`MALCOLM'S' CRIPPLED PAL TO BE OLYMPIC GYMNAST?

`MALCOLM'S' CRIPPLED PAL TO BE OLYMPIC GYMNAST?

LOMA LINDA, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- Looks like the handicapped kid on "Malcolm In The Middle" has his eyes on becoming an Olympic gymnast. Although 11-year-old actor Craig Lamar Traylor plays out-of-breath and wheelchair-bound "Stevie" on the Fox sitcom, in real life, he's an accomplished gymnast who plans on competing in the 2004 Olympics. But for the time being, Craig's role on "Malcolm" requires him to sit down on the job -- which he admits can be a literal pain in the neck. Craig says sitting in a wheelchair for multiple takes sometimes makes him dizzy during gymnastic workouts. But on the other hand, he says pushing the chair around has developed his upper-body strength.