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" The Olympics was really, really stressful because I had never done anything like it. At the same time, I was understanding something like that could never really happen again. I embraced it and took in everything. "

Laurie Hernandez

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Idol

Fast

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Pictures

Funny

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God

Day

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Been

Back

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Happy