Claim: Laurie Hernandez is an American artistic Olympic gymnast.

Lauren Zoe `` Laurie '' Hernandez -LRB- born June 9 , 2000 -RRB- is an American artistic gymnast . She competed as a member of the U.S. women 's gymnastics team at the 2016 Summer Olympics , winning gold in the team event and silver on the balance beam .   In 2016 , Hernandez won season 23 of Dancing with the Stars with partner Val Chmerkovskiy .