Feb. 3, 2012
PDF: Prelims Results 
Schedule of Events (All Times PST)
Saturday, Feb. 4 - Session 3 (Finals) - 7:15-9:30 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - One current and two former members of the Ohio State men's gymnastics team advanced to the finals of the 2012 Winter Cup Thursday evening at the LV Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Brandon Wynn, a two-time rings national champion (2008-11), senior co-captain Ty Echard (2009-present) and Tai Lee (2007-10) all advanced to the finals set for 7:15 p.m. PST Saturday.
The three Buckeyes will have a chance to make one of eight spots available on the U.S. senior men's national team.
"Brandon Wynn went six-for-six with a new routine on the floor exercise and pommel horse events and I think if he corrects a few mistakes he will be able to improve his all-around score by two points," head coach Rustam Sharipov said. "Overall, I was pleased with the effort by our guys in the prelims."
Wynn, who will look to make his third-consecutive U.S. national team, finished fourth in the all-around competition in the prelims with an 87.000. The native of Voorhees, N.J., Wynn claimed Top 10 finishes on three events, including a second-place finish on rings (15.35), a sixth-place mark on parallel bars (14.95) and a seventh-place finish on high bar (14.400). Wynn, the two-time defending U.S. rings champion, also notched a 15.60 vault score to tie for 11th overall.
Echard, the only current Buckeye to participate in the Winter Cup, posted a 14.750 score on pommel horse to place fourth overall in the competition. The native of Carroll, Ohio, will look to make his first U.S. national team.
Lee, a 2007 First Team All-Big Ten selection, collected a 13.950 on high bar to tie for 12th overall, while claiming a 15.200 score on vault for 20th overall in the prelims.
Live results for the 2012 Winter Cup finals can be found on the USA Gymnastics website at http://usagym.org/pages/events/wc/.
