Hall of Fame gymnast Wendy Hilliard reflects on representing the US on world stage

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Superstar American gymnasts Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and others have certainly helped shine a light on the sport in recent years. 

A legendary American gymnast is doing her part to build off that momentum by making sure young athletes who are interested in the sport, particularly those who are growing up in underserved communities, are not left behind.

Wendy Hilliard rose to fame when she became the first Black rhythmic gymnast to represent the U.S. on the global stage. She later launched the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation in 1996. The organization seeks to "empower the lives of young people from underserved communities by improving physical and emotional health through the sport of gymnastics."

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Wendy Hilliard, of the Wendy Hilliard Rhythmic Gymnastics, attends The Women in Sports Foundation 40th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Gala, celebrating the most accomplished women in sports and the girls they inspire at Cipriani Wall Street on Oct. 16, 2019 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Women In Sports Foundation)

"I became a coach after I retired… moved to New York. My gymnast made the Olympic team in 1996, and then I wanted to go back to grassroots training because the sport was not so diverse. So I started a foundation and we were pretty quiet for a while," Hilliard told Fox News Digital.

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Hilliard coached former rhythmic gymnast Aliane Baquerot Wilson, who was a member of the national senior group. Wilson, along with Kate Nelson, Mandy James, Becky