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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
As we prepare to leave for London tomorrow evening, this is one of the last opportunities that I will have to work out in the comforts of home, Skyriders Trampoline Place. Skyriders is my home away from home. It’s the place where I met my husband, where I’ve built life long friendships and where I’ve [...]
