Alexandra Raisman
Aly Raisman, an American gymnast, was a member of both the Fierce Five 2012 as well as the Final Five 2016 US Women's Olympic gymnastics teams. In 2012 the team, she won gold in the team competitions along with the floor workouts. For the balance beam she earned the bronze medal. In 2012, she became the very first American athlete to achieve the highest number of medals in the Olympics. She won the gold in the team event in the 2016 Olympics, which was her as well as Gabby Douglas first Americans to win back-to-back golds. In addition, she won two silver medals, one for the floor exercise and the individual all-around. After the 2 Olympics she took off from competitive gymnastics for 3 years. Additionally, she was part of two gold medal winning world championship teams. She began learning gymnastics when she was two and her favorite event is floor exercise. Aly has a strong support for an organization called the Uniting Against Lung Cancer organization in memory of her grandmother who was diagnosed with cancer and passed away. She hopes to build a career from fashion. It is also her dream to extend her leotards line as well as her socks. Fierce is a new book she will release later this year.
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