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Who won the balance beam in Rio 2016?

Sanne Wevers takes the gold medal for the Netherlands in the women's balance beam final at Rio 2016.

Regarding this, why did gabby douglas retire?

Douglas said she was "deeply sorry" for saying that women should "dress modestly and be classy" to avoid enticing the "wrong crowd". The tweet was in response to her 2016 teammate Aly Raisman who, the week before, had confirmed she was sexually abused by the USA Gymnastics doctor Lawrence G Nassar.

One may also ask: who was the fab five olympics?

The 2012 U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team, which earned gold in London, was at first known as the "Fab Five." That's what media dubbed Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross, whose triumph highlights NBCSN's Olympic Games Week coverage on Thursday night.

Correspondingly, what happened mckayla maroney?

McKayla Maroney, a former Team USA gymnast and Olympic medalist, said on Sunday in Instagram Story videos that she was forced to compete at the London Olympics on a broken foot after Larry Nassar lied to the coach about the injury.

Why did Gabby Douglas Change coaches?

Gabby Douglas makes last-minute coaching change before Olympic Trials. Douglas explained this latest coaching change by saying she needed a coach who was physically capable of spotting her.

Is Gabby Douglas still alive?

Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas (born December 31, 1995) is a retired American artistic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all around champion and the 2015 World all-around silver medalist.
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Gabby Douglas.

Representing United States
Olympic Games
	2012 London	All-around
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team
World Championships

One may also ask: what is laurie hernandez famous quote?

1. "I want to make sure I always show off my smile and have a positive attitude the whole time, whether it's during a performance, practice, or doing an interview." 2. "Don't let people tell you that you can't do something."

And another question: what does laurie hernandez do for a living?

For Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, being Puerto Rican in a Caucasian-dominated sport has never felt like a setback. If anything, her heritage helped pave the way for her remarkable gold medal-winning career.

What is the most interesting fact about Laurie Hernandez?

Laurie is the first US-born Hispanic gymnast to compete for Team USA since 1984. Hernandez has written a book called I Got This: To Gold and Beyond about her story and the path to become a gold medal winning gymnast. Laurie also released a children's book for younger readers called She's Got This.

Thereof, can mykayla skinner replace simone biles?

MyKayla Skinner will replace Biles in vault finals, but no American will be able to replace her in uneven bars finals because a third beside Biles and Sunisa Lee did not qualify.

By Dupuis Vilcheck