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Trampoline Event Olympics 2012 By Kaitlyn Sark
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The 2012 Summer Olympics began July 27, 2012 London England
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Trampoline Gymnastics is a relative newcomer on the Olympic programme; it made its debut at the Sydney 2000 Games.
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The event was held this year in the North Greenwich Arena on the banks of the River Thames on August 3 rd & 4 th.
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There are 16 women and 16 men who compete and there are two medal events. The men competed on 8/03/12 and the women competed on 8/04/12.
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Gymnnasts perform a series of 10 skill routines with a variety of single, double and triple somersaults with and without twists.
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Precise technique and perfect body control are vital for success. The judges deliver marks for difficulty, execution and time of flight and deduct penalties.
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Some of the flips the competitors do have very strange names…. Barani – a front somersault with a half-twist. Fliffus – a double somersault with at least a half-twist. Triffus – a triple somersault with at least a half-twist. Rudolph – a front somersault with 1½ twists, sometimes known as a 'Rudy'.
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Savannah Visant and Steven Gluckstein represented the United States in the competition.
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Rosannagh Maclennan Canada Gold Medal Shanshan Huang China Silver Medal HE Wenna China Bronze Medal Trampoline Women’s Event Winners
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Dong China Gold Medal Dmitry Ushakov Russia Silver Medal Chunlong LU China Bronze Medal Trampoline Men’s Event Winners
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The Summer Olympics concluded August 12, 2012.
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Thank You
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