Britain’s Kat Driscoll scored 53.730 to finish just outside the medals at the women’s trampoline finals at the London Prepares test event.
The final, in which Driscoll finished fourth, saw an unexpected fall from China’s He Wenna, allowing Canada’s Rosanna Maclennan to take the gold with 54.250.
Having already qualified an individual place for GB by making the final at the 2011 World Championships, Kat was using the test event at the North Greenwich Arena to gain experience of the Olympic venue and help stake her claim to be selected for that spot in the summer.
She said: “Today’s been a really positive experience for me. I had a personal best in the prelims so that’s a really big boost.
“There’s lots of positives I can take away from competing here, getting used to the arena, understanding where everything is and also experiencing the crowd and their great support.
“Overall I’m really pleased and the scores I’ve posted in the prelims and finals should give me the lead in the selection for the Games, so all looks good.”
In the qualifications, Driscoll was flying the flag for Great Britain. She had a long wait as the penultimate trampolinist up in the second group. She performed her set routine beautifully, giving her a score of 46.710 and sixth place going into her voluntary.
In her second routine she stepped up onto the podium to a big cheer from the home crowd and she did not disappoint her fans. She performed a fantastic routine which included two triple somersaults to score 54.390 for a total of 101.100, qualifying her in third into the final. He Wenna from China looked unstoppable in qualifying, producing two flawless routines for a total of 102.454.
The 25-year-old also looked in good form in the final; she produced another strong routine to score 53.730, however it wasn’t quite enough to push into the medals.
The consistent Maclennan took the top spot with 54.520, Lenders (NED) in silver with 54.050, a brilliant finish as she qualified down in eight, with Rente (POR) taking the bronze.
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