Findlay Shannon Gtramp Athlete representing New Zealand in Denmark at the Gtramp Games 2018
An interview with Findlay
1. What’s your favourite colour?
Blue because blue is a cool colour that stands out.
2. What would you do if you won a million dollars?
Buy a brand new trampoline because ours is rusty and falling apart and then I’d help pay my family’s house off. I’d spend a good deal of it on junk food and pointless things like in-game purchases.
3. What’s your favourite type of music?
I don’t have a specific type or artist that I like just the kind of music that hypes you up for flipping. Music that’s got a good build up in it.
4. If you could be any animal in the world, what animal would you be and why?
Pterodactyl or any sort of bird of prey coz you can fly and be kept as a pet and not killed by other animals coz you’re the top of the food chain.
5. What was the last gift you gave someone?
I bought my friend a hash brown at school
6. What are you like in high school?
I’m an average person that stands out a bit by doing flips.
7. Do you like high school?
I like high school coz it gives you lots of opportunities but I’d rather be at home because then I can go on my trampoline and have the freedom to eat and do as I please and you don’t have to wear a uniform at home.
8. What’s the last thing you watched on TV and why did you choose to watch it?
A World Cup game coz I’m interested in football. I also watch Fresh Prince every chance I get.
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Trampolinist or an online streamer
10. What superpower would you wish for?
My dream superpower is flying
11. What inspires you?
People. People like family, friends and Greg Roe
12. What is something that we might not know about you?
I have completed a Rubik’s cube 9 seconds
13. What are you reading at the moment?
The Lord of the Rings again
14. What was the last movie you saw?
Jurassic World the fallen kingdom
15. A penguin walks through that door right now wearing a sombrero. What does he say and why is he here?
Hola! I come in peace to regain control of the galaxy
16. Do you have any pets?
Yes, a female feline named Samba.
17. What does your family like to do?
One of the things my family likes to do is go camping by the beach in our little old caravan.
18. How did you get into this sport of flipping?
When we were camping one summer in the Coromandel when I was 10 I met a guy who could do a standing backflip on the ground then I just wanted to do it as well so I went home and taught myself how to do a backflip. That sort of lead into getting interested in parkour and more extreme tricks on my trampoline at home and then I started going to Jump regularly and this year I entered Greg Roe’s National Tramp Champ competition held at Jump and to my surprise, I won my division. Greg Roe invited me to come to the World Garden Trampolining Games in Denmark. It was a complete shock to me and my family but we decided that it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and we had to grab the chance and make it happen.
19. What has it been like since you won Tramp Champ?
It’s been fun and it’s one you have to work for and people around me have been very supportive. I feel excited about going to Denmark because it’s a new experience for me traveling for my sport. I’m looking forward to competing and representing my country and visiting countries I’ve never been to before.
20. What have you learned from competing?
Since winning the tramp champ comp the one thing I’ve had to learn about myself is to have a better belief in my own abilities. I’ve also learned that when I am in the public eye it gets my adrenaline up and I can do things I didn’t think I could do. And I’ve had to learn that when you put yourself out there on social media you have to grow a thick skin.
You can follow Findlay on Instagram here @fin.shannon
To support Fin we have a 8x12ft Trampoline up for Auction Live on Trade me until 25th July - click here - All Proceeds will go to Fin for expenses in representing his country.
News Article written by Western Leader Newspaper Auckland
If you're keen to follow Fin on his Gtramp Games Journey he can be found on Instagram as @fin.shannon or his blog managed by his parents - Flippin Amazing
Photo thanks to Findlay's Family
