Monday, July 30, 2012

John Orozco

  • John Orozco of the Bronx cant stick vault, causing U.S. team rough landing. The Americans finish disappointing fifth, with Orozco hoping to redeem himself in all-around.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • From the Bronx to London, John Orozcos journey to the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team will be a source of strength during his quest for gold. Before he set out to conquer the world, John Orozco took on a mountain.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • July, 28, 2012: John Orozco of the United States of America competes in the pommel horse in the Artistic Gymnastics Mens Team qualification on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena in London, England.
  • (FOX News)
  • John Orozco had arguably the toughest task on the team as the only athlete competing in five out of six events. At 19, he has been challenging Leyva for alpha dog status.
  • (ESPN)
  • New York (CNN)-- John Orozco won his first medal in gymnastics when he was 9. But he didnt 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.
  • (CNN)
  • The U.S. mens gymnastics team faltered as a team in Mondays finals. But John Orozco thinks hes to blame. I feel personally responsible. I did five events and I botched two, he said after the fifth-place finish.
  • (Associated Press)
  • 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.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • The team finals for mens gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics were filled with drama after a nail-biter of a finish. China dominated the day and earned the gold, much like they did in Beijing in 2008.
  • (Zap2it.com)
  • Go to NBCOlympics.com for updates on all the sports, athletes and more. Trending topic: John Orozco John Orozco is an American Olympic gymnast from the Bronx with an inspiring story.
  • (Abington Mariner)
  • Today they struggled in a couple of apparatuses and thats what got us. Mikulak and John Orozco, who had a particularly horrific day, said they were indeed unraveled by their emotions.
  • (NBCNews.com)

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