Leyva Beats Orozco, Both Gymnasts Going to London Danell Leyva and his family had little besides hope and determination when they arrived from Cuba almost 20 years ago. On Saturday night, he stood in the center of the arena, a U.S. Olympian. With his mother and stepfather by his side, Leyva completed his family's incredible journey, beating John Orozco to win the Olympic trials and clinching an automatic spot on the men's gymnastics team. As he climbed off the podium after his last event, his stepfather greeted him with a bow and Leyva picked him up in a bear hug. "It's big," said Alvarez, who fled Cuba a year before Leyva. It's big because I wanted to be an Olympian, and (Leyva) represents me. And all Cuban immigrants who came to this country for a better life and to make something (of themselves). Leyva finished almost a point ahead of Orozco in an entertaining game of "Can you top this?" Because both finished in the top three in at least three events, they automatically qualified for the Olympic team. The remaining three members will be chosen by a five-person selection committee, and the team will be announced Sunday. One of those spots is almost certain to go to Jonathon Horton, a double medalist at the Beijing Olympics and the backbone of the U.S. squad. The other two spots are up for grabs after Samuel Mikulak, who began Saturday in third place in the combined standings from nationals and the first day of trials, was only able to compete on pommel horse after spraining his ankle Thursday. Yin Alvarez jumps in his step son, Danell Leyva's arms during the final round of the men's Olympic gymnastics trials, Saturday, June 30, 2012, in San Jose, Calif. Leyva won the men's all around and will be on the U.S. Olympic team. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Close His 14.4 was two-tenths below what he usually scores, but was still fifth-best of the day on the Americans' weakest event. "I showed everything I could and I put everything out on the table," Mikulak said. All I can do is wait. It's going to be the longest night ever. For Orozco, it's going to be a night unlike any other in the past decade. Gymnastics has been Orozco's ticket out of the rough Bronx neighborhood where his parents still live, and he's gone to bed every night the last 10 years imagining what it would be like to hear his name announced as an Olympian. "Now it's not a dream anymore," he said. Now it's a memory. Leyva's mother and stepfather were both gymnasts in Cuba, but his mother never envisioned her son following in their footsteps. He was not exactly athletic as a baby - downright chubby, actually - and Alvarez had to talk her into letting the boy try gymnastics after he became enthralled watching a videotape as a toddler. Good thing Alvarez is so persuasive. Leyva has developed into one of the world's best gymnast, combining difficult skills with breathtaking elegance and style. His rivalry with Orozco has made both that much better, and they will be a potent 1-2 force in London, where the Americans believe they have the goods to make a legitimate run at the gold medal for the first time since 1984. "These two guys don't want to be Olympians," Alvarez said, "they want to be Olympic champions." The two were second (Orozco) and third (Leyva) behind three-time world champion Kohei Uchimura in qualifying at last year's world championships, and have spent the last six months playing leapfrog in U.S. meets. Orozco got the better of Leyva earlier this month at the U.S. championships, but Leyva took the lead in Thursday's prelims and threw down the first challenge Saturday on high bar, their first event.