Gymmin' Miel!

The media has been in a frenzy with more articles relating to United States gymnasts Jordyn Wieber and Samuel Mikulak emerging. Alongside of Mikulak, his University of Michigan team mate Syque Caesar, who will be representing Bangladesh also is profiled. 

In an article on The Sacramento Bee website, which you can read here, has a great profile on Jordyn and what happened in her lead up to to the last Camp at the Karolyi Ranch before flying to London. A great read and it is lovely to see the amount of support in which she is getting.

The Michigan Daily's feature on Mikulak and Caesar is a fantastic read where you get to learn a bit more about both gymnasts and also has a fantastic picture of them both in the gym. Read it here: http://www.michigandaily.com/sports/vaulting-london-sam-mikulak-and-syque-caesar%E2%80%99s-journeys-2012-summer-olympics?page=0,2

In an interesting feature with The Lansing State Journal, Jordyn Wieber's Mother Rita and sister Lindsay are quoted in an article detailing four women who are key in Jordyn's life. According to the article which you can see here, her mother, sister, Coach Kathryn Geddert and fellow National Team member Alexandra Raisman are the four key women in Wieber's life. 

Jordyn Wieber top scored on two events to take out the Women's title at the 2012 AT&T American Cup at Madison Square Garden. Alexandra Raisman was second with Romanian Larisa Iordache taking out the Bronze medal and top scoring on the Balance Beam. Raisman tied for top score on the Vault and rocked the Floor Exercise. However, it is Exhibition performer Gabrielle Douglas of Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute who has the Gymnastics community talking, after scoring 61.299 which unfortunately did not factor - but could Gabby be the surprise U.S. National Champion this year? Just putting it out there! 

Danell Leyva took the Men's title, with Ukrainian Mykola Kuksenkov and German Marcel Nguyen rounding out the medals. US Alternate and Exhibition competitor Christopher Brooks, unofficially ended in third place. John Orozco finished a disappointing fifth behind the three medalists and Great Britain's Daniel Purvis. Event top scorers were: Nguyen on Floor Exercise and Still Rings, Ukraine's Mykola Kuksenkov on Pommel Horse, with fellow Ukrainian Oleg Verniaiev rocking the Vault and Americans Orozco and Leyva topping the Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bars respectively. 

WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:

-- Gabrielle Douglas (15.866, 15.633, 15.100, 14.700) 61.299

MEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:

1. Danell Leyva (USA) (15.033, 14.433, 14.666, 15.633, 14.966, 15.933) 90.664
2. Mykola Kuksenkov (UKR) (14.966, 14.933, 15.000, 15.533, 14.866, 15.200) 90.498
3.  -- Christopher Brooks (14.900, 13.933, 14.833, 15.833, 14.900, 15.533) 89.932
4. Marcel Nguyen (GER) (15.266, 14.100, 15.133, 15.800, 14.800, 14.826) 89.925
5. Daniel Purvis (GBR) (15.200, 14.733, 14.733, 15.700, 14.900, 14.500) 89.766
6. John Orozco (USA) (14.366, 13.700, 14.633, 15.766, 15.500, 15.366) 89.331
7. Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) (14.766, 14.200, 13.900, 16.133, 15.200, 13.933) 88.132
8. Jackson Payne (CAN) (13.800, 13.533, 13.666, 14.100, 14.333, 14.766) 84.198
9. Ryuzo Sejima (JPN) (14.233, 12.900, 11.766, 15.400, 13.800, 11.533) 79.632

World Parallel Bars Champion Danell Leyva has been nominated for the Male USOC Athlete for the month of October, whilst World All Around Champion Jordyn Wieber has been nominated for Female Athlete of the Month. Plus the winning World Championship team of Wieber, Gabrielle Douglas, Alexandra Raisman, Alicia Sacramone, McKayla Maroney, Anna Li and Sabrina Vega are up for the USOC Team of the Month award. Voting via a Twitter Poll which constitutes 10% of the final award decision can make a difference, so if you are on Twitter.... you have 23 hours left to vote!

VOTE FOR DANELL LEYVA HERE.

VOTE FOR JORDYN WIEBER HERE.

VOTE FOR THE WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM HERE.