Before this flexible kiddo with her ponytail was flipping to gold, she was just making the splits look like a piece of cake, going to practice daily and looking up to Olympic gymnasts, Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson.

She started gymnastics at age 6 and rose to success — excelling at both the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she took gold in the all-around, and the 2024 Paris Olympics — where she and her teammates took home the W.

Need one more clue? She made her “Sports Illustrated” Swimsuit Issue earlier this year.

Erik and Lyle Menendez say they finally have something to look forward to as they inch closer to a possible release from prison, and they’re revealing how they’ve evolved during their 35 years behind bars.

The brothers tell us why they are — for the first time since 1990 — hopeful for the future in our new special, “TMZ Presents: The Menendez Brothers: The Prison Interview” … premiering tonight on FOX.

Lyle says the word hope is new for them, and Erik says he’s striving to be a better person every day and finally beginning to like himself — but the key for them will be whether the California parole board finds they no longer pose a danger to society.

CA Governor Gavin Newsom says the parole board will finalize its risk assessment and send it to his desk after the June 13 hearing, and he’ll consider the findings when deciding whether to grant clemency to Erik and Lyle.

The Menendez brothers have another path to freedom too … Newsom says the risk assessment will also be sent to the judge for possible resentencing, and a lighter sentence could spring them from prison based on time served.

Conor McGregor just copped an insanely expensive Rolls Royce Phantom … with an eye-popping price tag of over $1.3 MILLION!!!

The UFC superstar hit up Instagram to show off the new ride this week, and it’s sweeeeeeeet!

As for the specs of the whip, we’re told the black Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII Diamond Edition features a V12 engine with a whopping 571 horsepower and a max speed of 155 mph.

In fact, the Phantom goes 0-60 in just over 5 seconds … super fast for such a big and heavy vehicle.

The interior of the RR is decked out in all-black … with a bunch of race-inspired features like sport pedals and a steering wheel. The RR also has a special lighting kit, in addition to a gang of other features.

The exterior of the Phantom — customized by Mansory — features big 24″ black-painted wheels, a carbon fiber rear bumper, a roof and rear spoiler, and an illuminated ambient grill. It’s also got a sports exhaust system, and the suspension has been lowered.

All those features don’t come cheap … we’re told the car is worth over $1.3 million!

But, Conor loves nice things (see his Lambo yacht), and he’s got the money.

The UFC superstar has earned hundreds of millions of dollars in his career … cashing big paychecks from his fights, as well as his lucrative business ventures away from the Octagon.

The purchase comes amid McGregor’s foray into politics … with The Notorious recently announcing his intent to run for president of Ireland.