When she placed 4th on "Dancing with the Stars" I felt so badly for her, since she already mentioned all the times in her life she already placed 4th in gymnastics.
"I didn't want to be,like, sitting on the couch in 2016 watching the Olympics and wondering what if I tried." And not only did she try,she made history. So proud of her! She cut that number four straight in half!
I'm 65. That makes me a senior citizen. At the age of 22, Aly is a senior citizen in the world of gymnastics. Even though it would be unprecedented, I hope she is able to come back in 2020. Her floor routine is even beyond my imagination.
Whoever selects the 2016 Okympic team, they would be the craziest person on the planet to not have Aly on the team. Her story isn't over yet and she has achieved so much and there would be no one else who could replace her. Love ya Aly!
It's going to be Marta Karolyi and she seems to love Aly. If she stayed uninjured and on top of her game, she has a good shot. The only problem is her competition is really stiff. Marta may really like Aly but she's not going to play favorites when it comes to the Olympic team, even if she feels that "Aly's story isn't over."
+sunshine11931 I'm not saying that's the reason for her to make the Olympic team. She is just as good as the other competition and everyone can see that
@@sunshine11931 It was in fact not a close call. Aly was a lock by the time the team was selected! Not only that, but she added another 3 medals to her collection!
She leaves with 3 medals: 1 gold, 2 silver. At 22, that is far better than 2012, where she did not medal at all in the all-around, so I am quite proud of her. More proud because of her maturity, leadership, and the ability to do her best and not worry about trying to beat someone. She's a winner because she focuses on doing her best, not souring and sullying the event because she cannot out score Biles. She did not just return, she is an even better competitor than four years ago. And yes. She made history because she is the oldest U.S. women's gymnast with a gold.
Love Aly so much! I never doubted her ability to make the team, but she exceeded my expectations by earning that second AA spot. I'm so happy that she plans to continue. She really did get better the second time around. Confidence is so important in gymnastics, so I think she can get even better (especially since Brestyan's is FINALLY getting a bars coach).
Such An amazing and inspiring self determined remarkable young lady like in the Rio 2016 Olympics you will always remain a true Athlete for future Generations! :)
It was so fun to watch her win Silver in the all around last night. Probably the best ever. She's a true American hero. The underdog - Simone Biles is awesome, do not get me wrong - but she was a shoe in for Gold. Everyone KNEW she was getting gold. Aly? So many questioned her. So many doubted. Just watch her final event on the Floor Exercise. It'll move you. I hope she moves into acting, or another sport because I really don't want to give up watching such a talented person.
She is graceful on her routines (at competitions and 2012 Olympics), even if she doesn't do well. It's great for her to be able to compete. Her hometown gym is good. She's beautiful in the Rio 2016 Olympic ad.
Too bad it wasn't mentioned that the US women won team gold at the 2015 gymnastic Worlds. Yes, it was said they're "the best"--but the team has been undefeated in world competition SINCE London 2012. How cool is that?!
Her parents are hilarious. They get so stressed out. I thought her floor routine was as good or better than Simone Biles. She easily could have (and maybe should have) won the Gold.
Aly's great, but Simone is in another league. Aly actually likened Simone to Usain Bolt--when competing with either, you just can't expect to win gold.
+Nerdy Gymnast Wrong. Simone is better at one thing. Vault. They push on bars, Aly is better on the beam and floor. Biles is unsteady on most moves on the floor while Aly is rock solid. Don't by the hype on Biles. Use your eyes, check the deductions and realize she isn't that great.
DobieDoxie I have used my eyes. I've watched Simone over the past 3 years. Simone is clearly better than Aly on all four events. Simone incurs fewer deductions than Aly on all four events and she drills her landings on floor. (Believe it or not, Aly is my favorite gymnast, but this does not mean that I can't acknowledge that Simone is better than her.)
+Nerdy Gymnast explain this one to me then. During the AA, on the beam Biles' foot came off to steady herself. She was a bit unsteady at other points. She got 1.0ish deductions. Mustafina had a terrible beam just flat out bad. Missed connections, slow, etc. She got 1.4 in deductions. Aly had a spot on routine, no obvious errors and was lauded by the announcers. She ends up with 1.3 in deductions, .3 more than Biles and .1 less than that terrible Mustafina performances. Explain that? I won't even get into the floor which was equal in difficulty and execution yet Biles scores way higher. Raisman's opening tumble pass is enough to get her gold every time out, unless Biles is on the floor, who starts with a .5 edge everytime. She gets her water carried left and right. Also, her bronze today should end the discussion of her being the greatest.
DobieDoxie That balance check in Simone's routine really wasn't that big of a deal. Simone only had a minor balance check in addition to that. Aly also had one minor balance check. In addition to that, Aly had a sizable hop on the dismount. Additionally, Aly's form is worse than Simone's--that's where the "extra" deductions come from. As for Aliya, I honestly thought she was overscored in the All Around and would have preferred Shang Chunsong to take the bronze. That said, Aliya does have great form, so most of her significant deductions will come from balance checks, as with Simone. As for floor, they do not have equal difficulty. Simone's floor has a difficulty score of 6.9 and Aly's has a difficulty score of 6.6. Aly's execution score will generally be worse than Simone's because of the same form issues to which I alluded. Simone simply has better form than Aly. They both typically have solid routines and drill their landings so the disparity in the execution scores can be attributed to Aly's form. And no, the bronze on beam does not suddenly make Simone not great. Being the first woman to get 3 world all around golds and an Olympic all around gold and the first woman to get 10 world gold medals makes her one of the greatest of all time.
i really hope she makes it she didn't make the biggest impression on me in 2012 (i honestly have no idea why) but in 2016 i am loving her personality and style
We must be very Tanks a lot very lot of pleasures of coach Laydi Raisman .He is depressed Panik of Aly to end the course with Mustafina .He advised 100prozent feedback to Aly and she make good job perfekt.we don't vorgot this performance Coach.
She should have won the bronze medal in the all around in 2012. Mustafina was waaaay over scored in the all around. She deserved the bronze over Mustafina.
They retire for many reasons, but most gymnasts today peak as teens. It's easier, if you've got the right body type, to compete when you're small and strong, and most people get bigger with age. The minimum is 16, but it was just 14 until 1997. Smaller girls fly higher - that's why the Chinese put girls under 16 on their team and lied about their age (they were stripped of their medal from the 2000 Olympics because of this - it's cheating) These women train so hard that it suppresses their growth. Simone is 19 years old 4'8" tall (some say 4'9") and solid muscle. When Simone retires someday, I expect her to shoot up a few inches, and get a whole new set of curves - the kind that throw off the center of gravity on the beam. Simone won't care because she'll be done competing and she'll be able to enjoy her success without pressure.
It's like Aly said in other interviews: coming in second when Simone Biles is competing is as good as a gold, because it's the most Aly could have hoped for. Simone is the most talented natural gymnast in recorded (gymnastic) history and she works her little butt off, too. When you look at what Simone overcame (no biological dad around, CPS declaring her mother unfit, and being legally adopted by her grandparents - wonderful, loving grandparents but it's a lot of chaos for a kid) and compare it to Aly's stable, upper-middle class childhood, it's even more amazing that Simone performs at this level, blowing past all the other gymnasts like it's just another daily practice. I'm thrilled for Simone, and I'm extremely happy for Aly, with her All-Around Silver and second Team Gold.
really hope she makes it, I mean she's obviously better and more experienced than many other younger national team members we'll see how it goes, I can't imagine the olympic team without her in it, it feels like she's not done yet
As in she hasn't done an Olympics yet? She had a great Olympics. She had the most medals on her team and was the first woman to win Olympic gold on floor exercise. I'd like to see her in another Olympics as well but I think the competition is too stiff. Not saying she won't make it, but it will definitely be hard.
and she's not gonna be sitting on a couch wondering what if. you go girl ! be proud that you came back. gonna be cheering you and the rest of the girls on Sunday :)
When she placed 4th on "Dancing with the Stars" I felt so badly for her, since she already mentioned all the times in her life she already placed 4th in gymnastics.
she's arsenal personified
+Mc Nugget hahaha good one
I didn't
+Mc Nugget I didn't
i laughed
I adore Aly.
I think all Americans do!
Well said.
not only americans ;) i'm canadian and i love the american team!
Camille Delorme
I love Brittany Rogers!
***** I like her too, she's great!
"I didn't want to be,like, sitting on the couch in 2016 watching the Olympics and wondering what if I tried."
And not only did she try,she made history. So proud of her! She cut that number four straight in half!
i was sitting on the couch
She sure did cut 4 in half with her silver medal in the AA final
omg the ending gave me goose bumps when she was dancing she looked so pretty
Aly is my all time favorite gymnast and she inspires me to try harder and follow my dreams
GO ALY!!!!!!!!!! Always such an inspiration
I'm 65. That makes me a senior citizen. At the age of 22, Aly is a senior citizen in the world of gymnastics. Even though it would be unprecedented, I hope she is able to come back in 2020. Her floor routine is even beyond my imagination.
Whoever selects the 2016 Okympic team, they would be the craziest person on the planet to not have Aly on the team. Her story isn't over yet and she has achieved so much and there would be no one else who could replace her. Love ya Aly!
It's going to be Marta Karolyi and she seems to love Aly. If she stayed uninjured and on top of her game, she has a good shot. The only problem is her competition is really stiff. Marta may really like Aly but she's not going to play favorites when it comes to the Olympic team, even if she feels that "Aly's story isn't over."
+sunshine11931 I'm not saying that's the reason for her to make the Olympic team. She is just as good as the other competition and everyone can see that
Kathryn Nowell Of course she is. But the issue is that there are others that are just as good as she is. It'll be a close call.
@@sunshine11931 It was in fact not a close call. Aly was a lock by the time the team was selected! Not only that, but she added another 3 medals to her collection!
I am really rooting for this young lady. Not only is she on the precipice of making history, she looks phenomenal.
omg yes!!! I'm so happy she made the team
Too bad she can't get gold cause simone biles gets gold in all events
She leaves with 3 medals: 1 gold, 2 silver. At 22, that is far better than 2012, where she did not medal at all in the all-around, so I am quite proud of her. More proud because of her maturity, leadership, and the ability to do her best and not worry about trying to beat someone. She's a winner because she focuses on doing her best, not souring and sullying the event because she cannot out score Biles. She did not just return, she is an even better competitor than four years ago. And yes. She made history because she is the oldest U.S. women's gymnast with a gold.
Her crying after her performance a couple of days ago makes...a lot more sense now.
She is 22 years old in human age and 97 years old in the gymnastic world
then how old is chusovitina according to that , she's there its her 7th olympics
Love Aly so much! I never doubted her ability to make the team, but she exceeded my expectations by earning that second AA spot. I'm so happy that she plans to continue. She really did get better the second time around. Confidence is so important in gymnastics, so I think she can get even better (especially since Brestyan's is FINALLY getting a bars coach).
She is a goddess
***** No but I know one lucky mofo will enjoy that
Aly will prove all the critics wrong ! I Just hope brazil cleans up their mess and no one gets killed or the zika virus.
Or by the contaminated waters
she's drop dead gorgeous
Such An amazing and inspiring self determined remarkable young lady like in the Rio 2016 Olympics you will always remain a true Athlete for future Generations! :)
I love her so much
It was so fun to watch her win Silver in the all around last night. Probably the best ever. She's a true American hero. The underdog - Simone Biles is awesome, do not get me wrong - but she was a shoe in for Gold. Everyone KNEW she was getting gold. Aly? So many questioned her. So many doubted. Just watch her final event on the Floor Exercise. It'll move you. I hope she moves into acting, or another sport because I really don't want to give up watching such a talented person.
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I love Aly soooo much! she's doing it! She'll be on the team & she'll get a medal al Rio, I just know it!
the number 4 thing makes me want to cry
I hope she's team captain again, you go girl!
She is now at the Olimpycs! If you want, you can!
She is so pretty !
She is amazing! Phenomenal athlete! Go Aly!
You are the very best, Aly!
I just love her
Beautiful!
She is graceful on her routines (at competitions and 2012 Olympics), even if she doesn't do well. It's great for her to be able to compete. Her hometown gym is good. She's beautiful in the Rio 2016 Olympic ad.
That's literally what I'm doing right now. Watching videos of the Final Five
Aly no matter what is said about you being in fourth as many times in events past present or future You will ways be #1 in my opinion
I love her so much! Such an inspiration!
She's great. I love her and always have
Could you imagine being lucky enough to date/marry her?? #perfection
Everytime I see her on my TV screen, I get butterflies in my stomach. What a gorgeous woman. 😍😍😍😍
she's my favorite as well.
What a beauty
YASS 😍😍😍
I absolutely love her!
Oh I think she's going to be there for sure. I think she is the second most locked up spot after Simone.
she's so inspiring
I love raisman
Aly is beautiful and her parents are cool... love 'em
Too bad it wasn't mentioned that the US women won team gold at the 2015 gymnastic Worlds. Yes, it was said they're "the best"--but the team has been undefeated in world competition SINCE London 2012. How cool is that?!
She's very impressive, in every way.
Best gymnastic ever!
Her parents are hilarious. They get so stressed out. I thought her floor routine was as good or better than Simone Biles. She easily could have (and maybe should have) won the Gold.
Aly's great, but Simone is in another league. Aly actually likened Simone to Usain Bolt--when competing with either, you just can't expect to win gold.
+Nerdy Gymnast Wrong. Simone is better at one thing. Vault. They push on bars, Aly is better on the beam and floor. Biles is unsteady on most moves on the floor while Aly is rock solid.
Don't by the hype on Biles. Use your eyes, check the deductions and realize she isn't that great.
DobieDoxie I have used my eyes. I've watched Simone over the past 3 years. Simone is clearly better than Aly on all four events. Simone incurs fewer deductions than Aly on all four events and she drills her landings on floor. (Believe it or not, Aly is my favorite gymnast, but this does not mean that I can't acknowledge that Simone is better than her.)
+Nerdy Gymnast explain this one to me then.
During the AA, on the beam Biles' foot came off to steady herself. She was a bit unsteady at other points. She got 1.0ish deductions. Mustafina had a terrible beam just flat out bad. Missed connections, slow, etc. She got 1.4 in deductions. Aly had a spot on routine, no obvious errors and was lauded by the announcers. She ends up with 1.3 in deductions, .3 more than Biles and .1 less than that terrible Mustafina performances.
Explain that? I won't even get into the floor which was equal in difficulty and execution yet Biles scores way higher. Raisman's opening tumble pass is enough to get her gold every time out, unless Biles is on the floor, who starts with a .5 edge everytime.
She gets her water carried left and right. Also, her bronze today should end the discussion of her being the greatest.
DobieDoxie That balance check in Simone's routine really wasn't that big of a deal. Simone only had a minor balance check in addition to that. Aly also had one minor balance check. In addition to that, Aly had a sizable hop on the dismount. Additionally, Aly's form is worse than Simone's--that's where the "extra" deductions come from.
As for Aliya, I honestly thought she was overscored in the All Around and would have preferred Shang Chunsong to take the bronze. That said, Aliya does have great form, so most of her significant deductions will come from balance checks, as with Simone.
As for floor, they do not have equal difficulty. Simone's floor has a difficulty score of 6.9 and Aly's has a difficulty score of 6.6. Aly's execution score will generally be worse than Simone's because of the same form issues to which I alluded. Simone simply has better form than Aly. They both typically have solid routines and drill their landings so the disparity in the execution scores can be attributed to Aly's form.
And no, the bronze on beam does not suddenly make Simone not great. Being the first woman to get 3 world all around golds and an Olympic all around gold and the first woman to get 10 world gold medals makes her one of the greatest of all time.
Aly and the final 5 are my inspiration
Beautiful young lady.
She’s wonderful!!
Lets go American ladies you got this!
Whooo, go Needham!!!
She is experiencie and beauty, go Aly!!!!
I like aly raisman
she is my hero
i really hope she makes it she didn't make the biggest impression on me in 2012 (i honestly have no idea why) but in 2016 i am loving her personality and style
same!!!
Wow very nice
You are not the only one that hates the number 4 it haunts me 😩
Rest in peace John Geddert...😪😪😪😪♥️✝️✡🙏⚘‼️ forever in our hearts..
Love her
Ai love you Ali Julia gal gimnast❤️
SHE IS THE BEST
Eres excelente gimnasta, así como lo fue Catalina Ponor!.
Adevărat! Ce părere ai despre Daniela Silivas (Floor Routines 1984-1991) ?
We must be very Tanks a lot very lot of pleasures of coach Laydi Raisman .He is depressed Panik of Aly to end the course with Mustafina .He advised 100prozent feedback to Aly and she make good job perfekt.we don't vorgot this performance Coach.
Has anyone ever seen maddies nbc spotlight?
She should have won the bronze medal in the all around in 2012. Mustafina was waaaay over scored in the all around. She deserved the bronze over Mustafina.
I have a crush on her LOL
parei quando vi Aly sambando 😂😂😂
Go brave girl! =)
She is so FINE!
wow
22 is so young. I don't understand why they are saying she's the oldest? I thought that was the average age of Olympic contestants
22 is old for gymnasts. Because gymnastics is such a tough sport, it really wears down on your body and many gymnasts retire at a very young age.
They retire for many reasons, but most gymnasts today peak as teens. It's easier, if you've got the right body type, to compete when you're small and strong, and most people get bigger with age. The minimum is 16, but it was just 14 until 1997. Smaller girls fly higher - that's why the Chinese put girls under 16 on their team and lied about their age (they were stripped of their medal from the 2000 Olympics because of this - it's cheating)
These women train so hard that it suppresses their growth. Simone is 19 years old 4'8" tall (some say 4'9") and solid muscle. When Simone retires someday, I expect her to shoot up a few inches, and get a whole new set of curves - the kind that throw off the center of gravity on the beam.
Simone won't care because she'll be done competing and she'll be able to enjoy her success without pressure.
This is nice. I didn't know she was with the rest. It's fine anyhow
she is a doll and yes what the '96 team achieved is epic. so disappointed that she and the other girls had to withstand the abuse from nassar.
Her dancing was not really good and she was overscored but as gmynast is she one of the best worldwide. Wish her all the best for the olympics!!!
2020?
you look really beautiful
How is she considered old for 22?
Most gymnasts at the olympics are under 20
She's so beautiful I'd marry her
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BUT SHE WON SILVER AT ALL AROUND
She knew that was the best she could do. She lives in reality, not fantasy.
It's like Aly said in other interviews: coming in second when Simone Biles is competing is as good as a gold, because it's the most Aly could have hoped for.
Simone is the most talented natural gymnast in recorded (gymnastic) history and she works her little butt off, too. When you look at what Simone overcame (no biological dad around, CPS declaring her mother unfit, and being legally adopted by her grandparents - wonderful, loving grandparents but it's a lot of chaos for a kid) and compare it to Aly's stable, upper-middle class childhood, it's even more amazing that Simone performs at this level, blowing past all the other gymnasts like it's just another daily practice.
I'm thrilled for Simone, and I'm extremely happy for Aly, with her All-Around Silver and second Team Gold.
Not only is Silver a great medal next to Simone's gold, it is an up from 0 in 2012.
My wifey.
lok at tat wow 😆😇😌
Linda! Maravilhosa! Gata ! ;)
omg she looks like a young noah hathaway from the neverending story
You are SOOOO right!!!
How old is she?
22!
+Simply Nessa I love her she's my favorite gymnast
I like her but not as much as Simone biles ❤
I can't do gymnastics. Way too tall. If you are tall you have to start young.
She is a lot prettier and better than that man they call Simone Biles!! Aly is amazing!
your comment was unnecessary.
Asshole.
@Rigged...please don't comment any more. Thank you. Signed, TH-cam.
+Sharp_Cheddar Gymnastics is not about being pretty. They don't get scored based on looks.
I am so gay.
22 is old?
as a gymnast, yes
For gymnastics yes
+Jordan how is that possible?!? 😳
Frank Genera Not sure I think its just as your body matures you start to lose flexibility but still 22 is really young
Simone Biles is so built...she could be mistaken as a man!
cute, but she needs to lay off the shrugs
0:53 THE “FAT” FIVE 😂😂😂
really hope she makes it, I mean she's obviously better and more experienced than many other younger national team members
we'll see how it goes, I can't imagine the olympic team without her in it, it feels like she's not done yet
As in she hasn't done an Olympics yet? She had a great Olympics. She had the most medals on her team and was the first woman to win Olympic gold on floor exercise. I'd like to see her in another Olympics as well but I think the competition is too stiff. Not saying she won't make it, but it will definitely be hard.
+sunshine11931 I know she was in London, I said I wanted her to be back again
Your reading comprehension isn't very good...
She did it :,)
Mermaid Motel I know! Good for her! That has to be such an amazing feeling!
Lol 1:24
Yup she's keeping it real lol
Even making that face....still cute
😜😜
and she's not gonna be sitting on a couch wondering what if. you go girl ! be proud that you came back. gonna be cheering you and the rest of the girls on Sunday :)
She is beautiful and talented !
She's an inspiration and a hero. The tragic thing is that so many adults failed her because they covered up what that damned monster did to her.
I love you Aly , such an inspiration !!!! Keep it up , you're looking really strong !!!! I know you'll make it to Rio !!!
She said she wishes she could cut 4 in half and rio she got second place