Preview of the Trampoline Gymnastics competition at #Paris2024

The date … Friday 2^nd August 2024

The place … Bercy Arena

Note in Trampoline fans calendars for years already, tomorrow the select club of 16 male and 16 female trampolinist compete on the greatest stage of all, the Games of the 33^rd Olympiad in the French capital Paris.

It’s the third time Paris welcomes the Games, after 1900 and 1924. 10,500 athletes from all 206 National Olympic Committees will participate, including 324 gymnasts!

Gymnastics fact sheet

13	Competition Days
196	Artistic gymnasts
32	Trampoline gymnasts
96	Rhythmic gymnasts
18	Medal sets

 

Who to watch

With just 16 gymnasts actually qualifying to the Games in each category, and the unpredictability of Trampoline competitions, all contenders have medal chances.

Both defending Olympic Champions, Zhu Xueying (CHN) and Ivan Litvinovich (AIN), are on hand in Paris to extend their title another four years.

Current European and World Champion Bryony Page (GBR) is looking to complete her Olympic medal set. After silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo, gold seems the way to go for her. Also on the roster are 2022 World Champion Mori Hikaru (JPN), 2021 junior European Champion Anzhela Bladtceva (AIN), 2019 European Games Champion Lea Labrousse (FRA), Azerbaijan’s first Olympic trampolinist Seljan Mahsudova, Luba Golovina who made her first Olympic appearance for Georgia back in 2008, Spain’s Noemi Romero Rosario and neutral athlete Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya.

In the men’s competition, Litvinovich will face a tough challenge from 2021 and 2023 World Champion Yan Langyu (CHN), his compatriot, the Vice World Champion, Wang Zisai, Tokyo bronze medallist and 2022 World Champion Dylan Schmidt (NZL), Austria’s superstar Benny Wizani, Portugal’s rising star Gabriel Albuquerque, Great Britain’s Zak Perzamanos, 2022 and 2024 European Vice Champion Pierre Gouzou (FRA), Spain’s David Vega and Germany’s Fabian Vogel.

 

European participants

Europe will be represented by 8 women and 7 men.

 

Women

Isabelle Songhurst (GBR)

Bryony Page (GBR)

Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya (AIN)

Lea Labrousse (FRA)

Noemi Romero Rosario (ESP)

Seljan Mahsudova (AZE)

Anzhela Blastceva (AIN)

Luba Golovina (GEO)

 

Men

Benny Wizani (AUT)

Zak Perzamanos (GBR)

Gabriel Albuquerque (POR)

Ivan Litvinovich (AIN)

Pierre Gouzou (FRA)

David Vega (ESP)

Fabian Vogel (GER)

 

Check out the full participants list: FIG - Event Detail - 17041 (gymnastics.sport)

 

Schedule – All times in Paris (FRA) local time zone CEST

Friday 2 August

12:00 – 13:35    Women’s Qualification

13:50 – 14:30    Women’s Final

18:00 – 19:35    Men’s Qualification

19:45 – 20:30    Men’s Final

 

Competition format

Each gymnast may perform max. two routines of 10 skills in the qualification rounds. The best routine of the two will count and the eight highest-ranked competitors will advance to the final. If they are satisfied with their first routine, they may opt not to do a second.

Gymnasts start from zero in the final where they perform one routine of 10 skills. The gymnast with the best routine wins.

In Trampoline, there are 2 medal opportunities: first for the women, then for the men.

 

How to follow

The Olympic Games will be broadcast internationally on all major TV channels. Check your local TV listing for detailed information.

European Gymnastics will provide social media coverage, and photo albums and competition reports on its website.