http://www.karen-cockburn.ca Three-Time Olympic Medallist Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:57:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2013/03/27/biggest-adventure-yet/ http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2013/03/27/biggest-adventure-yet/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:57:25 +0000 admin http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/?p=605   I am excited to announce that my husband, Mathieu and I are expecting a baby in September.  We are so happy and overjoyed to start this new chapter of our lives.  I am so thrilled to finally be able to share the news with everyone.  To be honest it was starting to get pretty [...]]]> http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2013/03/27/biggest-adventure-yet/feed/ 0 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/03/olympic-couples-canadian-trampolinists-karen-cockburn-and-mathieu-turgeon/ http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/03/olympic-couples-canadian-trampolinists-karen-cockburn-and-mathieu-turgeon/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:44:43 +0000 admin http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/?p=572 Canadian Olympic trampolinists Karen Cockburn and Mathieu Turgeon bounced into each other’s lives when they were tweens training at Skyriders Trampoline Place in Richmond Hill, Ontario. After years of friendship, the elite athletes were officially dating by the time their first Olympic Games rolled around in 2000. Karen and Mathieu, the only two trampolinists in [...]]]> http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/03/olympic-couples-canadian-trampolinists-karen-cockburn-and-mathieu-turgeon/feed/ 0 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/02/canadian-trampoline-veterans-reflective-as-event-nears/ http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/02/canadian-trampoline-veterans-reflective-as-event-nears/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:58:39 +0000 admin http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/?p=575 Canada’s Karen Cockburn and Rosie MacLennan were the last two to leave the floor of the Olympic trampoline venue on Thursday, taking a moment alone there before they contend for the podium in two days time. All of the trampolinists in the men’s and women’s competitions had their one day in the actual Olympic venue [...]]]> http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/02/canadian-trampoline-veterans-reflective-as-event-nears/feed/ 0 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/02/podium-training/ http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/02/podium-training/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:39:45 +0000 admin http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/?p=557 Today was podium training.  It was the first opportunity I had to jump in the North Greenwich Arena and on the competition trampolines.  Podium training is basically a run through of competition day.  From warm-up, to marching out, to being presented and most importantly to train on the competition equipment.  It was nice to have [...]]]> http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/02/podium-training/feed/ 0 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/01/the-olympic-veteran-trampoline-champion-karen-cockburn/ http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/01/the-olympic-veteran-trampoline-champion-karen-cockburn/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:29:17 +0000 admin http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/?p=532 Karen Cockburn and Mathieu Turgeon live in Stouffville, Ont., a quaint throwback of a town outside Toronto. It’s the kind of place with a general store and drivers who slow to a crawl when a pedestrian so much as considers crossing the street. Things are simple and busy. Turgeon is a chiropractor in nearby Scarborough. [...]]]> http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/08/01/the-olympic-veteran-trampoline-champion-karen-cockburn/feed/ 0 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/31/daily-routine-at-the-olympics/ http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/31/daily-routine-at-the-olympics/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:30:48 +0000 admin http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/?p=513 Each day at the Olympics fills up quickly with things to do.  We basically have everything scheduled for the entire week leading up to our competition, from when we set our alarm in the morning to when we go to sleep. Once we’re up, it’s shower, get ready and pack our bag for the day. [...]]]> http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/31/daily-routine-at-the-olympics/feed/ 0 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/30/opening-ceremonies-and-training/ http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/30/opening-ceremonies-and-training/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:03:28 +0000 admin http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/?p=476 The opening ceremonies were amazing and it was an honour for Jason and I to be picked to march in the front row.  As I walked into the stadium it finally hit me that we’re here, the Games are starting and I’m about to compete in my 4th Olympic Games. The highlight of the night [...]]]> http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/30/opening-ceremonies-and-training/feed/ 0 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/30/canada%e2%80%99s-karen-cockburn-rosie-maclennan-on-even-footing-on-olympic-trampolines/ http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/30/canada%e2%80%99s-karen-cockburn-rosie-maclennan-on-even-footing-on-olympic-trampolines/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:41:06 +0000 admin http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/?p=554 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/30/canada%e2%80%99s-karen-cockburn-rosie-maclennan-on-even-footing-on-olympic-trampolines/feed/ 0 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/28/champions-of-fashion-these-olympians-are-as-stylish-as-they-are-strong/ http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/28/champions-of-fashion-these-olympians-are-as-stylish-as-they-are-strong/#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:39:49 +0000 admin http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/?p=546 KAREN COCKBURN, TRAMPOLINE “I was at a teetering point in early 2010,” Karen Cockburn, the trampoline gymnast and one of Canada’s most decorated athletes, says of the time she briefly considered retirement. Then she tuned in to the Vancouver Olympics on TV, prompting any anxiety she may have felt about being an older contender (most [...]]]> http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/28/champions-of-fashion-these-olympians-are-as-stylish-as-they-are-strong/feed/ 0 http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/27/the-village/ http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/27/the-village/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:04:59 +0000 admin http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/?p=458 Yesterday I arrived at the athlete village and went straight to lunch.  The main dining hall is huge, lots of different foods.  There is British/English, Mediterranean, Caribbean, African, Indian and Asian.  There is so much choice! But I stick to what’s most similar to what I eat at home and stay on the strict healthy [...]]]> http://www.karen-cockburn.ca/2012/07/27/the-village/feed/ 0