Trampoline 2020 Tokyo Olympic Review

Men’s event

Qualification was close between the two Belarusian jumpers. Ivan Litvinovich (Belarus) led on 113.555 ahead of Uladzislau Hancharou (Belarus), who was looking to defend his 2016 title. In the final, Dmitrii Ushakov (Russia) set the early standard, but Dong Dong (China) scored 61.235 to take the lead. Dylan Schmidt (New Zealand) put himself into second with 60.675. Hancharou could only score 60.565 leaving the pressure on his teammate. Litvinovich handled it superbly, scoring 61.715 to take gold.

🥇Ivan Litvinovich 🇧🇾

🥈Dong Dong 🇨🇳

🥉Dylan Schmidt 🇳🇿

Women’s event

Liu Lingling (China) scored 105.470 to lead the qualification event ahead of compatriot Zhu Xueying (China). Bryony Page (Great Britain) and Rosannagh MacLennan (Canada) were their closest challengers. Hikaru Mori (Japan) fell in the qualifying, missing out on the final. Once the final began, Nicole Ahsinger (United States) was the first to lay down a number scoring 54.350. Megu Uyama (Japan) moved ahead with a score of 54.655. MacLennan performed her best routine of the day in the final and scored 55.460. Page went ahead of the Canadian with a score of 55.735, guaranteeing herself a medal. Xueying continued the trend by then going into first with a 56.635. Her compatriot was the only one who could possibly beat her and Lingling scored 56.350 to only move into second.

🥇Zhu Xueying 🇨🇳

🥈Liu Lingling 🇨🇳

🥉Bryony Page 🇬🇧