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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Aly Raisman and Teammates to be Inducted into USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame

The Fierce Five induction will take place in August.

  Aly Raisman and her 'Fierce Five' teammates — McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Gabby Douglas and Jordyn Wieber — this summer will get ushered into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. The Needham native, who trained at Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club in Burlington, was captain of the gold medal-winning US Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, along with individually winning a gold medal on the floor and bronze medal on the balance beam. The Fierce Five will be inducted in August during the 2013 U.S. Championships and USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show which will take place in Hartford, Connecticut. The Fierce Five 2012 Olympics team will be inducted along with two other gold-medaling teams: the 2007 Women’s …

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Is Aly Raisman Here Rehearsing for Dancing With the Stars? [VIDEO]

The Needham native is confirmed for the TV program's new season; has anyone seen her rehearsing here in town?

  To read the 'people' pages of the Boston Herald, Olympic gold-medaling gymnast Aly Raisman sounds like she is in the Boston area, rehearsing for competition on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars. As Boston Magazine points out, her choice as a contestant is not much of a surprise, considering that she and the rest of the Fierce Five gymnasts served as 'backup dancers' for fellow Olympian Shawn Johnson last season. (See video here.) The official Aly Raisman Facebook page posted a photo from David Ortiz of the player picking up the Needham gymnast.  Needham gave the 18-year-old Olympic team captain a welcome home worthy of an Olympian after the London 2012 games, complete with parade and the Aly Rally. She is using her celebrity …

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