USA Gymnastics has selected the gymnasts that will represent the US at a huge upcoming men's competition, the 2010 Japan Cup. Here is the full press release from USAG:

"INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 7, 2010 – 2008 Olympic high bar silver-medalist and reigning U.S. all-around champion Jonathan Horton of Houston headlines the five-man U.S. squad that will compete in the 2010 Japan Cup, July 3-4, at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium, site of the 2011 World Gymnastics Championships.

 

Joining Horton on the team are:

Chris Cameron of Winter Haven, Fla./University of Michigan, 2010 NCAA all-around champion 

Danell Leyva of Miami/Universal Gymnastics, fourth-place finisher on the horizontal bar at the 2010 World Championships 

Alex Naddour of Mesa, Ariz./University of Oklahoma, 2010 NCAA and Moscow Stars pommel horse champion 

Paul Ruggeri of Manlius, N.Y./University of Illinois, 2010 Moscow Stars high bar bronze medalist 

Chris Brooks of Houston, the 2010 Winter Cup champion who trains at the University of Oklahoma, is the alternate.

Horton trains at Cypress Gymnastics. Tom Meadows and Yuan Xiao will coach the U.S. team.

 

The United States will join an eight team field that includes China, Russia, Germany and Japan in the team competition on July 3.  In the team competition, three gymnasts compete on each apparatus and all three scores count toward the team score, just like in the finals of the World Championships and Olympic Games. Based on performances during the team competition, the top 12 gymnasts, with a maximum of two per country, advance to the all-around finals on July 4. The event will be televised on Fuji Television Network."

 

This should be a great competition and prepare the guys for the 3 up 3 count format. Click on the guys names above to watch their videos on gymnastike, or check out Horton's new high bar set from the World Cup meet in Paris earlier this season: 

Gymnastics Videos on Gymnastike

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UPDATE: Here is the current list of all competitors from the meet website. On the US team, Chris Brooks has moved up from alternate, replacing Paul Ruggeri and John Orozco has been added in place of Danell Leyva. Here's the full list:

MEN

WOMEN

FRA  FRANCE RAYEPIN, Yann AITSAID, Samir VIEU, Cyril AUGIS, Axel WILLIG, Arnaud      GBR  GREAT BRITAIN HUNTER, Samuel THOMAS, Kristian PURVIS, Daniel SEAGER, Theo GRYSHCHENKO, Yevgen      GER GERMANY BOY, Philipp FAHRIG, Matthias HAMBUECHEN, Fabian NGUYEN, Marcel SPIRIDONOV, Eugen      KOR  KOREA KIM, Hee Hoon HA, Chang Ju YOO, WonChul KIM, Soo Myun YANG, Hak Seon      ROU  ROMANIA DRAGULESCU, Marian KOCZI, Flavius BUIDOSO, Ovidlu IANCU, Cosmin BATAGA, Cristian      RUS  RUSSIA BODNAR, Mikhail BALANDIN, Aleksandr BELYAVSKIY, David PAKHOMENKO, Igor PETROV, Matvey      USA  UNITED STATES BROOKS, Christopher CAMERON, Christopher HORTON, Jonathan NADDOUR, Alexander OROZCO, John      JPN  JAPAN UCHIMURA, Kohei UEMATSU, Koji YAMAMURO, Koji TANAKA, Kazuhito KOBAYASHI, Kenya

KOR KOREA JO, Hyun Joo PARK, Ji Yeon PARK, Eun Kyung MOON, Eun Mee SEO, Yi Seul      RUS  RUSSIA MUSTAFINA, Aliya NABIEVA, Tatiana KURBATOVA, Ekaterina DEMENTYEVA, Anna MUSINA, Ramilya      VIE  VIETNAM DO, Thi Ngan Thuong DO, Thi Thu Huyen PHAN, Thi Ha Thanh          JPN  JAPAN TSURUMI, Koko SHINTAKE, Yuko TANAKA, Rie YAMAGISHI, Mai OZAWA, Momoko OSHIMA, Kyoko * Yet to be selected from these 6 gymnasts