John Orozco

John Orozco (born December 30, 1992) is an American gymnast and the 2012 Visa National Champion. He trains at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Early years

Orozco was born in the Bronx, New York, and is the son of Puerto Rican parents, William and Damaris Orozco. John's father worked for the New York City Department of Sanitation for 20 years until he was forced to retire after suffering a stroke. His mother, a homemaker, drove him to and from practices 30 miles away from his childhood home in the Bronx to his gym, World Cup Gymnastics, in Chappaqua, New York, while he was growing up. He is the youngest of five children. His siblings Erik, Jessica, Manny, and Jason all taught recreational gymnastics. He began gymnastics at the age of eight, when his father found a flyer for free gymnastics lessons at a gym in Manhattan called Sutton Gymnastics. The gym allowed him to be part of a program for children who were socioeconomically disadvantaged. He trained at World Cup Gymnastics in Chappaqua while finishing his high school education at Felisa Rincon de Gautier Institute in Soundview.