The men’s competition started on Thursday in the U.S. Olympic Trials for Gymnastics, held in San Jose, Calif. The spots for the U.S. gymnastics team at the 2012 Olympics in London will be set based on a cumulative total at the end of the four-day trials. Through two days of competition, the overall leaders are Danell Leyva, John Orozco and Sam Mikulak, with Jonathan Horton and Jake Dalton close behind.
2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials: Danell Leyva, John Orozco Look Strong Midway Through Competition
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Leyva is the leading scorer thus far on both the men’s high bar and the men’s parallel bars. He is also currently sitting in second place in men’s pommel, fourth place in men’s floor (tied with Orozco), seventh in men’s vault and eighth in the men’s rings.
Orozco is currently holding second place in men’s high bar and third place in men’s parallel bars, men’s pommel and men’s rings. Mikulak is second in men’s parallel bars and men’s vault.
Jake Dalton is currently in first place in both men’s vault and men’s floor.
According to the Associated Press, the top two all-around finishers will earn automatic berths, as long as they rank in the top three in three of the six disciplines, so things are looking good for both Leyva and Orozco.
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