Alexandra Raisman
Aly Raisman is an American gymnast who had been both a member and the captain of the 2012 Fierce Five and 2016 Final Five US Women's Olympic Gymnastics team. Aly Raisman took home three gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, in London. In addition, she took home a bronze medal on the balance beam. This meant that she was the very first American to compete at an Olympics with the highest number of medals. Her gold medal at the Olympics in 2016 was her second consecutive gold for the American team. This made her, and teammate Gabby one of the very first Americans to accomplish this feat. She also won silver medals in the individual all-around event as well as for floor exercise. The break was for three years between each Olympics to not compete in gymnastics. Her gold medal winning American team also won 2 World Championships. Aly began gymnastics lessons when she was just two years old and is a fan of exercises on the floor. Aly has enrolled in her local Uniting Against Lung Cancer group in honor of her late grandmother. Aly plans on pursuing an occupation as a designer. Her future goals include expanding her trademark range of leotards. Fierce is a novel she is working on is due out at the end of this year.
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