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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Danell Leyva wasnt even supposed to be competing in the Rio Games.A dog bite to his leg slowed his preparations this spring and he was relegated to alternate status when the U.S. mens Olympic gymnastics team was announced in late June. He wasnt added to the five-man squad until John Orozco injured his left knee a month ago.On Tuesday, Leyva made the most of his second chance, winning silver medals in both the parallel and high bars.Nobody has a perfect day, but I feel like this was as close to perfect as I could possibly have done, he said. Im incredibly happy.Leyva was thrilled to have navigated through his many obstacles to win two medals. However, there was one person that was probably just a bit more jazzed about his triumph.His stepfather and coach Yin Alvarez ran around jumping and screaming -- basically freaking out -- after both of his performances.No matter what I do Yin is always more excited, Leyva said.Alvarez maintained that energy long after the final medal ceremony. He bounded through the mixed zone high-fiving people and sporting a huge grin.I always say any medal, any color is good, Alvarez said. So two silver medals in one competition in the same day is amazing.Leyva, who won a bronze medal in the all-around competition in London, went first on the parallel bars on Tuesday. He pulled off a nearly flawless routine, and when he stuck the landing without so much as a hop he knew hed be on the medal stand. He was even more confident after seeing his score of 15.900. But that didnt make the long wait for the final results any easier.It was a little stressful waiting for all the scores, he said.He wasnt able to let up and fully soak in the moment after he won his first medal with only about an hour until hed take on the high bars. He even issued a silent warning the apparatus as he was receiving his first medal of the day.Even when I was on the podium I was looking over at the high bar and I was like: `Im going to get you now, boy, he said.Leyva fell on high bar during the team competition a week ago as the Americans finished a disappointing fifth. Even though they were too far back for his late fall to have mattered much in the standings, Leyva was hard on himself about the miscue and was relieved to stick his routine in the event finals.This was absolutely redemption, not only for me but for the team as well, he said.He went last on the high bars, and his score of 15.500 knocked teammate Sam Mikulak out of a bronze medal and into fourth place. 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NEW YORK -- Three sisters whose track and field prowess brought them medals, TV appearances and even a magazine cover are still struggling for something thats eluded them: a home of their own.Tai, Rainn and Brooke Sheppard and their mother still share a bed in a Brooklyn homeless shelter despite an outpouring of attention that began this summer when The Associated Press wrote about how they overcame hardships to qualify and earn medals in the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Houston.Ten-year-old Rainn won the 3,000 meters; Tai, 11, was second in the 80-meter hurdles, and Brooke, 9, was second in the high jump.Many were touched by their plight and wanted to help; a philanthropist bought mother Tonia Handy a plane ticket to watch her girls run at the games and others came forward with tips for her to find a better job. But months later, even as the girls are being honored as Sports Illustrated Kids SportsKids of the Year, Handy is still looking for something better than the minimum-wage job answering phones at a taxi company and that elusive place of their own.I just want a nice mattress, Handy told the AP this week. Can I just have a nice mattress to lay my head and just relax and take a breather before I get up and start this new life?New York Citys Department of Homeless Services says Handy has been working with a case manager since October on a plan to leave the shelter system.dddddddddddd Some options didnt work out because of apartments being a long way from Brooklyn or scheduling issues that made Handy miss meetings with potential landlords. Handy says one job she had been offered was in another borough and too long a commute, while another interview didnt result in an offer.But the family appreciates the love theyre receiving, most recently on an appearance of ABCs The View, where host Whoopi Goldberg showed the girls on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Kids issue for December that made it clear they had won and presented the family with $10,000, along with $40,000 for their Brooklyn-based Jeuness Track Club.That money is going to make a really big difference in our lives, Handy said.Brooke said on the show that joining the track club was the best thing that ever happened to her.It makes us more responsible, she said. And it gives us an idea of whats going to happen in the future, like getting a scholarship. ' ' '