"I kind of thought I was going to throw up before I went. "I've been training so hard so I'm glad I just did the routine I've been doing in practice and I have no regrets," Hernandez said in an interview on The Today Show. Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands took gold. Her teammate Biles, who was expected to win gold in the event, faltered on the beam and took the bronze. Hernandez went on to win a silver medal in the individual balance beam event with a poised performance that earned her a score of 15.333. The Final Five are the third American women’s gymnastic team to win gold, following team victories in 19. The next Olympics is only going to be a four-person team." She added: "This is the last Olympics where there's a five-girl team. We wanted to do it for her just because she's there with us every single day.” Raisman explained the meaning behind the team nickname on the Today Show: “We're the Final Five because this is Marta last Olympics and without her none of this would have been possible. ![]() Hernandez shared the victory with Biles, Douglas, Raisman and Kocian, a team which calls themselves “The Final Five.” women’s gymnastics team, announced that she would turn professional days before the start of the Olympic Games in Rio.Īt the team competition, she delivered impressive performances, scoring 15.100 on the vault, 15.233 on the balance beam and 14.833 on floor exercise, helping the U.S. "I think it’s amazing that I can just go out there and be myself, and the fact that I’m carrying Puerto Rico on my back a little bit, I think that’s an honor." 2016 Summer Olympic GamesĪt age 16, Hernandez, the youngest member of the U.S. "I’m just proud of my heritage," Hernandez said in an interview with NBC. Hernandez is one of only a handful of Latinas (Tracee Talavera, Annia Hatch and Kyla Ross being the others) to represent the U.S. In qualifying for the team, the teenager will join Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles and Madison Kocian at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in August 2016. Known for her signature dance moves, effervescent personality and expressive face, she captivated the audience and judges alike. In July 2016, Hernandez competed in San Jose, California for a spot on Team U.S.A. But in 2016, she made her debut as a senior gymnast and earned the bronze medal in the all-around at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, among others. team for the world championships because of her age at the time. In 2015, the junior gymnastics champion didn't qualify for the U.S. In 2014, Hernandez was sidelined with injuries that included a dislocated right kneecap and a fractured wrist.Ī year later she was back in action and performed in four competitions, where she earned medals in every event and an all-around gold. She would attend the USA Gymnastics development camps at age nine where she excelled. ![]() It was there she came to the attention of Maggie Haney, who would become her coach and manager. When Hernandez was six, her parents signed her up for gymnastics classes in her hometown of Old Bridge. ![]() She and her siblings, brother Marcus and sister Jelysa, were all athletic from a young age. Her mother is a social worker who has also served in the Army Reserves and her father is a court officer in New Jersey. She is the youngest of three children born to parents Anthony and Wanda Hernandez. Lauren “Laurie” Hernandez was born on June 9, 2000, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. women's gymnastics team, nicknamed "The Final Five," and a silver medal in the individual balance beam event. At the Summer Games in Rio, she won team gold as the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics team and is one of only a handful of Latinas to represent the U.S. Gymnast Laurie Hernandez started her gymnastics career as a young child and steadily built a reputation for her skills and charisma on the floor and apparatus.
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