French Trampoline Head Coach Franck Bardy provided his comments to AcrobaticSports.com on the Birmingham World Cup Final:

"It is difficult to analyze the competition right away because I saw the competition from up close, and since it was forbidden to videotape it, I did not get an opportunity to see it again on video.  As you know, when you watch the competition of the French athletes live from just by the trampoline, you are not necessarily unbiased.  You react more based on emotions.  Frankly, I have a tough time providing my view on the competition.

With respect to the synchro [with Mickael Jala-Sebastien Laifa], it was not bad at all, but less in synch than in Metz, and it was with an average execution from both.  It was just enough to cause them to miss a medal, but there was nothing to contest about that.

As for David [Martin], without being able to optimally prepare [NB: David Martin was seriously injured after being assaulted on the streets of Metz back in May], he performed a 15.80 pt tariff that was penalized by travellings.  Overall, he did a great comeback in 2006, which was not an easy thing to do. 

As for [Yasuhiro Ueyama], apparently he did a really great job without travelling with a little 15.50 pt tariff, which was largely counterbalanced by a very good execution.  If [Tetsuya] Sotomura did not have to jump first in this competition, he may have finished 1st at this competition.

Conclusion on this World Cup Final: A superb organization like for a show, that brought a great light on the disciplines.  A big kudos to the British Gymnastics Federation and the Organizing Committee.  When you are a coach, you see very little of the competition, the prohibition of video taping does not allow an immediate analysis since we were not able to leave Birmingham after buying the official video.

As to the competition, 3 stars to the Japanese in the men's, and the short athletes prevailed (the Japanese, Rusakov, and [Que Zhicheng]).  In the women's, 3 stars for the Canadians.  In tumbling, [Wang Jiexu] was very impressive."