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Lauren Zoe Hernandez (born June 9, 2000) is an American retired artistic gymnast. During her debut year as a senior gymnast, she competed as a member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team dubbed the "Final Five" that won the team gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Individually, Hernandez earned the silver medal on the balance beam.
It was the United States' third gold medal in the event after 2012 and 1996. The five members of the team were Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman, with MyKayla Skinner, Ragan Smith, and Ashton Locklear serving as the three alternates.
She was also the first U.S. athlete to win both team and all-around gold medals at the London Olympics. 4. At only 16 years old, Laurie Hernandez has already had to overcome a major obstacle in ...
Former Olympic gold medalists Aly Raisman and Laurie Hernandez, who competed together with Biles in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, expressed their congratulations online.
Laurie Hernandez (USA) 2016 United ... won the gold medal, Jordyn Wieber (57.700) the silver, and ... with first-year senior Simone Biles winning gold with a score of ...
Eight years ago in Rio de Janeiro, she was the youngest member of the Simone Biles-led “Final Five” team that stormed to the gold medal. Hernandez added a silver on beam later in those Games, where her boundless energy helped make her a breakout star. Not much has changed in Paris other than Hernandez's point of view.
Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez tells WH that Team USA is a "lock" and will be "good to go" in Tuesday's team finals. Simone Biles could win her first gold of the 2024 Summer Olympics today.
In addition, 16 year old Hezly Rivera was chosen for the team. The five won the team all-around gold medal, while Biles and Lee won the gold and bronze individual all-around medals, respectively. Biles went on to win gold on vault and silver on floor exercise, while Lee won the bronze on uneven bars and Carey won bronze on vault.