Yewki Tomita performs on the uneven bars during the men's first day of competition at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

 Julie Jacobson

Son of distinguished Tucson gymnasts coach Yoichi Tomita, Yewki won virtually everything a male gymnast could win before injuries prevented him from making the 2004 and 2008 USA Olympic teams. He was second in the pommel horse at the ’08 Olympic Trials.Β 

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