Early Years
Rivera was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, in 2008 to Heidy Ruiz and Henry Rivera, an engineer originally from the Dominican Republic. She was raised in nearby Oradell and has two siblings, older sister Carhelis and younger brother Hanly. She began gymnastics in 2013 after attending a friend's birthday party that was held in a gymnastics facility. Rivera started her gymnastics career at ENA in Paramus under Craig Zappa. She then briefly trained under Maggie Haney until 2020, when her family moved to Texas to train under Valeri Liukin. She attended an online high school.
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