Congrats to all the guys that competed this week at USAs!  I basically spent most of tonight clicking the refresh button on my computer so that I could keep up with the competition.  I was sad that I wasn’t there competing with the guys but I’m using it as motivation to get back stronger than ever.  As they say, “it’s more fuel for the fire!”

Also, I just received a phone call from my coach at Stanford who told me that I was chosen as a member of the national team.  This is quite an honor and it’s more reason for me to work hard with my rehab so that I could get back in the game in order to help the US team.

The following is the new National Team until Winter Cup 2010:

Alex Artemev, Lakewood, Colo., 5280 Gymnastics
Kyle Bunthuwong, El Cerrito, Calif., University of California – Berkeley
Alex Buscaglia, Cary, Ill., Stanford University, senior
Jake Dalton, Sparks, Nev., Gym Nevada
Wesley Haagensen, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Olympic Training Center
Tim Gentry, Plano, Texas, Stanford, University
Joey Hagerty, Albuquerque, N.M., U.S. Olympic Training Center
Jonathan Horton, Houston, Cypress Academy
Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif., University of California – Berkeley
Steve Legendre, Flower Mound, Texas, University of Oklahoma
Danell Leyva, Miami, Universal Gymnastics
Tim McNeill, Falls Church, Va., University of California – Berkeley
Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., shonakamori.com
David Sender, Arlington Heights, Ill., shonakamori.com
Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J., The Ohio State University, senior

A little update with my leg – It’s getting better.  Got my stitches out the other day and mobility is getting better by the day.  I can easily bend it up to 90 degrees but they don’t want me to push it further than that (at least for another 1o days or so).  This is because they repaired the meniscus and doing so will put a lot of pressure on the area that they worked on.  Either way, things are going well.  Doctor says I’m ahead of schedule.  Good stuff!

My leg in the intense leg brace