on May 9 that Zylberberg was to be dropped from the final Olympic warm-up event before the Olympic games and as a result, miss the games altogether. His absence from the squad was attributed by his coach, Pablo Rossi, to "sporting reasons," and that Zylberberg "had not been able to complete all the necessary steps in pre-season". However there is speculation that Zylberberg was dropped to avoid adverse attention to the team and potential media frenzy when players land in London in July 2012. As a result of his involvement with the advertisement, Zylberberg was also the subject of online threats. References External links 1977 births Living people Argentine Jews Argentine male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Argentina Field hockey players from Buenos Aires Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games Jewish Argentine sportspeople Jewish sportspeople Argentine people of German-Jewish descent Argentine people of German descent Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Argentine people