INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 21, 2012 – Seven members of the U.S. Men’s National Team will compete in two international events this spring: the Cottbus World Cup, Cottbus, Germany, March 20-26; and the China World Cup, Zibo City, China, April 3-9. Both competitions are part of the International Gymnastics Federation’s World Cup series and feature individual event competition. The international assignments were made by USA Gymnastics’ Men’s Program Committee.
Cottbus (Germany) World Cup: March 20-26
John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Paul Ruggeri, Manlius, N.Y./University of Illinois
Jesse Silverstein, Spring Valley, N.Y./Gymnastics Development Center II
Coaches: Vitaly Marinitch, Ivan Ivankov
China World Cup, Zibo City, China: April 3-9
Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (University of Oklahoma)
Danell Leyva, Miami/Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics)
Alex Naddour, Gilbert, Ariz./Team Hilton HHonors (USA Youth Fitness Center)
Brandon Wynn, Columbus, Ohio/Team Hilton HHonors (Ohio State University)
Coaches: Mike Naddour, Nori Iwai