Update … Karen did not compete.
… 23-year-old (Rosannagh) MacLennan, from King City, Ont., claimed gold in the women’s event at the Pan American Games, after three-time Olympic medallist and defending champion Karen Cockburn withdrew.
Soehn, from Red Deer, Alta., claimed the men’s gold in a final that was missing teammate Charles Thibault, withdrawn with what team officials believed was the same bug that sidelined Cockburn. …
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Rhythmics and Trampoline are underway at the Pan-American Games.
How is Karen doing, so far?
… Entering the Pan-American Games, which are being held in Guadalajara, Mexico, Cockburn is the defending gold medalist from the 2007 games in Rio de Janeiro. …
Some day Karen is going to retire. A sad day for many.
… Karen Cockburn has already done what no other woman has, winning a medal in each of the three times trampoline has been an Olympic sport. And now, having turned 31 earlier this month, she is entering what appears to be the final phase of her Olympic career.
She is competing at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara as a way of warming up for next month’s Olympic qualifying event in England. Should she qualify, her ticket to the London 2012 Games would likely be her last, even though she knows she could probably continue to compete for at least one more Olympic cycle.
“I personally wouldn’t do that, but I could,” she said. “I want to start a family and things, and I don’t want to keep pushing it back. …
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