Olympics: Which country will win the Men's Artistic Gymnastics, Team All Around Gold?

The U.S. men's team dealt with serious changes just before leaving for Beijing. Reigning Olympic all-around champion Paul Hamm withdrew from the team because his broken right hand was not sufficiently healthy enough for him to compete. Hamm also injured his rotator cuff while rehabbing the hand. Because of Hamm's injury, Raj Bhavsar, who was an alternate on the 2004 Olympic team, was elevated from alternate to the main roster for the Olympics. Hamm's twin brother, Morgan, will be making his third trip to the Olympics despite some controversy. He tested positive for a prescribed substance without first getting the proper clearance, although despite a warning from USADA, he's allowed to compete on the team.

Internationally, the Chinese are strong contenders to win plenty of hardware amongst the men. Yang Wei earned a silver in the 2000 Olympics individual all- around, as well as a gold medal in the team. Now at 28 and on the heels of 2006 and 2007 world all-around titles, he's ready to bring China to the top again. Xiao Qin has won three world titles on pommel horse, while Chen Yibing is a two-time champion on rings. Additionally, Huang Xu captured the silver medal in 2003 on parallel bars.

South Korean Yang Tae-Young remembers the supposed injustice from 2004 when he was credited with an incorrect start value on parallel bars during the men's all-around final. He finished with the bronze medal, barely behind gold medalist Paul Hamm. The South Korean delegation protested, but gymnastics' international governing body upheld the scores despite admitting a mistake had been made. Now 28, Yang won a bronze medal at the team event in the 2006 Asian Games, although his main threat to medal would be on parallel bars in Beijing and not in the all-around.

Kyle Shewfelt garnered Canada's first artistic gymnastics Olympic medal by winning the gold in the floor competition four years ago, and he's back again for 2008.

Another intriguing story for the men will be the participation of Jordan Jovtchev, as the Bulgarian takes part in his fifth Olympics. The 35-year-old has three bronzes and a silver, but has yet to win gold. He won a bronze on floor in 2004.