I don’t know the history of Trampoline and Tumbling well enough …
… but has anyone in history been so competitive in all 3 disciplines?
Best known for his two World Championship titles in Double Mini-Trampoline, Padilla used the 3-5 October World Cup to showcase his versatility in other categories.
The 24-year-old made it to finals in Men’s Individual and Synchronized Trampoline as well as in Tumbling — already almost unheard of in the sport — then won two of the three.
Ruben Padilla 🇺🇸 made it to finals in Men’s Individual and Synchronized Trampoline as well as in Tumbling — already almost unheard of in the sport — then won two of the three finals🥇
Canada’s top trampoline, tumbling and double-mini trampoline gymnasts delivered spectacular performances at the 2025 Trampoline Elite Canada, held from March 14 to 16 at the Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.
As one of the premier events on the domestic trampoline calenda, Elite Canada brought together the country’s top junior and senior gymnasts across multiple disciplines, including trampoline, synchro trampoline, double-mini trampoline, tumbling and for the first time ever, mixed synchro trampoline …
A Mixed Synchronised event will make its World Championships debut this year at the magnificent Navarra Arena in Pamplona (ESP).
This exciting addition brings the number of medal events at the World Championships to 16, joining individual and team competitions in Men’s and Women’s Individual Trampoline, Tumbling, and Double Mini-trampoline (DMT) as well as Men’s and Women’s Synchronised Trampoline and an All-Around team event. …
Personally, I’ve had a lot of success over the decades introducing the aerial phase of the Round-off hurdle with the front leg quite straight.
NEXT I work on a deep lunge before the Round-off.
And finally combine the two segments.
I know Chinese coaches and many others who prefer a bent front leg in the hurdle — and it works for them. My fear is that lifting the knee is backward rotation, and it may limit my ultimate forward rotation.