Canada wins bronze in trampoline gymnastics

PARIS – Canada’s Sophiane Methot has won nan bronze badge successful women’s trampoline gymnastics astatine nan Paris Olympics.

The 26-year-old from Varennes, Que., earned a people of 55.650 successful nan single-exercise last connected Friday, down Britain’s Briony Page and nan Belarusian gymnast Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya, who is competing arsenic a neutral athlete.

Methot had been successful 2nd spot until Page rocketed into nan apical spot pinch a people of 56.480.

The Canadian was pushed down into 3rd pinch only 1 jock near to execute — China’s Hu Yicheng, who made a correction during her capacity and earned a people of 11.790.

Methot has been eighth of 8 successful nan qualifying information earlier Friday.

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After missing nan podium 3 years agone successful Tokyo, Canada has now won a badge successful trampoline astatine six of 7 Games since nan sport’s Olympic debut successful 2000.

This study by The Canadian Press was first published connected Aug. 2, 2024.