USA Men Win Bronze Medal at 2014 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in China

Courtesy of USA Gymnastics

NANNING, China, Oct. 7, 2014 – The U.S. Team rallied in the final two rotations to pull ahead of Great Britain and clinch the bronze medal in the team finals at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China. The U.S. Team earned a 270.369, edging out Great Britain at 269.170. China slipped by Japan to win the team gold, 273.369 to 273.269. Competition continues tomorrow with the women’s team finals at 7 p.m. local time/7 a.m. ET. U.S. Fans may follow the action live at Universalsports.com and usagymworlds.com.

The U.S. Men’s Team consists of Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev./Team Hilton HHonors (University of Oklahoma); Danell Leyva of Miami, Fla./Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics); Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./University of Michigan; Alexander Naddour of Queen Creek, Ariz./Team Hilton HHonors (USA Youth Fitness Center); John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center); and Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore, Md./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center).

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And now my new favorite gymnast...Donnell Whittenburg.  What a beast!