Laurie Hernandez's Best Moments of 2016
26 Moments That Laurie Hernandez Will Never, Ever Forget
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It's hard to believe that at the beginning of 2016, most of us didn't know who Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez was. The 16-year-old athlete, whose parents are Puerto Rican, is so endearing, she very quickly stole our hearts with her sass on the floor of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, her moves on Dancing With the Stars, and her sense of humor. Straight ahead we've rounded up 26 of Laurie's highlights from the past 12 months. It's a year she nor us will ever forget.
1 When She Took First Place in the Team Competition at the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships
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2 And Then Third Place at the P&G Gymnastics Championships
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3 When She Scored the Highest Score on Balance Beam at the US Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team Trials
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4 Then Made the Team!
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5 When This Throwback Video of Her Floor Routine Made the Rounds
6 When She Made It to Rio de Janeiro For the Olympics and Posed With the Rings
7 When She Was All Sass on Her Team Competition Floor Routine
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8 No, Seriously, ALL the Sass
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9 When She Gave Herself a Pep Talk Before the Balance Beam Routine
10 And It Totally Worked
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11 When She Won Gold With Team USA
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12 And Couldn't Deal With All the Excitement
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13 When Her Brother Wrote the Sweetest Congratulations Message
14 When She Slayed the Balance Beam in the Solo Competition
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15 And Took Home the Silver Medal
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16 When She Got to Meet Her Crush, Zac Efron
17 When She Was a Hungry Hungry Human on The Tonight Show
18 When She Attended the MTV Video Music Awards
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19 When She Announced She Was Competing in Dancing With the Stars
20 When She Threw the First Pitch For the Mets With a Flip
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21 When She Attended the CMA Awards With Her Team
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22 When She Made Her DWTS Debut
23 Then Showed Us She Can Tango Like No One Else Can
24 When She Let Her Emotions Show After the Foxtrot
25 When She Told Ellen DeGeneres Her Dance Secret Is Looking Like She's Smelling Quesadillas
26 And, Of Course, When She Won the Mirror Ball Trophy
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