Monday, October 22, 2012
Only balcony seats are left for the Nov. 11 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions at TD Garden, the Boston Herald reports.
Those hoping to see Needham gymnast Aly Raisman perform at TD Garden next month have limited opportunity to secure seats. The Boston performance—one of 40 in this year’s Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions—is already the highest grossing stop on the tour, the Boston Herald reported over the weekend. Raisman is scheduled to perform at the TD Garden on Sunday, Nov. 11 along with Gabby Douglas, Kyla Ross, McKayla Maroney and other U.S. medalists from the 2012 London Games. The show will also feature 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin. Balcony seats are all that remain open for the Boston performance, the Herald reports. Tickets cost $100 each, or $1,200 for an executive suite of 12 tickets. To purchase, call the TD Garden at …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Tickets are available now for the Boston stop of Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions 2012.
Aly Raisman is coming back to the Boston area, and Needham residents can now buy tickets to see her perform. Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions 2012 will be at Boston’s TD Garden on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. Raisman, a Needham native, is scheduled to perform along with other members of her Olympic team, including gymnasts Gabby Douglas, Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney. According to a description of the event on TD Garden’s website: “Tour of Gymnastics Champions is a national tour featuring Team USA’s top performing gymnasts following the 2012 Olympic Games in London. 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin will lead an impressive cast that will include members of the men's and women's 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympic …
Friday, September 14, 2012
Comcast SportsNet New England followed the local gymnast as she competed in the Olympics and returned home.
The quest is over, and now that she's grabbed the gold, Needham's Aly Raisman will be back in the spotlight in a follow-up video feature on Comcast SportsNet New England. Rasiman, who won two gold medals and one bronze in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, is the subject of a new 30-minute documentary, "Aly Raisman: Bringing Home Gold," to debut Monday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. The documentary will air on Channel 52 for Needham Comcast subscribers (Channel 852 in high-definition). Sponsored by Poland Spring, the new documentary is a follow-up to Comcast SportsNet New England's previous feature, a two-hour special that aired in three installments prior to the London Games. "Aly Raisman: Quest for Gold" showed Raisman preparing for the U.S. Olympic…
Monday, September 10, 2012
The Olympic gymnast from Needham reportedly fell from the uneven bars during a weekend performance.
Needham Olympian Aly Raisman and teammate McKayla Maroney were injured after they fell from the uneven bars while performing in the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions in California over the weekend, WCVB reports. Raisman fell onto her stomach during her routine on the uneven bars, according to WCVB, but was able to walk out of the arena. But Maroney, who reportedly fell while she was trying to land a dismount during her uneven bars routine, had to be carried from the room by medics. Neither of the two gymnasts were featured in the show's finale, according to WCVB. The WCVB report also stated that a source had confirmed that Raisman was OK and was in San Diego. The 40-city tour is expected to continue as planned, and includes a stop in …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
When completed, the metal signs will be posted at the entrances to Needham.
Days or weeks from now, when the banners and paper signs congratulating Aly Raisman are taken down, visitors to Needham will still have no doubt they are entering the Olympian's hometown. A series of signs unveiled by Needham Town Manager Kate Fitzpatrick Tuesday night declare Needham as the "Home of Aly Raisman, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist." Decorated with red, blue and black lettering, the signs show an image of a gymnast and three medals representing the two gold and one bronze medals Raisman won at the London Games. The signs were designed pro bono by Needham artist Charles Wright (who also designed the "100 Years of Fenway" seat at New Garden Restaurant for the "A Chair To Remember Project"). The permanent signs, to be located at the …
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Raisman may be from Needham, but she has plenty of connections here in Newton.
Long before she was an Olympian, and before she was named the best floor routine gymnast in the world, Aly Raisman first stepped on to a gymnastics mat at Exxcel Gymnastics in Newton. As New England Cable News reported Tuesday, Raisman, a Needham native, started at the Wells Avenue gym when she was in preschool and trained there until she was 12 years old. For more information, read the full story on NECN. Exxcel has been holding screenings during Raisman's routines using a live, online feed, NECN reported. A large group of local gymnasts gathered in the gym to cheer on Raisman during the events, hoping they too can stand on the Olympic podium someday. After leading the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team to a gold medal in the team final, …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Keep reading to find out how the Needham gymnast did in the women's floor exercise final on Tuesday at the 2012 Olympics.
Aly Raisman has won the gold! The Needham native scored top marks in the women's gymnastics floor exercise final on Tuesday afternoon, winning the gold medal with her score of 15.600, which beat second-place Catalina Ponor of Romania's 15.200. "Aly nailed her difficult routine, finishing with a 15.6, 0.4 points ahead of silver medalist Catalina Ponor," USA Gymnastics representatives wrote in a Facebook post around noon on Tuesday, Aug. 7. The individual gold for floor is Raisman's third Olympic medal. She won the bronze earlier on Tuesday with her performance in the individual balance beam final and also helped Team USA win gold in the team competition on Sunday, July 29. With her three Olympic medals (two individual, one team), Raisman is…
The Needham gymnast won the bronze medal in her first event of the day.
Updated on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 11 p.m. Needham gymnast Aly Raisman won her first individual Olympic medal Tuesday morning with her performance on the balance beam. Raisman, 18, won the bronze medal in the women's individual event, which began at 9:47 a.m. London time. "After originally finishing 4th, an inquiry was made on Aly's score and was accepted, raising her difficulty score and tying her with Catalina Ponor [of Romania]," representatives of USA Gymnastics wrote in a Facebook post. "Aly gets the bronze after the tiebreaker!" Raisman's teammate, women's all-around gold medalist Gabby Douglas, fell on the beam midway through her routine and finished seventh. Douglas, who won the gold medal for the women's all-around last week, had …
The Boston Herald spoke with several relatives of the Needham gymnast who are eager to follow her performance on the individual balance beam and floor finals today.
Updated on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 11:21 a.m. with corrected performance times. When gymnast Aly Raisman competes once again in the 2012 Olympics today, relatives back home in the Boston area will be cheering her on. The Boston Herald this week spoke with several of the Needham native's family members about her upcoming events—the balance beam and floor exercise individual finals, which begin today at 9:47 a.m. Eastern Time. Last Thursday, Aug. 2, Raisman just missed winning a bronze medal in the women's gymnastics all-around final. Raisman tied for third with Russia's Aliya Mustafina but was given the fourth spot after judges dropped each gymnast's lowest score. Raisman's U.S. teammate Gabby Douglas won the gold medal in the women's all-around…
Friday, August 3, 2012
Despite failing to medal with a fourth-place finish in the all-around, local gymnast Aly Raisman continues to inspire a generation of young fans while creating excitement throughout the town
Hundreds of Needhamites gathered at Town Hall Thursday morning to "Rally for Aly," at an event set up to show support for local gymnast Aly Raisman as she competed in the finals of the all-around gymnastics competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The three-hour event showed off an incredible amount of town spirit, as many local residents led cheers between Raisman's events. The highlight, of course, was when it was the recent Needham High School graduate's turn to compete. The entire room erupted in cheers every time she successfully completed one of her difficult moves. Follow the action in Patch's live blog of the all-around final. While some of Raisman's NHS classmates were in attendance, many of the loudest supporters were …
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Alison
9:16 am on Friday, August 10, 2012
Parade!!! Support Aly and her family! Keep us posted when date is set! Alison from Needham. more ›