Men's gymnastics: how John Orozco shrugged off Olympic-size insecurities American gymnast John Orozco is the image of the Olympic ideal. Kind, cheerful, talented, and bound in so much pure muscle that he could punch a hole through the springboard, Orozco is a young man made to be on a Wheaties box. John Orozco's Bronx Background and Diaz Sr.'s Olympic Connections Bronx native John Orozco is turning out to be one of the American stars of this year's Olympics and State Senator Rubén Díaz, Sr. wants everyone to know that it took a lot of hard work to help the young athlete get the gymnastics classes he needed while growing up. "You should know that many years ago when I was first elected to the New York City Council, John Orozco´s mother, Damaris, came to ... Matt Gagne: American gymnast John Orozco's unique journey to all-around Before he set out to conquer the world, John Orozco took on a mountain. Last fall, about a month before the 2011 World Gymnastic Championships in Tokyo, one of the top U.S. medal hopes headed to Japan, risked livelihood and limb by barrelling down double black diamond slopes in Aspen, Colo. He is a tumbler by trade -- his teammates call him the Silent Ninja both for his Matrix-like ability to ... Orozco's unique journey to London Olympics Before he set out to conquer the world, John Orozco took on a mountain. Last fall, about a month before the 2011 World Gymnastic Championships in Tokyo, one of the top U.S. medal hopes headed to Japan, risked livelihood and limb by barrelling down double black diamond slopes in Aspen, Colo. He is a tumbler by trade -- his teammates call him the Silent Ninja both for his Matrix-like ability to ... John Orozco an unlikely gymnastics star 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 tears after being teased for a bad performance. John Orozco: Handicapping Likely Place in Each Event In his first taste of Olympic action, John Orozco helped lead the U.S. gymnastics team to a surprising first-place performance in prelims. After cementing a place in the finals, Orozco will be competing in the pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar. Here are Orozco's projected placements in each event during the team competition. Pommel Horse Orozco scored a solid ... John Orozco-led Team USA men off to gym-dandy start in Olympics John Orozco performed like a savvy veteran in his Olympic debut Saturday, moving through his routines with composure and poise on the first day of the men's team gymnastics competition. John Orozco: American Gymnast Will Lead Team USA to Gold Men's gymnastics is one of the most underrated events at the Summer Olympics . The pure strength, athleticism, courageousness and sheer desire to win is something that should be marveled by the world. Monday's team finals to determine medals will come down to one man for Team USA: John Orozco. His dominating performance will be one that leads Team USA to gold. Here are three reasons why Orozco ... John Orozco Is Today's Olympian To Watch As U.S. Men's Gymnastics Start Out On Top So, yeah, John Orozco is the righting national champion, ranked fourth to compete in the All-Around Men's Gymnastics competition at the Olympics on Wednesday and helped bring his team to the top of the rankings for tonight's team competition. But that's not really why we can't take our eyes off the 19-year-old gymnast from the [...] John Orozco: Key Events for US Gymnast's Individual Medal Chances John Orozco has stormed onto the gymnastics scene, and he arrives in London with legitimate medal hopes. For instance, Bodog has him listed as the fifth favorite to win the all-around gold. The 19-year-old emerged in a big way by winning the all-around title at the U.S. Championships, and cemented himself in the spotlight when he finished a close second to Daniel Leyva for the all-around title ...
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Monday, July 30, 2012
U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team Leads at London Olympics! Olympics men's gymnastics mired in 8th after rings gymnasts leap to the fore Brian Cazeneuve With expectations higher than ever men qualify first Unique stories of Leyva Orozco highlight gymastics team and a surprise on opening night trials how John shrugged off Olympicsize insecurities are qualifying Kohei Uchimura awes Sam Mikulak Newport Coast named Olympic American Takes First Place How Hard Can It Be Aiming for Gold And Move His Family Out Bronx PhatzRadio Balancing Their Expectations Gymnasts Danell claim spots native an unlikely star gymnast teased over tights lead way
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