Who is Hezly Rivera, the youngest US women’s gymnast
Hesley Rivera is defying expectations in women’s gymnastics at the Olympics. The 16-year-old New Jersey native will be making her Olympic debut as Team USA’s youngest gymnast, teaming up with veteran Simone Biles, who serves as captain of the five-member team. Rivera will also be the youngest U.S. athlete in any event at the Paris […]
Hezly Rivera beat Simone Biles on the beam to make Olympic team
This girl from the Garden State has her sights set on a gold medal. Hesley Rivera, a teenager from Oradell, New Jersey, unexpectedly earned a spot on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team after placing fifth all-around at the Olympic Trials in Minnesota last month. Rivera just turned 16, making her the youngest member of a […]
Hezly Rivera, 16, youngest member of U.S. gymnastics team
The U.S. team heading to Paris has perhaps the youngest members of its most star-studded squad. Sixteen-year-old Hesley Rivera impressed the USA Gymnastics selection committee at the 2024 Olympic Trials in Minnesota last weekend, finishing in fifth place as the team’s youngest member. She is more than 10 years younger than teammate Simone Biles, who, […]