ODENSE, Denmark, Dec. 5, 2015 – The U.S. synchro team of Tristan Ackerson (Florence, Ky./MJM Studios Inc.) and Logan Gilbert (Paris, Texas/Texas Trampoline & Tumbling Institute) won the silver medal in the 13-14 age division at the 2015 Trampoline and Tumbling World Age Group Competition, held at Sparekassen Fyn Arena in Odense, Denmark. Competition concludes Sunday.
Ackerson and Gilbert qualified to the finals this morning in fourth position and took the silver medal later in the finals with a score of 43.200. The Portugal team of Goncalo Martins and Ruben Tavares won the gold with a 44.700 and Raziel Cueller and Victor Rodriguez of Mexico scored a 43.000 to take home the bronze.
Fans can watch the competition live on via gymdanmark.dk. Each competition day has both prelims and finals for differing age groups in all four events. The general schedule is prelims and finals for the events and age groups for both boys and girls, listed by day: Dec. 6 – 17-18 trampoline, 11-12 tumbling, 13-14 double-mini, and 15-16 synchro. For a detailed schedule, click here. Additional information is available on the Denmark Gymnastics Federation’s microsite, http://www.wch2015.dk/.