Rosie MacLennan tops trampoline podium at nationals

Rosie MacLennan won another national trampoline title on June 15.
Rosie MacLennan won another national trampoline title on June 15.
25/07/2017

Rosie MacLennan returned to the top of the trampoline podium on July 15 at the Canadian gymnastics championships in Oshawa, Ont. 

MacLennan, who hadn't competed since winning gold in Rio, put down a safe routine to win her sixth senior title, and looks to add to her repertoire heading into the world championships this November in Bulgaria.

"I kept it fairly simple for this weekend so I could try to get some scores and get some confidence back on the competitive field. Now I'll just add more twists and flips as I work back to my full routines," said MacLennan.

"My performance today was a little rough. I travelled a little bit more and got stuck in one of my skills but I'm happy to have put down three full routines and now I'm excited to get back in the gym and keep training for the next competition."

Samantha Smith of Toronto finished in second with 156.170 points, and Sophiane Méthot of La Prairie, Que., took bronze with 155.280.

Jake Cranham was victorious in the men's senior trampoline finals with a score of 159.780. Alberta's Kyle Soehn took silver with 156.220, and B.C.'s Andrew Martin rounded out the podium with 152.070. All three athletes shared the podium with visiting Australian athletes who laid down the top scores.

"This is probably the first successful competition I've had in a good six years so it's pretty exciting," said Cranham.

"I didn't necessarily compete as well as in training, so I'm just going to work at bringing the competition level up to the training level so this was a good benchmark for that."

Competition wrapped up on July 16 with tumbling, synchronized trampoline finals and team finals.