Gymnast ace John Orozco feels `personally responsible` for team’s defeat

Washington -  US gymnast John Orozco holds himself responsible for his team’s failure to secure any of the top three slots at Olympics on Monday.

The 19-year-old said that he messed up on both the vault as he performed during the Men's artistic team all-around event.

"I feel personally responsible. I did five events and I botched two," CBS News quoted Orozco as saying.

"If you saw, I fell on my butt" - and the pommel horse, where "I did so poorly, it counted as if I fell twice."

However, another gymnast from the team, Sam Mikulak, insisted that no one member of the US men’s gymnastics team was at fault for the performance.

"He's definitely being too hard on himself," Mikulak said.

The 20-year-old also said that although the team finished fifth in the tournament, it still showed that they are young and improving and "will be a force in Rio."

The Americans, hoping for their first Olympic title since 1984 after finishing No. 1 in qualifying, lost all hopes for any medal with a dismal performance at their second event, pommel horse.

The event saw China finishing first with a score of 275.997 points. The second slot was secured by Japan with 271.952 points, while Britain landed third with 271.711points.