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 [...]
Toronto’s Karen Cockburn didn’t get the score she wanted but was more than happy to come away with a bronze medal Sunday in Albacete, Spain at the first of two key pre-Olympic World Cup meets. The 31-year-old, who is aiming for a fourth straight Olympic medal at the London Games, placed third behind Chinese stars [...]
Three-time Olympic trampoline medalist Karen Cockburn joins Jennifer Burke to talk about her preparations for her fourth Olympic Games. [WATCH VIDEO]
Karen Cockburn’s sport wasn’t in the Olympics when she starting training as a trampoline gymnast in 1992. Now the 31-year-old Stouffville, Ont., resident has three medals and is chasing acrobatic excellence at the 2012 Summer Games. If Ms. Cockburn wins a medal in London, England, she will be the first Canadian athlete to win a [...]
