• Trampolining gymnastics is a relatively new addition to the Olympic schedule debuting in 2000 at the Sydney Games.

• Seven judges score the competition — two who evaluate the level of difficulty of the routine, and five who give marks for execution, with scores ranging from 0 to 10.

• Competitors perform two routines: a compulsory routine with 10 elements and an optional routine with no limits that demonstrates 10 different skills.

• The trampoline consists of a nylon cloth strung with 120 pins. It is surrounded by a thick mat at each end to cushion the impact if anyone makes a misjudgement!

• The target area on the trampoline which the gymnast must aim to stay within is 2m x 1m (6.56ft x 3.28ft).
  

Trampolining has a language of its own and many of the moves are named after the person who invented them.

Some of the common trampolining moves include:

• Adolph — a front somersault with three-and-a-half twists.

• Baranis — a forward somersault with a half twist.

• Dolphin — a move starting on the back, with a front somersault and landing on the back.

• Liffis — a double somersault with a twist.

• Triffis — any triple somersault combined with a component of twist. 

• Randolphs — a forward somersault with two-and-a-half twists.

• Rudolphs — a forward somersault with one-and-a-half twists.

Only individual events have appeared at the Olympics although there are other types of trampoling, including synchronized trampolining, tumbling, and double mini-trampolining.