Olympians Laurie Hernandez and Charlotte Drury have won plenty of medals — and they’ve also won each other’s heart. ❤️
“A month before the first Olympic trial of 2021 I knew something was wrong. I spent the last year, busting my ass, and pushing through the hardest trainings of my life to show up at national team camp in March and watch the other girls out jump me by miles,” she wrote viain July 2021. “[The diagnosis] felt insurmountable and terrifying and there was just no way I could figure out how to manage a life changing diagnosis and get into Olympic shape in time for the first trial in 3 weeks.
However, with the help of her coach, family and loved ones, Drury was able to manage her condition and earned a spot on the Olympic team. “Words can’t describe how hard this year has been … but through all the adversity I’m most proud of myself for not giving up. I found out that I’m tougher than I think I am,” she added.
both on the mat and with her advocacy work. “[I’m] so, so proud,” the former wrote in July 2021 in the comments of one of Drury’s Instagram posts.In order to view the gallery, please allow Listen to Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood as each week the editors of Us break down the hottest entertainment news stories!
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