The latest communication from USA Gymnastics shows the lineups for next week's American Cup have changed a bit:
The 16 gymnasts who are confirmed to compete in Jacksonville are listed below.
Men:
USA: Jonathan Horton, Houston
France: Cyril Tommasone
Germany: Philipp Boy
Great Britain: Samuel Hunter
Great Britain: Daniel Purvis
Japan: Koji Uematsu
Russia: Sergey Khorokhordin
Ukraine: Mykola Kuksenkov
Women:
USA: Alexandra Raisman, Needham, Mass.
Australia: Lauren Mitchell
China: Huang Qiushuang
Great Britain: Nicole Hibbert
Great Britain: Hannah Whelan
Russia: Aliya Mustafina
Switzerland: Ariella Kaeslin
Venezuela: Jessica Lopez
The British are obviously taking this meet very seriously. It's a good chance for their lesser known names to gain some exposure as they build up to the European Championships in Berlin next month, and ultimately to the 2012 London Olympics.
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Comments
Wasnt Elisabeth Seitz supposed to compete?
Seitz was on an earlier list to compete, yes...but this comes directly from USA Gymnastics, and it's totally current, so I guess she's out... -- Blythe
This is so wonderfully, insanely different from what usual SCAM lineups would be. Only one girl from the US instead of 3! LOVE. IT.
I am disappointed that there aren't more Americans but it should still be a very interesting competition esp. the men's field. It is stacked with top notch competitors. With out Kohei anyone in the top 6 at worlds could win! Go Jonathon!
Horton and Lopez!!!
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