Your First Trampoline Lineup Starts Here
You’ve got the cards. Now what? Building a fantasy trampoline lineup isn’t about grabbing the biggest names and hoping for the best. It’s about understanding which athletes are competing, when they’re peaking, and how their discipline translates into fantasy points on Peaxel.
Trampoline gymnastics runs on a tight competition calendar. World Cups, European Championships, and national events all feed into athlete form. Your job is to read that form and build a lineup that captures it. Here’s how to do it for August 2026.
How Trampoline Scoring Works on Peaxel
Before you pick anyone, understand what drives points. Trampoline athletes score based on competition results, execution quality, and difficulty ratings from FIG-sanctioned events. A medal at a World Cup generates more points than a qualification finish. Consistent podiums across events compound your returns.
This means you’re looking for athletes with active competition schedules and proven execution. A gymnast who hasn’t competed in months won’t help you. Someone with two World Cup events on the calendar? That’s your target.
Individual vs Synchronized Events
Some athletes compete in both. That’s valuable. Hayato Miyano earned medals in individual, men’s synchronized, and mixed synchronized at the 2025 World Championships. Multiple event entries mean multiple scoring opportunities from a single card.
The Core Lineup: Four Athletes to Build Around
Let’s get specific. These four athletes represent different strategic profiles for your August 2026 lineup.
Hayato Miyano — The Multi-Event Anchor
Miyano is the definition of consistency. Bronze in individual, silver in men’s synchro, silver in mixed synchro at Pamplona 2025. Three medals from one competition. For fantasy purposes, that’s exactly what you want: an athlete who enters multiple events and delivers across all of them.
He trains with Kanazawa Gakuin University Club and represents Japan’s national team. His high difficulty routines translate directly into FIG scoring, which feeds your fantasy points. Add his card as your lineup anchor.
Lucas Santos — Synchronized Specialist
Lucas Santos won World Games gold in synchronized trampoline in 2025. He also helped Portugal claim team gold at the 2022 World Championships. His specialty is execution quality—the precision that judges reward with high marks.
If your lineup needs a synchronized event presence, Santos delivers. His European Championship medal history from 2021 to 2024 shows sustained performance, not a single peak. That’s the kind of athlete who accumulates fantasy points over a full season rather than spiking once and fading.
David Vega — The Olympic Olympian
Spain’s first male Olympic trampolinist brings something unique: home championship experience. David Vega competed at the 2025 World Championships in Pamplona—on Spanish soil. That kind of crowd support matters for execution under pressure.
His 2024 Olympic qualification through the World Cup series proves he can perform across multiple events in a season. He’s also entering mixed synchronized events now, expanding his scoring potential. For your lineup, he represents a reliable European contender with Olympic-level credentials.
Anzhela Bladtseva — Youth Trajectory
Here’s your upside pick. Anzhela Bladtseva finished 5th at the Paris 2024 Olympics at age 19. She’s a multiple World Age Group champion and junior European champion. Her 2025 World Championship silver in the team event shows she’s already competing at senior level.
What makes her valuable? Trajectory. She’s improving rapidly and entering her competitive prime. Athletes on this curve tend to outperform their card value because the market hasn’t caught up to their current form. Honestly, she’s the pick nobody is talking about enough.
Lineup Structure: Balancing Risk and Consistency
Don’t stack all your cards on one event type. A balanced lineup includes:
- One anchor: Miyano—multi-event, consistent medals
- One specialist: Santos—synchronized events, execution focus
- One regional strength: Vega—European circuit, Olympic experience
- One growth pick: Bladtseva—young, improving, underpriced
This structure spreads your risk across competition calendars and event types. If the men’s synchro field is weak one month, your individual entries can carry. If European Championships fall in your scoring window, Vega and Santos both benefit.
Reading the Competition Calendar
Trampoline scoring on Peaxel reflects real competition results. That means you need to know when events happen. FIG World Cups, European Championships, and national qualifiers all contribute. Check which of your athletes are entered before locking your lineup.
The Peaxel sports directory shows which disciplines are active. Trampoline gymnastics has a structured season, so you’ll see event clusters that offer high-scoring opportunities.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
New players often grab athletes based on name recognition alone. That’s a mistake. An Olympic medalist who isn’t competing this season won’t score. Always verify the athlete’s active status and upcoming events.
Another error: ignoring synchronized events. These generate separate scoring from individual competition. Athletes like Miyano and Santos who compete in both effectively double their earning potential. Your lineup should reflect that.
Building Forward
August 2026 is a strong window for trampoline fantasy. The post-Olympic cycle means established athletes are competing regularly while younger talents push for position. Your lineup should capture both stability and growth.
Start with the four athletes above. As you learn how trampoline scoring flows on Peaxel, you’ll develop your own eye for form and competition timing. That’s when fantasy gymnastics gets genuinely fun.