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Laurie Hernandez Talks Mental Health in Sports & How To Move On From Gymnastics

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:56:47 +0000

Laurie Hernandez is a gymnast. That’s what everyone knows her as. That’s what a Google search with her name will tell you. But Laurie Hernandez is, of course, much more than that. Remezcla had a chance to talk to Hernandez during the L’ATTITUDE event, which seeks to celebrate Latinos and counts Nike as one of

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Gymnast Laurie Hernández Makes Return To the Mat & Gets Support From Marvel Actress

Kiko Martinez — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:05:58 +0000

Laurie Hernández, 20, a member of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, proved what a superhero she is by making a comeback to the sport Saturday (Feb. 27) and even received a shout out from a famous movie superhero, too. Hernández, who is Puerto Rican, had a stressful 2020 that included

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Go Home Everybody, Laurie Hernandez Has Already Won ‘Dancing With the Stars’ With This Routine

Yara Simón — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:56:11 +0000

On the Monday night debut of the 23rd season of Dancing With the Stars, Ryan Lochte protestors forced the show to abruptly break to commercial. And they threatened to throw 16-year-old Laurie Hernandez off her A-game. Just after Lochte and his partner, Cheryl Burke, did the foxtrot, two men walked in front of the camera to

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Laurie Hernandez Geeking Out at the VMAs Is All Of Us

Yara Simón — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:33:54 +0000

The 2016 Video Music Awards had plenty of star power in Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Kimye. But as red carpet regulars, they were pretty unfazed the entire night. But for people like Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, Madison Kocian, and Laurie Hernandez – 4/5 of the Final Five – everything was new and exciting. Even then, Hernandez geeked

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5 GIFs that Prove Laurie Hernandez Is Simone Biles’ Biggest Fan

Yara Simón — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 21:28:21 +0000

I can guarantee that if I ever saw the Final Five – the gold-medal winning Olympic women’s gymnastics team – live, I’d geek out. Winning nine medals at the Rio Games, Laurie Hernandez, Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and Madison Kocian set a US women’s gymnastics record. As a member of this group, Laurie’s

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Laurie Hernandez’s Individual Olympic Silver Medal Set Off an Avalanche of Endorsement Deals

Yara Simón — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 19:41:35 +0000

Before Laurie Hernandez even made the gold-medal winning US women’s gymnastics team, she captivated the Internet. At the P&G Gymnastics Championships on June 24, USA Gymnastics’ national team coordinator Márta Károlyi – the woman you have to impress to get on the Olympic team – was visibly impressed with Hernandez, who nailed routine after routine. Laurie’s

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Laurie Hernandez Beats World’s Greatest Simone Biles on Balance Beam, Wins a Silver Medal

Trilly Chirino — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:45:57 +0000

After winning gold with the Final Five, Laurie Hernandez now has an individual silver medal to pair it with after today’s balance beam individual final. Simone Biles cracked the door open for Hernandez to challenge for gold when she made an error in her routine. Because she’s unstoppable, Biles – who touched the beam with

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ICYMI: These Are the 9 Best Moments From Laurie Hernandez’s Epic Olympic Win

Trilly Chirino — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 22:55:38 +0000

Laurie Hernandez is officially an Olympic champion after Team USA’s women’s gymnastics team smoked the competition in the team finals. For a 16-year-old who hasn’t competed much in the big leagues, it’s amazing the level of trust placed in Hernandez. The youngest member of the “Final Five” (the nickname they gave themselves based on the fact

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Junot Diaz is a Laurie Hernández Fan, and 4 Other Things We Learned About the Olympic Gymnast

Mariela Santos-Muniz — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 23:43:31 +0000

Are you wondering which athlete you should be on the lookout for at the Rio Olympics? Look no further than 16 year-old Latina gymnast Laurie Hernández. One of only four Latinas gymnasts to represent Team USA at the Olympics since 1936, Hernández is the second of Puerto Rican descent, after 2012 Olympian Kyla Ross. Set

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Only 4 Latina Gymnasts Have Repped Team USA at the Olympics Since 1936

Yara Simón — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 23:33:41 +0000

When 16-year-old Laurie Hernandez made Team USA’s Olympics squad, the news electrified the internet. Though she’s not the first Latina to represent the US gymnastics at the world’s largest sports stage, having a Latina on the 2016 team is important in a sport that remains very white. In the spring of 2007, a survey of the Member

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