Olympic medallist and former USA Gymnastics team captain Aly Raisman has been in the news lately because she was listed as one of the victims of disgraced coach Larry Nassar.
But one detail that has been missing from the news coverage is Aly’s own voice. The six-time gold medal winner wrote a powerful impact statement about Nassar, but was denied the opportunity to read it in court.
Consequently she published the letter in full online. Entitled ‘this is survival’ the letter says:
“I have come to realize that everyone deals with trauma differently. As a gymnast, we train to control our emotions under pressure.
