Quite a comeback

One of the most poignant memories of the 2007 gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, was the daily sight of Canadian gymnast Kyle Shewfelt, pushing himself in his wheelchair from event to event to cheer on his teammates.

Shewfelt, the defending Olympic floor exercise gold medalist, broke both his legs during a training session in Stuttgart before the competition. Shewfelt was recently named to the Canadian Olympic team and will try to defend his floor exercise title and help Canada make the eight-team final for the first time in history.

The Montreal Gazette recently did a story on Shewfelt.

-- Diane Pucin

Photo: Canadian Olympic champion Kyle Shewfelt at a news conference in Calgary on June 3. Credit: Jeff McIntosh / Canadian Press