wall tramp to X Games?

… The marketing side of me says, “YAY! I support the effort!” It could possibly bring more attention to the sport of trampoline, increasing visibility and interest. You can never have too much attention.

Then, there’s the artist in me. She says, “Do you really want to place rules and parameters on such freedom of movement?” …

That quote’s from Trampoline Pundit linking to a NY Times article on the idea being pushed by some at the Quebec Circus School:

… “The ultimate goal is to have wall trampoline be in the X Games,” said Julien Roberge …

… Roberge, who trains with members of Canada’s Olympic trampoline team and is considered one of the country’s top bouncers, acknowledges that there must be an organized way to judge an event. He and his fellow trampolinist Ignacio Adarve have written criteria for judges to use to assign points to moves and tricks. In a typical contest, bouncers will perform a series of 10 consecutive tricks, each following a bounce on the trampoline. The highest marks will go to those who perform the most difficult acrobatics. …

read more – Defying Gravity With Creativity

I’m not against the idea either. But Wall Tramp is many years away from getting into the X Games, if ever.

Trampowall first gained popular attention at Cirque’s La Nouba in Orlando.

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