Olympic Trampoline Gold Medalist to Join Circus Troupe

When Bryony Page achieved victory in Paris, she became the inaugural trampolinist to secure an Olympic gold medal for Team GB. She is already considering the Los Angeles Games in 2028, but first, she is embarking on a new endeavor: joining a circus. The 33-year-old, who resides in Poole, is scheduled to travel to Montreal to train with Cirque du Soleil and anticipates joining their tour next year. “I love the idea of performing in the show and using trampoline in a different way,” she stated. Page, who was born in Crewe and previously earned silver in Rio in 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020, mentioned that she is still “in shock” after her gold medal win in August. She remarked: “I know it’s happened and I have a medal to prove it to myself, but I still can’t really process how it’s happened and that it actually has.” Page added, “When I was a kid, the Olympians felt like they were superheroes.” She further commented, “For me, personally, having the complete set, it just feels really nice and it’s quite poetic with the trampoline because it went silver, then down to bronze, and bounced back up to gold.” Page indicated that her journey to Olympic prominence, similar to her medal progression, has also experienced highs and lows, including overcoming injuries and a period of sporting yips—defined as a sudden and unexplained loss of ability to execute certain skills—during her teenage years. “It took a lot of years to get all of the skills back,” she said. “Sometimes it’s still there – it’s a fear level. With trampolining, you have to be a little bit brave and a bit stupid or crazy to do it. “So it does make it more special If you’ve gone through challenges and been able to overcome them and reached that pinnacle of the sport.” Her forthcoming adventure will involve training with the globally recognized Canadian circus ensemble. “Plan A would be to do that and then come back for the LA Olympics,” she explained. “When I compete and there’s a crowd, I see it as a performance just as much as I see it as a competition. “I love that side of it, that performance side, with the costumes and the make-up and the set and the music and the team and the camaraderie.” “I feel better and stronger now than I did in my early twenties. “I love the feeling of flying through the sky and spinning and turning, and the G forces that we get.”I can’t imagine doing anything different at the moment.” Information regarding BBC Dorset is available on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. This content is copyrighted by BBC in 2024, with all rights reserved. The BBC states it is not responsible for the content of external sites and offers details on its approach to external linking.