Before this smiley sweetie was feeling the weight of multiple Olympic medals around her neck, she was just another blondie with bangs growing up in Des Moines, Iowa.
Making her Summer Olympic Games debut in Beijing, she was part of the duo of athletes who scored the top two medals — both the gold and silver — in the individual all-around portion of the Women’s Gymnastics competition. She took home 4 medals total, but only one gold for her skills displayed on the balance beam.
Now, the mother of one daughter, she lives in Nashville with her husband.
