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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2016 1:35:32 GMT
Jewish-American Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman has been named to the US women's gymnastics team. The Olympic floor exercise champion is right with Hernandez for a potential second spot in the Rio all-around final behind Biles. It didn't help that she raised some eyebrows by naming co-coach Christian Gallardo as her on-floor coach over usual coach Kittia Carpenter shortly before trials, saying Gallardo was valuable as a spotter. Madison Kocian rounded out the final, fifth spot on the team, largely due to her proficiency on the uneven bars. Looks like they're ready to do it again. She went through her energetic routine with minimal deductions and stuck the landing. Aly is back from 2012 too?: The most decorated USA gymnast from 2012 is back, and better than ever. "I'm just happy to be an alternate".  The 20-year-old competed in the 2012 London Olympics, where she became the first African-American gymnast to win an individual Olympic gold medal. Olympic champion Mary Lou Retton remembers throwing 70 vaults a day while training under Karolyi and her husband Bela before the 1984 Games. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 19, 2016 2:14:19 GMT
 The double standard didn't hit Aly Raisman fully until she found herself talking to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. You know, as one does.  The three-time Olympic medalist, all of 22, was trying to explain to Brady the long odds she faced of making it to Rio de Janeiro this summer for the 2016 Games. Brady, a four-time Super Bowl winner still going strong in his late 30s, just didn't get it.  "I was like, 'I'm too old,'" Raisman said. "Tom said, 'No. you're not.' And it's like, when quarterbacks win the Super Bowl, they don't ask them if they're done.'" |
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Post by Admin on Sept 20, 2016 1:21:46 GMT
 When she’s not vaulting, balancing, tumbling, or back hand-springing, we’re pleased to report that 22-year-old Olympian Aly Raisman, the most decorated American gymnast of the 2012 Olympics, shares our favorite position: couch-facing horizontal. “I like to do completely nothing,” she told People when asked about how she spends her day off. I like to lay on the couch and be lazy for a day. But when it is nice out I like to go for walks.” Also: She plays with dogs! "I live in a private area and I have two dogs so I like to relax and go for walks with them and spend time with my family and friends."  Apart from the 30 hours she spends at the gym each week honing her body to the apex of physical perfection, Aly Raisman and I might as well be the same person.  |
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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2017 20:21:04 GMT
Aly Raisman took Olympic gold in 2012 with a mind-boggling opening tumbling pass. The reigning champion breaks down that same pass, which she hopes will help her medal again in Rio.  The U.S. once again swept both junior and senior team and all-around titles Saturday at the 10th City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy.  The popular annual event for women's gymnastics attracted 33 seniors and 30 juniors from six nations – Belgium, Brazil (seniors only), Canada, France, Russia and United States – to face off against Italy in the scenic resort town on the Adriatic coast. The team competition featured squads of three or four gymnasts with the top three scores on each event counting for the team total.  The Americans – with their first generation under new national team coordinator Valeri Liukin – once again sent two A squads and dominated as expected. With the exception of 2014 world team member Ashton Locklear, the U.S. brought a fresh group of newcomers, including five first-year seniors: Morgan Hurd, Riley McCusker, Victoria Nguyen, Alyona Shchennikova (younger sister of Polina, now at the University of Michigan) and Trinity Thomas. Both American teams were hugely impressive, excelling with not just superior difficulty but for the most part excellent bodyline, flexibility and artistry. All 12 Americans train at different gyms in 10 states and presented a good variety of styles and skills (with the exception of wolf turns on beam and floor, overused in general).  |
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