Laurie Hernandez has been spending her holiday weekend at the happiest place on Earth – Disney World!
The 17-year-old Olympic gymnast and her family headed to the theme park for some quality time together and she documented the whole trip on her Instagram.
The Hernandez fam got to check out Magic Kingdom, the fireworks show and even channeled their inner Star Wars Jedi!
“The force is strong with this one,” Laurie captioned a photo holding a lightsaber.
She also included a fun video having a battle with her family, writing, “I love that my brother and I are fighting and then there’s Jey.”
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Dancing With The Stars celebs aren’t immune to injuries on the show — however, when it’s a spasm from someone who was previously paralyzed, it’s scary and concerning.
Victoria Arlen revealed that she suffered one of them in her ribs just ahead of her performance on the show with Val Chmerkovskiy last night.
“A spasm is just, like, the worst pain known to man. It’s like an extreme form of paralysis,” Victoria shared in her video package that aired.
After their performance, Victoria admitted that she “definitely didn’t feel as strong as I felt in dress before the spasm, but overcoming that, taking some much-needed rest, getting out of that scared mindset, really helped me go out there.”
Now, after the full night, Victoria is remedying her spasm with rest before she and Val start work on their semi-final performances.
We’re so happy that Victoria is alright after that and she even sent Val a sweet note on social media afterwards, as he was looking out for her all night. Read it below:
Victoria Arlen and past champ Laurie Hernandez were a force to be reckoned with on Dancing with the Stars on Monday (November 6).
Along with pro Val Chmerkovskiy, the three performed a striking Jive to “Magic” by B.o.B (feat. Rivers Cuomo).
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Victoria‘s trio dance brought her 24 points. Her grand total for the night is 48, out of 60.
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Meryl Davis wows in a lace red dress at the Women’s Sports Foundation’s 38th Annual Salute To Women in Sports Awards Gala on Wednesday night (October 18) in New York City.
The champion ice dancer, who showed off her gorgeous engagement ring, was joined by gymnasts Laurie Hernandez, Nastia Liukin and Gabby Douglas.
Earlier this month, she and partner Charlie White confirmed again that they won’t be returning to competition.
“I think it’s pretty closed,” Meryl said. “We’re not at home, eating bonbons, just figuring out what to do.”
Charlie adds that the two are working as show skaters now and “that’s how we spend most of our time. It’s travelling…It’s incredible to take our sport and turn it into art.”
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Val Chmerkovskiy and girlfriend Jenna Johnson get close in this cute new pic from Instagram.
The cute couple got all glammed up for the Jump Jive And Thrive event on Sunday night (October 8), where they reunited with Val‘s former DWTS partner, Laurie Hernandez.
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The event, where Lindsey Stirling performed, was an evening of gymnastics, dance and music to celebrate cancer THRIVERSHIP, highlighting the power and magnitude of the human spirit.
Mark Ballas, his wife BC Jean, and boy band In Real Life were also at the event.
Jordan Fisher and Skai Jackson hit the stage for the 2017 WE Day UN event, held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday afternoon (September 20) in New York City.
The two actors spoke at the event to a massive crowd of people, about giving back and celebrating We Day all over the world.
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Jordan and Skai were also joined by gymnast Laurie Hernandez at the event today.
Skai is also pictured below at the REMIX Your Style – Swarovski Collection Launch last week in New York City.
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Laurie Hernandez was the first United States-born Latina to compete in gymnastics at the Olympics in over 30 years — and in an open letter, she talks how her heritage influenced her success.
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“Our culture involved music in Spanish, hilarious dancing, and incredible food,” she wrote for PopSugar. “From Marc Anthony to El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, we would sing their songs as loud as we could and dance as much as we wanted.”
“Growing up with music in the house inspired me to express myself through my gymnastics floor routines and eventually on Dancing With the Stars,” she continued.
“Grounded in my culture, I found the true meaning of courage and determination, which guided my way through the sport of gymnastics. These skills helped light my path to the Olympics and inspire little girls watching me to try something new.”
