Or, do I have to say something? Chellsie Memmel, the world all-around champion, recently returned to competition, in her early thirties. Could you see yourself doing something like that in the future—more casually, more on your own terms? It definitely has inspired me. I think it would be too triggering for me at this point. At the end of the day, one day I want to get married, have kids.
I want to be as normal of a mom as I can. Not at all. I get dizzy even if I do a cartwheel now. There have been some debates about whether the international federation is undervaluing these vaults to discourage other athletes from attempting dangerous moves. Do you think the scoring system is broken in any way? Each time I watch it, it gets more and more impressive.
You mentioned the recent report about the F. The errors on the part of USA Gymnastics are often described as failures or oversights. I feel like there are still so many unanswered questions.
In my opinion, I think that there has been a coverup, and I think that we all deserve answers. The current and future gymnastics community deserves answers, too. Who do you think is capable of the sort of investigation you envision? The scope of the investigation matters. They need to have access to text messages, e-mails, everything, and go as far back as they need to.
Li Li [Leung, the president and C. Everything we do now is aimed at creating a safe, inclusive, and positive culture for everyone who participates in our sport. Is it possible for USA Gymnastics to change, or will reforming the culture of the sport require a much broader overhaul of the governing body? Perhaps there are some people who have the intention of doing the right thing, but I think the leadership at the top needs to be completely redone.
The United States Olympic Committee is a disaster, too. I know that figure skaters and other athletes have spoken out about abuse. A lot of these organizations are corrupt, and the U.
Olympic Committee is in charge of all of that. We now know that as recently as Nassar was abusing athletes under the guise of medical treatment during Olympic competition. I think the problem is, USA Gymnastics thinks that everything will get swept under the rug because the Olympics is going on, and people will just forget about it.
Our story is so public, and the platforms that some of us have are big. Do you think that a punishing culture is inherent to gymnastics?
Is it possible to change the culture without changing the sport? That can be a hard way to grow up, thinking that everything I do needs approval from the adults around me. I just think that the culture of the sport needs to change.
In reforming the culture, is there any risk that the quality of American gymnastics would decline? When I was competing, I was so tired. Raisman was born on May 25, , in Needham, Massachusetts, U. She is 27 years old as of Raisman graduated from Needham High School in , after completing her senior year via online classes while training for the Olympics.
Raisman is not yet married but once had a loving and adorable relationship with former NFL player turned reality star Colton Underwood. She fell at the same time as acting a Maloney at the uneven bars and landed off the mats, bruising her knees. This came about quickly after teammate McKayla Maroney injured herself acting a flyaway dismount on the identical bars.
Raisman changed into given the respect of igniting the Maccabiah video games flame in Jerusalem. Raisman attended Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts in before returning to her expert profession.
In , Raisman again to gymnastics at the October national education camp, her first because of the Olympics. She went to Needham High School through her junior year, and completed her studies online in Though dedicated to her sport, she managed to find the time to go to graduation with her friends, and even made it to her senior prom.
It's just a very grueling sport. Raisman made the U. Olympic women's gymnastics team in It means the world to me. Once the games started, however, Raisman showed the judges that she was no underdog.
She beat out Wieber for a spot to compete in the all-around finals. According to Raisman, the victory was bittersweet. I feel awful because she [Wieber] wanted it so bad. But she should still feel proud. In late July , Raisman and her U. Fans worldwide watched as judges announced the team's medal win—the first gold for the American women's gymnastics team since Raisman went on to win a bronze medal for the beam and a second gold medal, in the individual floor exercise, at the Olympics.
Afterward, Raisman took some time out of the gym to compete on Dancing With the Stars, in Two years later, she became an all-around bronze medalist and World team champion. In June , Raisman was seen on Gold Medal Families , a Lifetime reality show that gave fans a glimpse into her family life. Olympic team. At age 22, Raisman, the oldest member of the Olympic women's gymnastics team, brought poise and experience to Rio.
It should be the opposite. She went on to help the U. We wanted to do it for her just because she's there with us every single day. Following the team competition, Raisman won a silver medal in the individual all-around competition. It was an emotional triumph for Raisman, and the culmination of years of hard work and determination. It's obviously not something people expected or that's easy to do after taking a year off and being the 'Grandma,' as everyone likes to call me. I'm happy I proved everyone wrong.
Raisman took silver again in the individual floor exercise with a score of
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