Team USA's rising star may be the rookie of the team, but Rivera is going into the competition with confidence.
\"I need to trust myself and trust my training, because my muscle memory is there and it's very strong,\" she said. \"I just have to do what I do in the gym. And I know everything will be perfect.\"
While Rivera doesn't know which events she'll be competing in at the Games just yet, she told \"GMA\" that in practice she's training for \"vault, bars, beam and floor.\"
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PHOTO: Hezly Rivera warming up on beam on Day Two of the 2024 U.S.Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials at Target Center, June 28, 2024, in Minneapolis.
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Rivera's sister was the first person who picked up on her early enthusiasm for gymnastics \"because from a very young age, I was already doing cartwheels and handstands and bridges everywhere.\"
But it wasn't until she attended a friends' fifth birthday party at a local gym, where she recalled \"flipping around on all the equipment\" and said, \"the coaches told my parents that they should put me -- on a little mini team -- and that I had potential.\"
Hezly Rivera facts and career highlights
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PHOTO: Hezly Rivera competes in the Beam during the Senior Women competition of the 2024 USA Gymnastics Winter Cup at Kentucky International Convention Center, Feb. 24, 2024, in Louisville, Ky.
National Competition Results
2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Minneapolis, Minn: Gold in balance beam; 4th in uneven bars; 5th in all-around; 8th in floor exercise
2024 Winter Cup, Louisville, Ky: Gold in balance beam; bronze medalist in all-around and floor exercise
2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif: Gold in all-around, uneven bars and balance beam
2023 Winter Cup, Louisville, Ky.: Gold all-around, balance beam and floor exercise
2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Tampa, Fla: Bronze in floor exercise
2022 U.S. Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah: Gold in balance beam; silver in all around and floor exercise
2022 Winter Cup, Frisco, Texas: Bronze in all-around
2018 Hopes Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah: Gold in floor exercise
International Competition Results
2024 Jesolo Trophy, Jesolo, Italy: Bronze in team competition
2023 Junior World Championships, Antalya, Turkey: Silver in team competition
2022 DTB Pokal Cup, Stuttgart, Germany: Gold in team competition
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PHOTO: Hezly Rivera competes on the beam during the U.S. Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials at Target Center, Jun 30, 2024, in Minneapolis.
Nickname: Hez
Birthday: June 4, 2008
Hometown: Oradell, NJ
High School Graduation Year: 2026
Year she began gymnastics: 2013
Favorite Event: Bars
Parents: Henry Rivera and Heidy Ruiz, who are both from the Dominican Republic
Siblings: Hanly Rivera and Carhelis Abreu
Favorite school subject: Math
Hobbies or favorite activities: Shopping
Favorite book: Mamba Mentality
Favorite movie: Spy Kids 2
Favorite Food: Rice and beans with chicken and avocado
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