah Madigan of Toronto in topped the men’s and women’s trampoline, respectively, while Amiel Clarke of Calgary and Megan Mereniuk of Coquitlam, B.C., were first in men’s and women’s tumbling.
The event was the first of three qualifying meets for the national team.
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