Showing posts with label allaround. Show all posts
Showing posts with label allaround. Show all posts

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

US Olympic Men's Gymnastics: John Orozco's Blueprint to Rebound in All-Around

John Orozco choked in the men's gymnastics team final. Watching him throughout the competition the look on his face was a combination of scared and perhaps tired, while his body language screamed defeat. Therethe hard part it is said and out of the way.

China has won the gold medal in the men's gymnastics team final for a second consecutive Games, posting a score of 275.997 Monday afternoon at the 2012 Summer Olympics The United States finished a disappointing fifth.

But while a lot can happen in four years, the U.S. men's gymnastics team was reminded Monday a lot can go wrong in a few hours, too. Vying for their first gold medal as a team since 1984, the Americans quickly were knocked for a loop in the Olympic

But while a lot can happen in four years, the U.S. men's gymnastics team was reminded Monday a lot can go wrong in a few hours, too. Vying for their first gold medal as a team since 1984, the Americans quickly were knocked for a loop in the Olympic

The American men's gymnasts will attempt to redeem themselves after failing to medal in the team competition when the individual all-around finals take place Wednesday morning. Later in the afternoon, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will face each other


Monday, 30 July 2012

Wieber's elimination from all-around stuns US gymnasts

AP PhotoU.S. gymnast Jordyn Wieber cries after she failed to qualify for the women's all-around finals during the Artistic Gymnastics women's qualification at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. Jordyn Wieber has released a

U.S. gymnast and reigning world champion, Jordyn Wieber, from DeWitt, Michigan, shocked the gymnastics world as she failed to qualify for the Olympic all-around final in London on Sunday.

For years, U.S. gymnasts Jordyn Wieber and Aly Raisman have been each other's best friend and biggest competitor. Along with teammate McKayla Maroney, they have grown up together on the mat. They have traveled the world together, cried with each

4E Sports Staff London, England, United Kingdom (4E Sports) – The first day of Olympic competition on the gymnast floor ends in an unexpected turn as.

U.S. gymnast and reigning world champion, Jordyn Wieber, from DeWitt, Michigan, shocked the gymnastics world as she failed to qualify for the Olympic all-around final in London on Sunday.


Matt Gagne: American gymnast John Orozco's unique journey to all-around

Of course, we will be cheering on all of Team USA, but there are plenty of New York City- area Olympians including John Orozco who grew up in the Bronx. And we caught up with his childhood coach to find out what kind of a

Consistent performances by Danell Leyva and John Orozco across the six apparatus gave the Americans, cheered on by enthusiastic, flag-waving fans at the North Greenwich Arena, the edge. "I think it's going to be a historic team final," Leyva told

With the completion of men's team qualifying in gymnastics, John Orozco is in fourth place in the all-around competition. Teammate Danell Leyva is first, and the U.S. men lead the team competition. Orozco, 19, lives and trains at the Olympic Training

By Jason Carroll and Vivienne Foley, CNN New York (CNN) — John Orozco won his first medal in gymnastics when he was 9. But he didn't hold onto that medal for long, giving it to another boy in the competition who was in

Danell Leyva and John Orozco proved that they can compete with the best gymnasts on the biggest world stage. Leyva's performance was nothing short of domina.


Olympics: World champion Jordyn Wieber fails to advance to all-around finals …

By Mark Sappenfield, Staff writer / July 29, 2012. US gymnast Jordyn Wieber cries after she failed to qualify for the women's all-around finals during the gymnastics women's qualification at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sunday in London. Gregory Bull/AP

In a huge upset, Jordyn Wieber, the defending world all-around gymnastics champion, will not go for the same title at the Olympics because each country is only allowed two all-around competitors. After a steady performance on each apparatus, Aly

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Jordyn Wieber, an Olympic gold favorite in women's gymnastics, left in tears on Sunday after she didn't even contend for a spot in Thursday's all-around finals.

The following piece has results from the women's gymnastics qualifying rounds, so don't keep reading if you don't want to be spoiled. Also, there are two subdivisions left to compete, so these results are only based on the first