Alexandra Rose Raisman is an American gymnast and two-time Olympian. She was a member and captain of both the 2012 "Fierce Five" and 2016 "Final Five" U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics which won their respective team competitions.
Full name: Alexandra Rose Raisman
Born: May 25, 1994 (age 23), Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height: 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight: 115 lb (52 kg)
Discipline: Women's artistic gymnastics
Level: Senior international elite
Years on national team: 2009–2012, 2014–2017
Club: Brestyan's American Gymnastics
Head coach(es): Mihai Brestyan
Assistant coach(es): Sylvia Brestyan
Choreographer: Sylvia Brestyan
Music: Hava Nagila (2011–2012), Russian Sailors Dance/Kalinka (2015–2016)
Personal life: Raisman is Jewish with roots in Romania. She recently joined UNICEF Kid Power as a brand ambassador Kid Power Champion.In November 2017, Raisman came forward as one of the many victims sexually abused by the former Olympic team physician, Larry Nassar, starting from the age of 15. On January 19, 2018, Raisman was one of several victims that read impact statements at Nassar's sentencing.
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