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5th September 2007
US clinch Olympic spot
The United States men’s gymnastics team clinched one of twelve spots to go through to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The team finished fourth behind China, Japan and Germany at the world championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
“It still eats at me,” said Jonathan Horton, whose falls off the parallel bars and high bar last year contributed heavily to the U.S. slide down the standings. “Because so many times over the past year, we’d have people come up to us and question the ability of the U.S. team. The comments we got from people about us being weak just fueled every movement that I do.”
Read more: U.S. men’s gymnasts rally, clinch Olympic berth
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