Nickname
Aly (usa-gymnastics.org, 16 May 2012)
Hobbies
Shopping, fashion, spending time with friends and family. (Twitter profile, 16 May 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English
Club
Brestyan's American Gymnastics [United States]
Coach
Mihai Brestyan [personal], ROU; Martha Karolyi [national], ROU (usagym.org, 17 Jun 2016)
International senior debut
2010 for United States, in Jesolo, Italy (Athlete, 18 Jan 2012)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport in 1996. (usa-gymnastics.org, 16 May 2012)
Reason for taking up the sport
When she was younger she repeatedly watched a recording of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The US women's team won the gold medal that year. She also stated that she took a 'mummy and me' class when she was 18 months and she liked it. (nbcolympics.com, 25 Apr 2012; Athlete, 18 Jan 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning two gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 01 Dec 2014)
Additional information
Awards
She was named the 2013 US Gymnast of the Year. (Facebook page, 31 Aug 2015)
General
CAREER BREAK
She took a break from competitive gymnastics following the 2012 Olympic Games in London, returning almost two years later in March 2015 to aim to be selected for the 2015 Jesolo Trophy in Italy. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 11 Feb 2015)
DANCING WITH THE STARS
She was a finalist and placed fourth in the spring 2013 season of the television dance competition show 'Dancing with the Stars'. (Facebook profile, 16 Jun 2016)
Last update : 2016-09-23
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