Laurie Hernandez Biography, Age, Education, Nationality, Family, Relationships

Laurie Hernandez is a retired American artistic gymnast. In her first year as a senior gymnast, she was part of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, known as the “Final Five,” which won the team gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won a silver medal on the balance beam.

Beyond gymnastics, Hernandez won season 23 of Dancing with the Stars in 2016 with her partner Val Chmerkovskiy. She hosted the first season of American Ninja Warrior Junior and voiced Valeria in the Nickelodeon animated miniseries Middle School Moguls. Hernandez has written two books: the New York Times Bestseller I Got This: To Gold and Beyond, and a children’s book, She’s Got This. ¹

Being a gymnast means having the strength to hold on and the courage to let go.

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Laurie Hernandez Biography

Lauren Zoe Hernandez was born on June 9, 2000, in Old Bridge, New Jersey, USA and she is 24 years old as of 2024. She is a White American who follows the path of Christianity. Her birth sign is Gemini. ²

Laurie Hernandez Education

Hernandez was homeschooled through the Abeka Academy distance-learning program. She attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Laurie Hernandez Family & Parents

Hernandez’s parents are Wanda and Anthony Hernandez, who are from Puerto Rico. She has a sister named Jelysa and a brother named Marcus. She started ballet lessons in her childhood but switched to gymnastics later. ³

Laurie Hernandez Relationships

Laurie has been in a relationship with gymnast Charlotte Drury since December 2020.

Laurie Hernandez Career

In 2016, Lauris reached the senior elite level of competitive gymnastics. At the U.S. national championships, she placed third in the all-around and won bronze medals in the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.

At the U.S. Olympic trials, she placed second overall, won the balance beam, and took third in the floor exercise, and earned a spot on the “Final Five” Olympic team. She was the youngest member and the first U.S. Latina gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. In Rio, she helped the U.S. team win gold and won a silver medal in the individual balance beam event.

After the Olympics, Hernandez took a break from gymnastics. She won Dancing with the Stars in 2016 with Val Chmerkovskiy and became the youngest winner at 16. She wrote I Got This: To Gold and Beyond and the children’s book She’s Got This.

In 2018, she was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame and spoke out about athletes’ mental health. In 2020, she revealed emotional abuse by her former coach, Maggie Haney, who was suspended for eight years.

Hernandez started training again in 2019 but withdrew from the 2021 U.S. national championships due to a knee injury and did not compete in the delayed 2020 Olympic trials. She provided TV commentary during the gymnastics events at the Tokyo Games. ⁴

Lauris described her experience as a “crazy roller-coaster.” Hernandez said her goal is to inspire others on her journey. She has since become a TV star, co-hosting American Ninja Warrior Junior and appearing in the Nickelodeon series Middle School Moguls. ⁵