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John Orozco (born December 30, 1992) is an artistic gymnast who competed in the 2012 Olympics and is the 2012 U.S national champion. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team selected for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team for the 2016 Olympic Games but withdrew on July 15, 2016, due to an ACL injury . [ 1 ]
28 lis 2018 · The Bronx gymnast who refuses to be defined by Olympic disappointment. John Orozco missed Rio 2016 after a series of serious injuries and his mother's death. But he's determined to start a new life in Los Angeles. It was one of the highlights of his gymnastics career.
16 cze 2020 · In this interview, he discusses the Black Lives Matter movement and the racism he experienced from leadership in the US men's program, different standards applied to white and black athletes in national team selection and drug/alcohol enforcement, favoritism and score changing, the reality of a family situation that was far from what was painted...
13 cze 2020 · John Orozco is here and ready to blow it up. In this interview, he discusses the Black Lives Matter movement and the racism he experienced from leadership in the US men’s program, different standards applied to white and black athletes in national team selection and drug/alcohol enforcement, favoritism and score changing, the reality of a ...
You may remember US gymnast’s emotional NBC interview after he made the team for Rio 2016. He beat the odds to make the team after injuries and the sudden death of his mother. Orozco never made it to Brazil. Another injury ended his sporting career. Now, the 25-year-old is looking to become a singer in Los Angeles.
26 lip 2012 · New York CNN — John Orozco won his first medal in gymnastics when he was 9. But he didn’t hold onto that medal for long, giving it to another boy in the competition who was in tears after being...
29 lip 2012 · John was a black belt in the Korean martial art by age nine. By then he had already been taking gymnastics lessons for two years.
