Laurie Hernandez is trading the balance beam for a microphone at the Tokyo Olympics.
In June, the gymnast’s dreams to complete at the 2020 Games were interrupted when a knee injury cost her an area on Team U.S.A.. The problem didn’t impede Laurie’s opportunity at a 2nd Olympic experience, nevertheless. The 21-year-old dropped in E!’s Daily Pop on July 15 to expose she’s headed overseas to provide her proficiency as an analyst.
Describing the “first time” gig as a “little bit odd heading into it,” Laurie informed Victor Cruz, “But at the same time it should be a lot of fun.”
Looking back at the minute she and colleagues Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas and Madison Kocian advanced in Rio, Laurie confessed’s required time for her to comprehend the magnitude of ending up being an Olympic champ.
“I knew it was a big deal but I don’t know if actually registered,” she described. “Whereas now I look back on it and I’m like, that was huge and little me just could not comprehend that.”
