an ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single <0x0A> </s> ▁Laura ▁Y ih an ▁Z eng ▁( born ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁individual ▁rh yth mic ▁g ymn ast . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Rio ▁Olymp ian , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁all - around ▁champion ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Youth ▁Olympic ▁all - around ▁bronze ▁medal ist . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁multi - time ▁medal ist ▁in ▁world - cup ▁compet itions ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁University ▁Games . ▁At ▁the ▁national ▁level , ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁five - time ▁( 2 0 1 5 – 1 9 ) ▁U . S . ▁national ▁all - around ▁champion ▁and ▁two - time ▁( 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ) ▁U . S . ▁junior ▁all - around ▁national ▁champion . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Laura ▁Z eng ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Liber ty ville , ▁Illinois , ▁where ▁she ▁attended ▁Liber ty ville ▁High ▁School . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁and ▁her ▁Chinese ▁name ▁is ▁ <0xE6> <0x9B> <0xBD> <0xE6> <0x98> <0xB3> <0xE6> <0x99> <0x97> ( z eng ▁y i - H an ). ▁After ▁first ▁studying ▁Chinese ▁dance ▁and ▁bal let , ▁Z eng ▁started ▁rh yth mic ▁g ymn ast ics ▁at ▁age ▁ 7