This is storybook.
(AP Photo/Rob Carr) – Hamm handed
Eight weeks and two days after Hamm on May 22 broke a bone in his right hand during the closing seconds of the U.S. national championships in Houston, he’s competed AA at an in-gym practice competition in Colorado.
… “I’m starting,” Hamm said, “to feel pretty good.” …
He proved he will be ready to contend in Beijing:
… USA Gymnastics officials had asked him to show readiness on only three of the six routines on the men’s program, on still rings, high bar and pommel horse. Then he went out and took part in all six events. …
… A candid review would note that Hamm, 25, of Waukesha, Wis., did not put on a championship-caliber performance.
A side step on landing marred the big air he got on his vault. He wobbled some on rings. He ran through only about half his parallel bars routine. On the high bars, he initially seemed to have stuck the landing, then lost control and slipped onto his backside.
Minor glitches all. …
This “comeback” will be one of the most interesting stories of the 2008 Olympics.
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