Gymnastics star Asher Hong secured his first national all-around crown at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Saturday. First teen to win since 2012: Hong, a 19-year-old member of Stanford University's men's gymnastics team in Northern California, embraced the support of his friends and family at the event held at the SAP Center in San Jose. He is the first teenager to win since John Orozco in 2012 and the youngest to win since Tim Ryan in 2012.
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Asher Hong won his first men's national gymnastics title on Saturday night, posting a two-day total of 170.930 to edge college teammate Khoi Young and Fred Richard. The 19-year-old Hong, a sophomore at Stanford, is the first teenager to win a men's all-around national championship since John Orozco in 2012. Hong, who finished third behind two-time national champion Brody Malone a year ago, led after the opening night on Thursday but fell behind early in the finals after a so-so performance on the pommel horse.