"Two months after a complicated post-surgery period, the patient remains conscious, fully intellectually aware, in thorough communication with his governingteam and on top of the fundamental duties of his post, " Villegas said.
The hope is that expanded membership in USA Synchro will attract corporate sponsorship and build the U.S. team, said the national governing body's new executive director Julie Swarts, a former gymnast and coach who also works as a gymnastics judge.
The players' statement revealed their anger over the unprecedented breakdown in relations between the national team and the domestic game's governing body.