Laurie Hernandez: How my Puerto Rican heritage helped me become an Olympic gymnast

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Laurie Hernandez: How my Puerto Rican heritage helped me become an Olympic gymnast
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Hernandez chats with Know Your Value about her career, her beloved culture, her best advice for young women and more.

In December, Hernandez will give back by hosting Champions Challenge, a gymnastics benefit competition in San Juan. Gymnasts from the island and beyond are invited to compete, Part of the proceeds will go to various local causes including the Puerto Rican Gymnastics Federation.

“I was just a kid who was excited about something,” she said. “She could have just said ‘no', but she didn’t.”

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