SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2007—David Durante of Garwood, N.J., earned his first-career U.S. all-around title at the 2007 Visa Championships at the HP Pavilion at San Jose (Calif.).
“It was like a flood of emotion I’ve never had before,” said Durante, a
Durante, who is a member of Team Chevron, finished with a total score of 179.300, while Alvarez and Nakamori posted scores of 179.100 and 178.400, respectively. Defending all-around champion Alexander Artemev of
“I’m happy, but it was so close,” said Alvarez, who competed for Team Chevron. “Second is not bad, but I came in and I wanted to win.”
“By far, this is my greatest achievement,” said Nakamori, who competes for Stanford. “I came into the competition with no expectations. I came out for the show and had fun.”
Durante’s 15.500 on parallel bars not only earned him an individual event crown, but also secured the
In his first competition since winning the all-around at the 2004 Olympic Games, Paul Hamm of
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