Sam Mikulak, a staple of the U.S. team since 2012, has withdrawn from the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow due to a slight tear in his left Achilles sustained in practice this past week.  Mikulak has won three consecutive P&G Championships and has been a leader for Team USA in the past two World Championships.

Chris Brooks and Marvin Kimble will now travel to Glasgow later this month.

Team USA has been plagued with injuries to their top gymnasts and John Orozco and Jake Dalton will also be missing Worlds due to injuries.

At the 2014 World Championships, the US men took third place. Mikulak qualified to all-around finals and ended up 12th. Donnell Whittenburg also qualified to all-around finals and placed 17th. Whittenburg was named to the Worlds team again this year.

Mikulak, seemingly in good spirits despite the injury, posted this picture to his Instagram on Sunday 10/12:

The worst timing to have a slight tear in my Achilles. Luckily I have a wonderful and supportive family here in Cali to cheer me up ☀️

A photo posted by Samuel Mikulak (@samuelmikulak) on Oct 11, 2015 at 4:30pm PDT

Press release via USAG: 

"INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 10, 2015 –Chris Brooks of Houston and Marvin Kimble of Milwaukee, Wis., both with Team Hilton and training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, will travel to the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships, Oct. 23-Nov.1, in Glasgow, Scotland. 2015 U.S. men’s all-around champion Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center), has withdrawn from the U.S. Men’s World Championships Team due to injury.

Mikulak injured his left ankle during training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center this past week.  Although the prognosis is positive, the injury precludes his competing at the World Championships.

The U.S. men’s line-up for the World Championships will be determined prior to competing qualification round on Oct. 26. 

The seven men who will be in Glasgow for the United States are listed below.

Chris Brooks of Houston/Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Danell Leyva of Miami/Team Hilton (Universal Gymnastics)
Alex Naddour of Queen Creek, Ariz./Team Hilton (USA Youth Fitness Center
Paul Ruggeri III of Manlius, N.Y./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)

The U.S. Team’s schedule begins with the women competing in the qualification round on Oct. 24 in Subdivision 10, with the U.S. men taking the floor in Subdivision 7 on the 26th.  The finals schedule is:  Oct. 27, women’s team; Oct. 28, men’s team; Oct. 29, women’s all-around; Oct. 30, men’s all-around; and Oct. 31-Nov. 1, individual event finals.

The 2015 World Championships is the first of two opportunities to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  The top eight teams at the World Championships advance to the Olympics, and the teams ranked ninth to 16th advance to the Olympic Test Event, where four more teams will qualify."


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