It is hard to believe that Laurie Hernandez is only 17-years-old. It was just last year when she captured our hearts at the Rio Olympics and went on to be the youngest winner of Dancing with the Stars in 2016 with partner Val Chmerkovskiy. In addition to being a guest on many talk shows, she also had cameos on Sesame Street and Stuck in the Middle as herself. She will be seen in an upcoming episode of Law and Order: SVU. Everything she does turns into gold.
Hernandez was part of the "final five" Olympic gymnastics team and is a two-time Olympic medalist in artistic gymnastics earning a gold team medal, as well as the silver in the balance beam in Rio. The Olympics was her first international meet.
She was born in New Jersey to Anthony and Wanda Hernandez. She has a brother named Marcus and a sister named Jelysa. All of the Hernandez kids are active in sports. She was able to keep up her studies and training by being homeschooled. She is now a high school junior and is considering where she wants to go to college.
She and her mom partnered with Febreze for their "I Love You, But You Stink" campaign.
The complete interview can be seen below.