Episode 14th - Dylan Schmidt (NZL)

Episode 14 - Dylan Schmidt (NZL) 

Steven and Nuno are joined by New Zealand’s first Olympian in trampoline-gymnastics, Dylan Schmidt. 

We learn about how Dylan started in the sport and how he progressed all the way to the Olympic Games. After the Olympics Dylan underwent knee surgery on his ACL and LCL, and he shares his story on how he came back to making the final at his first competition (World Cup) back after the injury. He also shares his opinion on the new code of points, as well as his quarantine plan.   

Timeline 

00:02:00 - How did you get involved in Trampoline and what age? 

00:03:50 - Did you have multiple coaches? 

00:04:53 - In which way was Jarrod an influence on your development? 

00:07:29 - How long did it take you trust Jarrod and believe he was the one to take you to the top? 

00:11:12 - Do you think there is a correlation between participating at WAGC and a successful future? 

00:14:00 - In which way do you think Youth Olympic Games & Olympic Games are different or similar? 

00:17:00 - Could you share your story about your injury and the recovery process? 

00:20:50 - What would you recommend for someone that went to something like you did and come back with fear of re-injury themselves? 

00:23:55 -  6 Weeks after you were cleared you had a Olympic Qualification World Cup and you crushed it, was that surprising to you or were you expecting that? 

00:27:05 - How many siblings do you have and how many have you trained with? 

00:28:47 - How many World Championships have you done? 

00:29:14 - How many WAGC? 00:29:52 - Which one was your favorite World Championships? 

00:31:39 - Do you have some funny stories from the Olympic Games? 

00:35:30 - What’s life like now? 00:36:33 - What are your weaknesses? 

00:38:37 - How long were you in lockdown and what was your daily routine? 

00:42:10 - What do you think about CoP 2022-2024? 

00:42:21 - Do you think we will see more triples or quads? 

00:47:29 - Would you rather... 

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