Olympic comeback kids

Just call it a comeback. The recent swimming, track and gymnastics trials offered plenty of stories of athletes overcoming a setback -- ranging from injuries to drug-related suspensions to gunshot wounds -- to earn their ticket to London. -By Pauline Vu

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Jonathan Horton
In October 2011, Horton landed strangely on the vault and broke two bones and tore a ligament in his foot. Doctors told him it would take nine months to a year to heal, but Olympic trials were only eight months away. Undaunted, Horton worked hard to recover and placed third at trials. He was chosen for the team, and is the squad’s only returning Olympian. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Jonathan Horton
In October 2011, Horton landed strangely on the vault and broke two bones and tore a ligament in his foot. Doctors told him it would take nine months to a year to heal, but Olympic trials were only eight months away. Undaunted, Horton worked hard to recover and placed third at trials. He was chosen for the team, and is the squad’s only returning Olympian. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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