Just 18 years old at the time, she individually won gold on the floor and bronze on the balance beam. women’s gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
I don’t even think of it as a flaw anymore because it’s made me into the athlete that I am.” Raisman, a native of Needham, Mass., was the captain of the gold-medal winning U.S. “Instead of being insecure about my muscles, I’ve learned to love them. “I think imperfection is beauty,” she says. She says her muscular physique is on the bulky end of the spectrum for gymnasts. And Raisman manages to leave plenty to the imagination as she moves around and strikes poses on the balance beam and the rings. Aly Raisman, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, stripped down for ESPN The Magazine’s annual Body Issue, which features photos of top athletes without clothes, but also without revealing everything. It sounds like a Jewish mother’s nightmare: A 21-year-old Jewish gymnast agrees to be photographed and filmed fully naked. Jerusalem Post Diaspora WATCH: Jewish gymnast Aly Raisman strips down for ESPN The annual Body Issue features photos of top athletes without clothes, but also without revealing everything. Israel News Health & Wellness WORLD NEWS Middle East Business & Innovation Opinion Archeology Login Log Out (function (a, d, o, r, i, c, u, p, w, m) ` (script) Advertisement
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