[Music] Hesley Rivera widely known as hesi is a rising star in American artistic gymnastics as a young gymnast she has swiftly climbed the ranks within USA Gymnastics establishing herself as a talent to watch in the years ahead at just 16 years old Hesley emerged as a formidable Contender for the Olympic team the Journey of this young gymnastics icon is even more fascinating from discovering her Talent at a friend's birthday party at a gymnastics facility to being a devoted Daddy's girl Hesley story is accompanied by series of coincidence events and a testament that sometimes the Stars simply align join me in this video as we explore the inspiring journey of a rising young gymnast together we will delve into the highs of her career her personal triumphs the challenges she faced as a young athlete her perceptions on dating as a teen and the facets of her life beyond the Sports World recently at the 2024 Paris Olympics heesy made her debut as the youngest member of the entire us delegation she joined the USA gymnastics team which included the Stars she had admired and looked up to since she was young in a stunning turn of events Hesley earned the lowest score for Team USA at the qualifier and did not advance to the finals in any individual gymnastics event despite this the rest of the team remained supportive confident in their young Star as the youngest member of USA Gymnastics Hesley competed in the beam event scoring 12. 633 and in the uneven bars where she achieved a score of 13.9 her performances placed her 26th in the beam and 13th in the bars Team USA decided to drop Hy's beam score to reduce their error margin however her strong performance on bars helped the team secure a spot in the finals with a total score of 172.2 n placing them several points ahead of Italy who finished second with 166.8523831 Team final earning the affectionate nickname The Golden Girls although hez didn't compete in the final she was still recognized as an Olympic champion and awarded a gold medal hazy described the experience like a dream to her something she could hardly believe it was real if you like this content kindly subscribe to our Channel born on June 4th 2008 in hackensac New Jersey to Heidi Ruiz and Henry Rivera her mother is an immigrant from the Dominican Republic while her father Henry hails from Santo Domingo Henry moved to the US during high school and attended Union High School he holds a degree in computer engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology Henry and Heidi have two other children an older daughter named kahales and a younger son named Hanley while Hesley siblings tend to stay out of the public Spotlight her father has proudly shared his connection with Hanley who shares his passion for the Los Angeles Lakers growing up in hackensac New Jersey 5-year-old Hesley was invited to a friend's birthday party at a gymnastics facility in nearby orodell after the party Hesley performed some stunts and the staff noticed her exceptional tumbling skills they advised her parents to enroll her in gymnastics classes to further develop her Talent this recommendation likely didn't come as a major surprise to her parents as Hy's oldest sister Kelis had already suggested the same when Hesley was just four after observing her doing cartwheels and flips around the house hli's parents enrolled her in a local Training Facility in Oradell where she trained under coach Maggie Haney unfortunately her coach Maggie was suspended by USA Gymnastics for eight years the family didn't let this setback deter their daughter's Ambitions the family relocated to Texas where Hesley continued her gymnastics Journey at the world Olympic gymnastics academy hay who just turned 16 2 months ago has shown no interest in dating and currently doesn't have a boyfriend she has hinted that her primary focus is on her career with a strong determination to achieve more at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles which remains her main goal however hay was recently seen enjoying time together with her fellow 16-year-old Quincy Wilson of Team USA during the Paris Olympics Wilson Quincy is a High School Junior from ptoc Maryland who earned a spot on the US Olympic relay team after finishing sixth in the 400 meters at the US Olympic team trials in Eugene Oregon with a time of 44.94 seconds at his young age Quincy became the youngest male Olympian on team USA's track and field roster in Paris 2024 Olympics a record previously set by 17-year-old Jim ryun in 1964 Tokyo Olympics if you like this content kindly subscribe to our Channel as a teenager Hesley has shared that she has a strong bond with her father whom she considers her hero and rock she added that their close relationship is built on a solid foundation of trust allowing her to confide in him about anything and providing Comfort during tough times without a doubt she is truly a daddy's girl two years ago at just 14 years Hesley made her International debut at the 2022 dtb pocal Cup in stutgart Germany she achieved immediate success as the United States topped the podium finishing ahead of Italy and Australia in 2023 Hesley contributed to the American team silver medal at the junior World Championships in tury earlier this year she earned a team bronze medal at the 2024 G solo trophy in Italy as of July 2024 hazy's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million largely due to tournament winnings and endorsement deals currently Hae does not own a house and is living with her father in Plano Texas for her car collection she hasn't acquired one yet but is in the process of getting one as she had planned to take driving lessons this summer in hopes of obtaining her license however those plans were put on hold as she concentrated on preparing for the Recently concluded Paris Olympics despite hazy's impressive career as an athlete just like a common child she still shares many common interests with her peers in addition to her passion for gymnastics Hesley enjoys math as her favorite subject she also loves shopping and often listens to music by Katie nickel her favorite book is Mamba mentality by Kobe Bryant and her favorite movie is Spy Kids 2 thank you for watching our sports stars stories kindly subscribe to our Channel and stay updated for more interesting videos and captivating stories of our stars in the World of Sports