Chinese men successfully regained the World title they won in 2009, while the British women won their first gold in Team Trampoline in more than 20 years Friday evening at the 29th Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Sofia (BUL).
The British women's team (Kat Driscoll, Emma Smith, Laura Gallagher and Bryony Page) led from the outset. Emma Smith starting the team off with a solid performance (55.840 points) that withstood the challenge of 2008 Olympic champion He Wenna, the leadoff gymnast for the defending World champion Chinese women's team (55.780). ¨
The British never looked back. Smith was followed by Laura Gallagher, who posted 55.280, setting the table for 2012 Olympian Kat Driscoll.