{
  "id": 437198,
  "title": "At The 2024 Olympics, She Was A Surprise. In 2026, Hezly Rivera Is Undeniable",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/at-the-2024-olympics-she-was-a-surprise-in-2026-hezly-rivera-is",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T04:42:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolineprice/2026/08/10/at-the-2024-olympics-she-was-a-surprise-in-2026-hezly-rivera-is-undeniable/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hezly Rivera, 18, has won her second consecutive U.S. National gymnastics title. According to Yahoo Sports, she edged out club teammate Claire Pease and Charleigh Bullock in Phoenix, Arizona.\n\nRivera made a mistake on the uneven bars on the first night of competition, falling from the apparatus and scoring almost two points below her typical output. However, she recovered with the highest beam score of the competition, 14.300, and finished fourth after the first night, seven tenths behind first place.\n\nRivera joins iconic athletes like Simone Biles, Shawn Johnson, and Nastia Liukin as an Olympic champion who won back-to-back U.S. all-around titles, as reported by Yahoo Sports. Forbes notes that Rivera is the back-to-back national champion and has become the standard-bearer for U.S. gymnastics.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}