U.S. men’s gymnastics lineup for the three-man, three-count format

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BEIJING -- The U.S. men’s gymnastics team, which competes in the eight-man team finals Tuesday, released its lineup for the three-man, three-count format. In the finals, only three of the six men eligible compete on each of the six apparatus with all three scores counting. That’s different from team qualifying, in which five men competed on each apparatus with four scores counting.

While China overwhelmingly won the team qualifying competition, the team has historically faltered in the three-up, three-count format, which can reward lower-difficulty but more consistent routines more than high-difficulty maneuvers that result in big mistakes.

Interestingly, Alexander Artemev, who did qualify for the all-around finals, is only doing one event, pommel horse, Tuesday. Artemev is notable on the U.S. team for attempting more high-difficulty moves but often missing.

U.S. lineup after the jump...

Still rings: Raj Bhavsar, Jonathan Horton, Kevin Tan

Vault: Bhavsar, Horton, Justin Spring

Parallel bars: Bhavsar, Horton, Spring

Horizontal bar: Joey Hagerty, Horton, Spring

Floor exercise: Spring, Hagerty, Horton

Pommel horse: Tan, Bhavsar, Alexander Artemev

-- Diane Pucin