Double Mini-Trampoline | Kim Beattie earns her sixth World Championships medal
Kim Beattie earns her sixth World Championships team medal representing Great Britain. With Ethan Cunningham leading the men’s team to fourth with consistently strong performances.
The 39th Trampoline & Tumbling World Championships took place from the 4 to 8 November in Nanjing, China. Scottish gymnasts Kim Beattie (Marriotts/Diamonds) and Ethan Cunningham alongside Northern Ireland gymnast Molly McKenna (both JUMP) competed in double mini trampoline (DMT).
Kim stepped up to represent Great Britian at these championships as a senior for a sixth time. Her solid first pass score of 26 contributed to the team’s qualifying score in 76.100, placing them second. Kim, alongside Molly and Kirsty Way competed in the final and earned Great Britain their only medal in DMT in the form of bronze.
Individually Kim and Molly qualified to the semi-finals. Molly finished in ninth, just missing out on a place in finals with Kim in eleventh placing them as reserves.
Great Britain’s men finished in fourth as a team after qualifying in third. Ethan Cunningham was the only team member to progress individually in the competition. His incredible performances, sticking both landings scored him personal bests with a total of 57.200. He finished top of his qualifying group and in ninth to the finals. He successfully competed again in the semi-finals but did not progress to the final round, ending his competition and finishing fifteenth in the world.
Congratulations to the gymnasts and their coaches for their achievements on the world stage.
Up next is the 3rd Trampoline & Tumbling Junior World Championships and 32nd World Age Group Competitions from the 12 to 15 November. Meet the Scots competing for Great Britain there using the button below.
Photography credit: British Gymnastics / Simone Ferraro