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I think that the mental health of athletes is often ignored. How will the pandemic affect the broader Olympic experience—touring the host city, hanging out with other competitors? Do you think athletes this year are going to be missing a lot outside of just gymnastics? Some of my favorite memories are things like going to the cafeteria and saying hi to the swimmers, or being able to meet athletes from other countries.

We were so focussed on gymnastics, so it was fun to be able to have that nice distraction. I also loved pin trading with other athletes from all over the world. We have so many great memories after we finished competing of just hanging out together. In Rio, we went to the beach. We went to both closing ceremonies. I saw a recent poll indicating that only twenty-two per cent of the Japanese population believes that the Games should proceed, and there have been some questions in the press about the ethics of continuing the Olympics at all amid, as the Times recently put it, bidding scandals, human-rights outrages, doping revelations, etc.

Is there a case for the Games to be abolished altogether, or do you feel strongly against that? I looked up to Ukrainian gymnasts, Romanian gymnasts, Russian gymnasts, and people from all over the world.

For a lot of these athletes, unfortunately, their worth is defined by making the Olympic team. I want to follow up about the financial support, or lack of it, for Olympic athletes. I saw recently that there was a fund-raiser for Allan Bower, a Tokyo alternate who was denied funding for his travel and training. Was that a surprise to you?

After Rio, USA Gymnastics cancelled my health insurance, and—I want to be careful legally here—according to my knowledge, I was not notified. So we were not surprised, unfortunately. I want to get back to USA Gymnastics in a bit, but I had to ask: How did you react to the original news about the pandemic? A year and a few months would probably be enough time for me to have all of my skills back, but I would not be close to being in routine shape.

When I first came back, after London, it took me a whole year. The first six months, I did mostly conditioning. My coach, Mihai [Brestyan], barely even coached me. I had to beg for his attention, because I think he wanted to show me that I had to earn his respect coming back.

He was not going to do it unless I was really serious. I was actually surprised that Mihai said no. Enjoy yourself. I ask myself why I would come back.

Donate Help us elevate the voices of Jewish women. Listen to Our Podcast. Book Club. Educator's Updates. This Week in History. In June , Raisman was seen on Gold Medal Families , a Lifetime reality show that gave fans a glimpse into her family life. Olympic team. At age 22, Raisman, the oldest member of the Olympic women's gymnastics team, brought poise and experience to Rio. It should be the opposite. She went on to help the U.

We wanted to do it for her just because she's there with us every single day. Following the team competition, Raisman won a silver medal in the individual all-around competition. It was an emotional triumph for Raisman, and the culmination of years of hard work and determination. It's obviously not something people expected or that's easy to do after taking a year off and being the 'Grandma,' as everyone likes to call me.

I'm happy I proved everyone wrong. Raisman took silver again in the individual floor exercise with a score of Following her Olympic triumph, Raisman set to work on her autobiography, Fierce. Days before its scheduled release on November 14, , the gold medalist discussed the book's revelation that she had been molested by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar since age It was different with Larry. I would lie on the table, my hands involuntarily balling themselves into fists as his ungloved hands worked their way under my clothing.

I am beyond disgusted that a decorated Olympic and USA Gymnastics doctor was able to prey upon so many over such a long period of time," she wrote.

Raisman later had more choice words for her abuser and USA Gymnastics at Nassar's sentencing hearing in January But they will be educated and able to protect themselves from predators like Larry so that they will never ever, ever have to say the words, 'me, too.

In early March , Raisman filed a lawsuit against the U. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics over their failure to "implement appropriate safeguards" to protect her and other athletes from Nassar. Her score of In , Raisman was once again the oldest 22 on the gold-winning team. She competed on all four apparatuses for the team. Raisman finished second in the all-around behind teammate Simone Biles and second on floor. Raisman most recently made headlines while looking for her dog, Mylo, after he escaped on July 4.

Mylo, who Raisman rescued in October , was found safe on July Besides caring for her pup, Raisman is currently working with Camp Woodward in Pennsylvania as a program designer.

The gymnastics camp has been around for over 50 years, and Raisman attended as a child.