Aly Raisman

Aly Raisman — page 1 — QUEEN OF THE FLOOR US gymnasts were thriving at the 2012 Olympic Games in London England Aly Raisman had already won two medals One of them was a gold medal in the team competition Now it was on to her final event the floor exercise final Raisman honored her Jewish heritage with her music Hava Nagila 4 FAST FACT Aly Raisman dedicated the routine to 11 Israeli Jewish athletes who were killed in a terrorist attack at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich West Germany

Aly Raisman — page 2 — 5 Aly Raisman completes a tumbling pass during the floor exercise finals at the 2012 Olympics

Aly Raisman — page 3 — FAST FACT Raisman became the first US woman to win an Olympic gold medal on the floor exercise 6 Raisman performs her floor exercise at the 2012 Olympics

Aly Raisman — page 4 — Raisman is known for her powerful tumbling Her form is flawless She always looks in control as she flips through the air This performance was no different The crowd looked on in awe as Raisman jumped flipped and tumbled across the mat When it was over her coach wrapped her in a giant hug Raisman's score of 15 6 put her in first place and nobody caught her She had won another gold medal Raisman center shows her Olympic floor exercise gold medal 7

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