Big Day at the OTC

It is definitely nice to finally be done with this part of the process. We had the final preparation competition today, and it went awesome. I have to say that the crowd was unbelievable. For those of you who came to watch today, I want to say thank you. The support you showed for the entire USA Men's Olympic Team was way beyond what I was expecting. I really have never seen so many people packed into that gym for a meet. We got to walk out in our new Olympic uniforms, which are sweet. A few of us picked out six uniforms to use at the Games and we tested out the one we will wear during Team Finals. We started on rings today, and I felt strong again. I think the routine went better than the first day and I stuck my dismount, which is always nice. I went through all the other events with confidence today and I was able to hit six for six. We finished on pommels, and again I hit a solid routine which felt great. It very well could have been the last routine I do with a USA uniform on, so to hit on an event that probably cost me a spot on the team at Trials was very rewarding. I know I am capable of hitting this way consistently. Before the competition we had a team goal of hitting 80% of our routines today...we ended up hitting 88%! There were still a couple minor mistakes, but overall we are looking great. I am so proud to be part of this group. We are only going to build from here and in Beijing we are going to do great things. The MPC just told us a little while ago that they are taking all three alternates to China. We have become a very close group and to have all 9 of us there is fantastic. I am excited to get there and do everything I can to help the team. Again, thank you to everyone that came out today. It was an awesome day for USA Men's Gymnastics and I know the other guys appreciate the support as much as I do.