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 [1], 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.

When She Took First Place in the Team Competition at the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships

And Then Third Place at the P&G Gymnastics Championships

When She Scored the Highest Score on Balance Beam at the US Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team Trials

Then Made the Team!

When She Was All Sass on Her Team Competition Floor Routine

No, Seriously, ALL the Sass

When She Gave Herself a Pep Talk Before the Balance Beam Routine

And It Totally Worked

When She Won Gold With Team USA

And Couldn't Deal With All the Excitement

When She Slayed the Balance Beam in the Solo Competition

And Took Home the Silver Medal

When She Was a Hungry Hungry Human on The Tonight Show

When She Attended the MTV Video Music Awards

When She Threw the First Pitch For the Mets With a Flip

When She Attended the CMA Awards With Her Team

When She Made Her DWTS Debut

Then Showed Us She Can Tango Like No One Else Can

When She Let Her Emotions Show After the Foxtrot

When She Told Ellen DeGeneres Her Dance Secret Is Looking Like She's Smelling Quesadillas

And, Of Course, When She Won the Mirror Ball Trophy