SUPER [Jason Burnett - Olympic trampolinist
'Quest for Gold' athlete]
Jason Burnett: I’m very proud to be helping my sport and my nation. It makes me very happy. I placed silver at the Beijing Olympics, and that’s been a goal of mine ever since I started this sport.
This our ‘DD’ wall. DD stands for ‘Degree of Difficulty’. I’m up at the top at 18.5, the unofficial record for the hardest routine ever completed, period, on trampoline and performed here at Skyriders. And I also have the official World Record for the hardest routine completed in competition.
SUPER [Karen Coburn
Trainer, 3 time Olympic medalist]
Karen Coburn: Jason’s now one of the top-rated athletes in Canada and one of the best in the world. He’s basically, pretty much dominating right now and it’s really great to see that.
SUPER [David Burnett
Jason’s Dad]
David Burnett: He’s got a lot of internal motivation and drive and he’s the one who pushes himself hard. Certainly when he was growing up and before he was a carded athlete, it got pretty expensive in terms of sending him to competitions, locally, across Canada and internationally.
Jason Burnett: Grants such as the Quest for Gold are really, really helpful. A lot of that money was used to pay for my trips and my uniforms. The bulk of our competitions have been over in Europe or in China now. And then we have the World Championships in November, which are over in Russia.
Karen Coburn: Even just a few thousand dollars can make a huge difference. It can get you to the International competitions to get you that kind of exposure you need on the International stage. It can help with training; it can make a huge difference over the course of a year for an athlete.
Jason Burnett: My hopes for the future are to continue competing and qualify for the next Olympic Games in London, and hopefully medal, or even win at that competition.
BOARD [For more information visit:
Ontario.ca/questforgold]