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Valeriia Maksiuta of Israel attends a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters

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Chinese gymnast Teng Haibin works out on the horizontal bar during men's gymnastics podium training before the 2012 London Olympic Games in London.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters

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Britain's Andy Murray returns the ball during a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis Club ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters

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South Korea's Kim Soo-myun rotates above the horizontal bar during men's gymnastics podium training before the 2012 London Olympic Games in London.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters

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Brazil's Daniele Matias Hypolito performs on the vault during training at the 2012 Summer Olympics.Julie Jacobson/The Associated Press

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Louis Smith of Britain practices on the pommel horse during a training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Game.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

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A Brazilian gymnast performs on the vault during training at the 2012 Summer Olympics.Julie Jacobson/The Associated Press

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Jonathan Horton of the U.S. attends a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters

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Matias Hypolito of Brazil practices on the beam during a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters

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Lauren Mitchell of Australia attends a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

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Lauren Mitchell of Australia attends a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters

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Vanessa Ferrari of Italy attends a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters

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Jordyn Wieber of the U.S. attends a gymnastics training session at the North Greenwich Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters

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Huang Qiushuang of China attends a gymnastics training session at the North Greenwich Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters

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Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova serves during a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis Club before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters

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Zoi Mafalda Marques de Lima of Portugal attends a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters

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