A Maryland native and Olympic gold medalist also known as "Awesome Dawesome" has ambitious national expansion plans.

Dominique Dawes was a member of the "Magnificent 7," the women's team that earned the team gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Now, she's bringing Dominique Dawes Academy to the ...

Dawes married Jeff Thompson, a teacher in Potomac, Maryland, in 2013. They are parents of a 7-year-old, a 5-year-old and 3-year-old twins. "She is amazing.

Dominique Dawes never envisioned herself in the form of a bronze statue. But as a teenager she earned gymnastics immortality with medals in three consecutive Olympics for Team USA.. She, like her ...