▁after ▁her ▁friend ▁told ▁her ▁about ▁it . ▁Her ▁older ▁sister , ▁Ye cca ▁Z eng ▁( <0xE6> <0x9B> <0xBE> <0xE7> <0x9E> <0xB1> <0xE6> <0x98> <0x95> ) ▁is ▁a ▁fashion ▁designer ▁at ▁Victoria ' s ▁Secret . ▁Her ▁favorite ▁mot to ▁is : ▁" Work ▁hard ▁and ▁work ▁smart ". ▁She ▁doesn ' t ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁particularly ▁favorite ▁rh yth mic ▁g ymn ast ▁as ▁a ▁role ▁model . ▁She ▁represented ▁team ▁USA ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Rio ▁Olympics ▁Games ▁as ▁sole ▁individual ▁rh yth mic ▁g ymn ast ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁s oph om ore . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Laura ▁graduated ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁as ▁a ▁Final ist ▁of ▁National ▁Mer it ▁Sch olar ▁and ▁is ▁committed ▁to ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁She ▁continues ▁her ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁Rh yth mic ▁G ymn ast ics ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁taking ▁gap ▁years ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁community ▁college . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Junior ▁ ▁Z eng ▁appeared ▁in ▁international ▁compet itions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁in ▁rib bon ▁and ▁silver ▁in ▁all - around ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Junior ▁Pacific ▁R im ▁Championships ▁behind ▁Canada ' s ▁Pat ric ia ▁Be zz ou ben ko ▁and ▁won ▁bronze ▁in ▁all - around ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Junior ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁Sof ia , ▁Bulg aria . ▁In ▁ 2