In the women’s gymnastics event, raising huge surprises on Sunday, July 29, Aly Raisman along with Gabby Douglas were chosen as the two gymnasts in the USA who competed for gold in the all-around competition on Thursday. Almost every follower of women’s gymnastics thought it would be world champion Jordyn Wiebe who would compete with Douglas for gold in the all-around at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Even Raisman was surprised when he qualified. As reported by Yahoo! Ludi, when Raisman’s coach, Mihai Brestyan, broke the news to him, responded:
“Really? Who told you? Where is it to say?”
Now that Gymnast Aly Raisman has been pushed to the bow of the world during the 2012 Summer Games, the world will wonder< /a> about the girl, which favors Wieber in everything about women.
Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about USA Gymnastics’ Aly Raisman:
Name: Alexandra “Aly” Raisman
Age: 18
Birth: May 25, 1994
Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini
Height: 5’2″
Weight: 115 pounds
Hometown: Needham, Massachusetts
Father: Rick Raisman
Mother: Lynn (Faber) Raisman
Siblings: Brett, Chloe, Madison
Religion: Jewish
These high schools: Needham High School
The Teubnerian Library of Greek and Roman Scripts: English
Accomplishments: Raisman placed second in the all-around competition at the American Cup in Worcester, Mass., in March 2010. In May of the same year, Raisman helped the American team to win. Pacific Rim Championships in Melbourne, Australia. In July 2011, Raisman won first place in the all-around at the CoverGirl Classics in Chicago, IL. In March 2012, Raisman took second place in the all-around America’s Cup in New York, N.Y.
Tidbits about Raisman: She started her gymnastics career at 2 years old when the mother classifies her as “mommy and me”. In July 2012, Raisman was the focus of the documentary “Aly Raisman: Search for Gold,” which aired on Comcast.
Americans are excited to see how Aly Raisman is going to do in the Olympics now she is doing well. to scoring individual gold, in addition to Team USA pushing for the golden team.
Sources:
sports.yahoo.com
sports.yahoo.com/profiles
usagym.com
Ruqaiyya Noor is an English teacher at Marshall University and a student in education for Yahoo! With voices. She is an avid Olympic fan and can be found televising the University of Olympia.
