Danell Leyva joins impressive field for 2012 AT&T American Cup

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24, 2012 – 2011 World parallel bars gold-medalist Danell Leyva of Homestead, Fla./Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics), has accepted an invitation to compete in the 2012 AT&T American Cup, an International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Cup event, March 3 at New York City's legendary Madison Square Garden, along with 2011 World all-around silver-medalist Philipp Boy of Germany, and World all-around finalists Daniel Purvis of Great Britain, Cyril Tommasone of France and Nadine Jarosch of Germany. They join the previously announced Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts' Twistars USA, the 2011 World all-around champion, Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics, 2011 World team gold medalist, and John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center, who finished fifth in the World all-around finals, in the field for this prestigious event.
"There's no better way to start off the Olympic year than by having an impressive field for the AT&T American Cup at Madison Square Garden," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "This event will truly showcase outstanding athletic performances, and highlight some of the key athletes to watch heading into the London Olympics later this year."
The 2012 AT&T American Cup field includes six World medalists and two former Olympians. The gymnasts expected to compete in New York City are:
Men

• USA: Danell Leyva, Miami/Team Hilton HHonors
• USA: John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center
• France: Cyril Tommasone
• Germany: Philipp Boy
• Germany: Marcel Nguyen
• Great Britain: Daniel Purvis
• Ukraine: Mykola Kuksenkov
• Ukraine: Oleg Verniaiev

Women

• USA: Aly Raisman, Needham, Mass./Brestyan's Gymnastics
• USA: Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts' Twistars USA
• Australia: Georgia Simpson
• Germany: Lisa Hill
• Germany: Nadine Jarosch
• Great Britain: Rebecca Tunney
• Romania: Diana Chelaru
• Romania: Larisa Iordache