July 1 is the deadline for USA Gymnastics to submit the names of the six members of the Olympic team and any replacement athletes to the U.S. Olympic Committee.
If an athlete’s petition to the Olympic team is accepted, he must prove competitive readiness at the Olympic Team preparation camp July 13-22 in Colorado Springs, Colo. If he fails to do so, he will be removed from the team at that time.
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Everyone I’ve talked to is very optimistic the defending Olympic Champion will be close to 100% in time for the Olympics.
… Dr. Lawrence Lubbers, an orthopedic hand specialist who has previously worked on Hamm’s former teammate, Blaine Wilson, will perform the surgery. Dr. Lubbers is part of the elite Hand and Microsurgery Associates, Inc., a division of Columbus Hand Therapy, LLC.
“We know he’s very competent,†Hamm’s coach, Miles Avery, said of Dr. Lubbers.
Dr. Lubbers evaluated Hamm this morning and found nothing previously unknown about the break, allowing them to proceed immediately with surgery. Dr. Lubbers will fixate the break in Hamm’s fourth, right metacarpal and that hardware—be it a pin, plate, screw or combination thereof—will stay in Hamm’s hand, at least through Beijing. …
“Four weeks from now we’ll be back up on the apparatus,†Avery told Inside Gymnastics. “Four weeks at the outside—hopefully, [sooner]. …
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