Bounce!

The qualification stage of the World Trampolining and Tumbling Championships took place today in Metz, France. Undesputed on top of the pile in trampolining were the Chinese, taking the top 3 spots in both the men's and women's events. As with gymnastics however- only 2 from each country can make it through to finals. This meant that reigning olympic champion He Wenna just missed out on a spot in the final, finishing behind her team mates Huang Shan Shan and Li Dan.

I'm always impressed by the longevity of trampolinists. The events first olympic champion (from 2000) Irina Karaviaeva qualified just behind the chinese and is well in reach of a medal. British competitor Bryony Page also made it through to the final. In the Men's event Dong Dong and Ye Shuai of China were the top two making it through to finals.

Here are the results from day 1 - visit the FIG event page for more updates.

Women's Individual Trampoline

Men's Individual Trampoline