Hezly Rivera, 16, impressed the U.S. gymnastics selection committee at the 2024 Olympic Trials this past weekend in Minnesota, earning her place as fifth and the youngest member of the team.
She will be make her Olympic debut alongside Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey at the Paris Games.Celtics' Jayson Tatum gets richest contract in NBA history Rivera scored a 14.3 on the uneven bars and a 14.275 on the balance beam — the highest scores among all the potential contenders vying for the fifth spot.“I’m so grateful to be here and to be called to the Olympic team, this has been my dream ever since I was 8,” she said.
“She’s so young. She can’t even drive! Should we teach her how to drive before we get to Paris?” Biles joked about Rivera after the team was named on Sunday,The U.S. women’s team from left to right, Suni Lee, Simone Biles, Hezly Rivera, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey, smile after being named to the 2024 Olympic team at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Minneapolis.Rivera will play a big role in helping the U.S.
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Meet Hezly Rivera, the 16-Year-Old Gymnast Headed to Paris on the U.S. Olympic TeamThe teenager competed at trials like she had nothing to lose, and now she’s joining the oldest, most decorated U.S. women’s gymnastics squad in history at this summer's Games.
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