Tag: Simone Biles
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Olympian Laurie Hernandez joins ‘Dancing With the Stars’
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Fresh off her Olympic success, Laurie Hernandez will exchange the floor exercise and balance beam for the dance floor. Hernandez, 16, who earned a gold medal as part of the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team as well as a silver medal for her individual performance on the balance…
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Thousands welcome Laurie home to Old Bridge
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Olympian Laurie Hernandez may only be 16 years old, but she has single-handedly put Old Bridge Township on the map. “This is amazing,” said Darlene Cirillo of Old Bridge. “We never had an Olympian gymnast from Old Bridge before, and this may be the only time we…
