Tuesday, August 12, 2008

7 A.M. — Spring Helps U.S. Men Capture Unlikely Bronze

Yeah, the Chinese won the gold medal, but at least the U.S. Men's gymnasts took home a bronze.

A big reason was because of Lake Braddock graduate Justin Spring, who had big performances in the high bar and parallel bar routines.

Here are a few quotes, "Justin Spring was just as good, showing the circus types a thing or two with his flips and twists. He does a triple somersault for his dismount, and he got such great air, he landed halfway down the podium." Is that good or bad?

What is a low risk move in gymnastics? "Both Horton and Spring, who do high-risk moves, had taken big falls during Olympic qualifying competitions but when Spring held his landing the men jumped into each others' arms. Assistant coach Miles Avery swung Spring around." This is not a romantic novel.

If you're like the rest of the country and you sweat a men's gymnast, here's his official Web site.

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