Trampoline Gymnasts Headed to the Olympics (2024)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-07-19
Duration: 00:06:05
Subjects: Gymnastics | Sports | OLYMPICS
Contributors:
- LeBlanc, Karen Host
- Shostak, Aliaksei Interviewee
- Poliaroush, Dimitri Interviewee
- Ahsinger, Nicole Interviewee
Description
This segment from the July 19, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen LeBlanc’s visit to Trampoline and Tumbling Express in Lafayette, a world class training ground for trampoline gymnastics, as two of their gymnasts prepare to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She interviews: Aliaksei Shostak, a trampoline gymnast representing Team USA; Dimitri Poliaroush, trampoline trainer; and Nicole Ahsinger, trampoline gymnast representing Team USA as an alternate. This segment is a part of the “Good News Louisiana” series.