Jewish-American woman gymnast Aly Raisman earns a spot in the individual all-around competition at the Olympics in Rio.
Raisman takes the second spot for the American women ahead of all-around defending gold medalist Gabby Douglas and behind three-time world all-around champion Simone Biles.
The American women’s gymnastics team comes in first place in the qualifying for the team finals with a score of 185.238 points, ahead of second place China with a score of 175.279 and third place Russia with 174.620. The finals will take place on Tuesday.
Aly Raisman competes in the floor exercise during Day 2 of the 2016 US Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Trials at SAP Center on July 10, 2016 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images via JTA)
Raisman also will compete in the individual competition in the floor exercise. Raisman won a gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics in the floor competition, performing a routine to “Hava Nagila.”
Raisman, 22, is the US women gymnasts’ team captain, and is nicknamed “Grandma” by her teammates.
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