Aly Raisman Biography

Fast Facts

• Started gymnastics at 18 months in a "mommy and me" class
• After a successful junior career, made her first U
• S
• senior team in 2010 while training with fellow New Englander Alicia Sacramone
• Collected a team-best three medals at the 2012 London Olympics as a member of the gold medal-winning "Fierce Five" U
• S
• squad
• Performed her gold medal-winning floor exercise in 2012 (a first for Team USA) to "Hava Nagila," in tribute to her Jewish faith
• Also in London, tied for third in all-around, but lost the medal on a scoring tie-breaker
• Placed fourth on Dancing With the Stars in season 16, partnered with Mark Ballas
• Won World Championship team gold medals in 2011 and 2015
• Big fan of New England sports, particularly the Boston Bruins; honored with a ceremonial puck drop at a 2013 game
• Won a gold with the women's gymnastics team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the first time the women's team won back-to-back golds and her own individual medals, both silvers, in the all-around and on floor
• Volunteers for the Special Olympics