THE 2 EVENTSMens individual and womens individualTHE FORMAT16 competitors take part in a preliminary round, which consists of a compulsory routine and a voluntary routine. The top 8 advance to the final, which consists of a single voluntary routine.MILESTONESAntiquityGymnastics is practised in ancient Greece, India, Persia and China.Early 19th centuryGymnastics is part of military training in Prussia, to prepare revenge after defeat to the French at the Battle of Jena.1896Gymnastics features at the first modern Olympic Games, associated with athletics events.1920Two professional trapeze artists invent the trampoline by performing a series of jumps and figures on the security net.1936American gymnasts George Nissen and Larry Griswold build the first modern trampoline, by stretching a piece of canvas across a metal frame with coiled springs. They pave the way for trampoline gymnastics.22 March, 1964The International Trampoline Federation is established in London, the day after the first world championships are held at the Royal Albert Hall.1999The International Trampoline Federation is dissolved, and trampolining becomes part of the International Federation of Gymnastics.2000Trampolining makes its Olympic debut in Sydney. George Nissen is in attendance as the first gold medals are awarded to Irina Karavaeva and Alexander Moskalenko.STARSAlexander Moskalenko (Russia)The Russian bouncer. With his gold medal at Sydney 2000, he became the first Olympic trampoline champion. Four years later, in Athens, he had to settle for silver, but with 5 individual world titles (1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001), he is one of the legends of the sport. Darius Leonard Womens Jersey . 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But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday.Michael van Gerwen says he is hungrier than ever to reclaim the Premier League title - although he is wary that the competition is bigger and better than ever. The Dutchman won 18 tournaments and completed a clean sweep of the PDCs major titles in 2015 but suffered a shock exit to countryman Raymond van Barneveld at the World Championship.Mighty Mike is now relishing the challenge of taking on the biggest names on planet darts and will have the added pressure of being the bookies favourite for the title. World No 1 Van Gerwen opens his campaign against Aldershot-thrower and former Premier League champion James Wade at the First Direct Arena in Leeds - live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7pm.Its going to be amazing - there are a lot of good players in it and I hope I can win my title back, the 2013 Premier League winner told Sky Sports. PL predictions Wayne Mardle takes us through his predictions I have won a lot and I hope I can keep performing really well. I did well in the Masters last weekend and the Premier League will be a lovely title to have.I did really well the last three times because I went top of the table after the first 16 weeks and I really hope I can do that again this year.The prize is not going to be given away after the first 16 weeks so you have got to perform well every week. Van Gerwen has now topped the league table for the last three years since making his debut three years ago and is determined to do the same again this year.I really want to have this title back, he said. Ive won it before, I know exactly how it feels to win this tournament and I know how it is to lose a final so we will see what happens.You dont have any time to be disappointed about losing in one tournament because before you know it theree is another tournament in front of you.dddddddddddd I really want to have this title back. Ive won it before, I know exactly how it feels to win this tournament and I know how it is to lose a final so we will see that happens. Michael van Gerwen Sky Sports darts expert Wayne Mardle has singled out Van Gerwen as a class above the rest and expects the 26-year-old to win this years tournament, but the Dutch ace is staying grounded.Im glad he said that because it means a lot to me, but I still need to do everything by myself and its going to be hard, he said.Im going to do everything and enjoy it because if you dont enjoy doing what you do then you should stop playing darts. With the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam set to join the UK and Irelands biggest venues in hosting the sports widest-reaching event, Van Gerwen is excited about the possibility of playing in his home country.I want to play in Rotterdam, added Van Gerwen. Its the first time were going to have such big crowd in Holland. It sold out in 47 minutes so its fantastic and Im really looking forward to doing well this season.Its going to be difficult to have another good season like I did last year but Im up for it, I feel good and Im fresh.You can watch the opening night live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm on Thursday, we will be building up to the coverage this week and our live blog here at www.skysports.com/darts and on the Sky Sports app will keep you up to date with all the action. Also See: Mardles PL predictions Sky Live: Premier League Darts Studds Premier moments Fixtures/Results On Sky TV ' ' '