Gold medal winner Rosie MacLennan will carry the Maple Leaf flag for Team Canada at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday, August 5, 2016. She is Rosannagh in the family tree, a pedigree she shares with her grandfather, who was set to participate as a gymnast in the 1940 Olympics when the games were cancelled because of the war. Rosie was chosen to carry Canada’s flag today at a ceremony in Ottawa and says she is incredibly proud of the honour. “As I grew up, I was captivated by the values that the Olympic movement stands for — that pursuit of excellence, respect and the celebration of humanity,” she told reporters. “Standing here, going into my third (Olympics), I’m filled with so much pride that words can’t even begin to describe it. This is beyond my wildest dreams.” McLennan was born August 28, 1988 and is the 2013 World Trampoline champion, 2012 Olympic champion and 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games champion in the individual trampoline event. MacLennan was the Canadian National Women’s champion in 2005, 2009 and 2011, and in 2007 was the World Champion in synchronized trampoline with Karen Cockburn. She has also won five silver and four bronze medals in World Championship competition in both the individual and synchro events. The King City athlete trains at Skyrider’s Trampoline Place in Richmond Hill, Ontario, with coach David Ross, who has coached all of Canada’s Olympic trampolinists.
