1. Alexandra Rose Raisman was born on May 25,1994 and is an American retired artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian.
59 Facts About Aly Raisman
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Aly Raisman was captain of both the 2012 "Fierce Five" and 2016 "Final Five" US women's Olympic gymnastics teams, which won their respective team competitions.
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Aly Raisman won silver medals in the individual all-around and on the floor exercise.
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Aly Raisman is the third-most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history behind Shannon Miller and Simone Biles, with six Olympic medals.
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Aly Raisman was a member of the gold-winning American teams at the 2011 and 2015 World Championships, and the World bronze medalist on floor exercise in 2011.
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Aly Raisman is a two-time national champion on floor exercise, the 2012 national champion on balance beam, and a five-time medalist in the all-around at the national championships.
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Aly Raisman was born on May 25,1994, in the Boston suburb of Needham, Massachusetts, to Lynn, a former high school gymnast, and Rick Aly Raisman.
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Aly Raisman has three younger siblings: Brett, Chloe, and Madison.
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Aly Raisman trained at Exxcel Gymnastics and Climbing until age ten, when she moved to Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club under coaches Mihai and Silvia Brestyan.
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Aly Raisman graduated from Needham High School in 2012, after completing her senior year via online classes while training for the Olympics.
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Aly Raisman competed at the American Classic in San Diego, where she placed tenth in the all-around.
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Aly Raisman made her international debut at the Pan American Championships in Aracaju, Brazil.
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Aly Raisman helped the American team win the gold medal, and she placed third in the all-around.
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Aly Raisman made her senior debut at the American Cup in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Aly Raisman placed second behind Rebecca Bross with an all-around score of 58.900.
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Aly Raisman then competed at the National Championships in Hartford, Connecticut, and placed third in the all-around.
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Aly Raisman placed third on the balance beam and on the floor exercise.
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In October, Aly Raisman competed at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam.
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Aly Raisman then placed thirteenth in the all-around final after struggling on the uneven bars.
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Aly Raisman finished fourth in the floor exercise final, missing out on a medal by 0.050 points.
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Aly Raisman won bronze on the vault and gold on the balance beam and floor exercise.
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Aly Raisman then competed at the National Championships in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and placed third in the all-around.
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Aly Raisman won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.
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Aly Raisman was selected to compete at the World Championships in Tokyo.
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Aly Raisman became team captain after Alicia Sacramone was injured before the competition.
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Aly Raisman led the American team to the gold medal by over four points ahead of Russia.
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Aly Raisman then won the all-around title at the US Classic in Chicago.
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Aly Raisman placed third in the all-around and finished first on balance beam and on floor exercise.
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Aly Raisman placed first on both the balance beam and floor exercise.
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Aly Raisman was the oldest at 18 and was named captain of the team.
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Aly Raisman helped the American team qualify in first place to the team final.
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Aly Raisman initially scored 14.966, but after Marta Karolyi requested a video review, the judges re-evaluated and granted Raisman's routine an extra tenth in difficulty.
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In September 2012, Aly Raisman was injured during the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions in Ontario, California.
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Aly Raisman fell while performing a Maloney on the uneven bars and landed off the mats, bruising her knees.
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Aly Raisman was given the honor of igniting the 2013 Maccabiah Games flame in Jerusalem.
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Aly Raisman attended Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 2013 before returning to her professional career.
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In 2014, Aly Raisman returned to gymnastics at the October national training camp, her first since the Olympics.
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Longtime coach Mihai Brestyan had Aly Raisman do a year of conditioning before allowing her to return to any apparatus.
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Aly Raisman finished fifth in the all-around after falling on a new tumbling pass on the floor exercise.
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Aly Raisman was selected to compete at the World Championships in Glasgow alongside Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Brenna Dowell, Madison Kocian, Maggie Nichols, and MyKayla Skinner.
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However, Aly Raisman fell off the uneven bars and finished fifth in the all-around behind both Biles and Douglas, missing the final due to the two-per-country rule.
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Aly Raisman finished first on the floor exercise, beating teammate Ragan Smith by half a point.
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Aly Raisman finished third on the balance beam, behind Smith and Laurie Hernandez.
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At the Pacific Rim Championships, Aly Raisman won gold with the US team and the silver medal in the all-around, behind teammate Simone Biles.
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Aly Raisman won a second silver medal on the balance beam, behind Smith, and gold on the floor exercise.
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Aly Raisman then won the US Classic in Hartford by nearly one point ahead of Rachel Gowey despite a fall off the uneven bars.
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Aly Raisman scored 60.450 on the first night and 60.650 on the second, finishing in second place behind Biles.
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Aly Raisman placed second on the balance beam and floor exercise behind Biles.
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Aly Raisman was again the oldest and named captain of the team.
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Aly Raisman appeared in the Maroon 5 music video "Girls Like You" featuring Cardi B, wearing a T-shirt with the words "Always Speak Your Truth".
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Aly Raisman was a contestant on season 16 of Dancing With the Stars and finished in fourth place with two-time champion Mark Ballas.
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Aly Raisman made an appearance with the rest of the Fierce Five during the previous season of DWTS, when she appeared during a freestyle dance with 2008 Olympic gold medal winner Shawn Johnson and Johnson's partner that season, Derek Hough.
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Aly Raisman was filmed for nine months, from the 2011 World Championships until the 2012 Olympic Trials.
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Aly Raisman posed nude in the 2015 ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue.
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Aly Raisman participated in the 2018 edition to show empowerment for women following the Nassar abuse scandal.
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In November 2017, Aly Raisman released her memoir book: Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything.
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Aly Raisman had a cameo in the 2019 Charlie's Angels reboot film.
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Aly Raisman signed an endorsement deal with Pandora jewelry in 2012.
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Aly Raisman began working with Aerie in 2017 and released an activewear collection in 2021.