Posts Tagged ‘athlete injury’

24
May
2012

Olympic gymnast Burnett fully healed from stunt double injuries

Ottawa Citizen

Jason Burnett is done playing with fire — for now, anyway. An Olympic gymnast and aspiring stuntman, Burnett sustained major injuries to his right leg two years ago while doing what he describes as “stupid” tricks for a demo reel. At the time he was just getting his feet wet in the business after landing [...]

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12
May
2012

Trampolinist Jason Burnett bounces back from injury in time for Olympics

Toronto Star

Jason Burnett’s Olympic dream has always had three parts. So, when the 25-year-old trampoline silver medallist at the Beijing Games had a devastating leg injury in the summer of 2010, his thoughts were not of retiring — “No, never,” — but of bouncing back to be a threat in London. And, after London, the focus [...]

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