Flipping out
Gymnasts who will fight for the podium at the 2012 Summer Games are getting a taste for the Olympic host city at this year's World Championships in London
A gymnast practices on the rings during a training session before the World Gymnastic Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 10, 2009.EDDIE KEOGH
A competitor trains ahead of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at the 02 Arena, in east London, on October 12, 2009. The competition runs from October 13 to 18. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)CARL DE SOUZA/AFP / Getty Images
A gymnast competes in the balance beam event during the second day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at O2 Arena on October 14, 2009 in London, England.Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
A gymnast practices her routine on the beam a day before the start of the World Gymnastic Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 12, 2009.JERRY LAMPEN
A gymnast practices her routine on the beam a day before the start of the World Gymnastic Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 12, 2009.JERRY LAMPEN
Chian's Deng Lin Lin performs on the beam, during a training session at the World Gymnastics at the O2 arena in London, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.Alastair Grant
A gymnast practices her routine on the uneven bars a day before the start of the World Gymnastic Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 12, 2009.JERRY LAMPEN
Britain's Beth Twedle on the uneven bars during a practice session for the World Gymnastics Championships at the O2 Arena in London, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.Photographer Name
Elizabeth Tweddle of Britain competes on the uneven bars in the qualification round of the Gymnastics World Championships in London October 14, 2009.TOBY MELVILLE
England's gymnast Beth Tweddle loses her grip at the uneven bars and falls, a day before the start of the World Gymnastic Championships, at the O2 Arena in London October 12, 2009.JERRY LAMPEN
Daniel Keatings of Britain performs his routine on the vault during the qualifying round of the World Gymnastic Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 13, 2009.JERRY LAMPEN
Yang Yilin from China performs her routine on the vault during the qualifying round of the Gymnastics World Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 14, 2009.JERRY LAMPEN
Feng Zhe of China applies chalk to the parallel bars before his routine during the qualifying round of the World Gymnastic Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 13, 2009.ANDREW WINNING
China's Zou Kai performs on the floor during men's qualifying for the World Gymnastics Championships at the O2 Arena in London, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.Matt Dunham
Zhang Hongtao from China performs his routine on the pommel horse during the qualifying round of the the Gymnastics World Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 13, 2009.JERRY LAMPEN
Yang Yilin of China performs her routine on the beam during the qualifying round of the Gymnastics World Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 14, 2009.JERRY LAMPEN
Yang Yilin of China performs her routine on the beam during the qualifying round of the Gymnastics World Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 14, 2009.JERRY LAMPEN
Deng Linlin of China performs her routine on the beam during the qualifying round of the Gymnastics World Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 14, 2009.JERRY LAMPEN
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Bridget Sloan of United States competes in the balance beam event during the second day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at O2 Arena on October 14, 2009 in London, England.Clive Rose/Getty Images