U.S. gymnast Kyla Ross wins Olympic gold medal, report highlights her Pinoy connection

Kyla Ross on the balance beam at the Pacific Rim Women’s Gymnastics Championships, which was held earlier this year.

ABS-CBNNews.com reports that "the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, fondly called the Fab Five, has captured Olympic gold." Among the members of the winning team is Kyla Ross, who, at 15, is the youngest of the group. The report revealed that Ross was "born in Hawaii to a Filipino-Puerto Rican mother and African American-Japanese father." The report  revealed that Ross is now based in Aliso Viejo, California.

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