NDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 11, 2013 – 2013 U.S. men’s trampoline champion Jeffrey Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy, is among the men who will compete this fall in Europe at two World Cup events: the City of Valladolid (Spain) Trampoline World Cup, Sept. 13-14, in; and the Danish Open, Oct. 4-5, in Odense, Denmark.
In addition to Gluckstein, the other gymnasts competing in Spain are Hunter Brewster of Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express; Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics; Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy; and Alexi Shostak of Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express. The U.S. pairs for synchronized trampoline are the Gluckstein brothers and the duo of Brewster and Shostak.
The competition schedule in Valladolid is: Sept. 13 – opening ceremony at 5:45 p.m., followed by trampoline preliminaries; and Sept. 14 – synchronized trampoline prelims at 1 p.m. and World Cup finals at 7: 30 p.m. followed by the closing ceremony. The event does have competition in double mini-trampoline but the USA is not competing in that event.
In Denmark, the U.S. men who will compete are Jeffrey and Steven Gluckstein, Dooley and Shostak. Qualification rounds are on Oct. 4, with the finals on Oct. 5.