Take the Little Wins with Aly Raisman
IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson
Higher Ground
4.3 • 13.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Two-time Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman joins IMO today to reflect on her incredible career as a gymnast and life after the sport. Aly shares the moment she knew she wanted to go to the Olympics, how her parents navigated her intense childhood training regimen, and how she is adjusting to life after the sport that profoundly changed her life. Plus, Michelle reveals the sport she always dreamed of joining.
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| 0:00.0 | In 2016, before the all-around final, Simone and I, we were about to compete and we went to the bathroom quickly. |
| 0:10.3 | And I remember, I looked at her and I said, you good? |
| 0:14.2 | She goes, nope. |
| 0:15.4 | You go? |
| 0:15.8 | And we both. |
| 0:18.3 | I said, I feel like I'm going to throw up. |
| 0:19.8 | And then we just were like, okay, let's just be nervous together. |
| 0:23.2 | Let's do this together. |
| 0:24.1 | But it was nice because even though we were competing against each other, we still felt like a team in that moment. |
| 0:43.5 | Yeah. Well, what do you think? |
| 0:46.2 | What's the Olympic music? |
| 0:46.9 | We should be... So, when did you join the ski team? |
| 0:54.9 | I didn't. |
| 0:55.8 | And you know. |
| 0:56.5 | Are you a bobsled? |
| 0:57.4 | I don't want to portray myself as an Olympian, even though I would have loved to have been an Olympian. |
| 1:07.6 | But this is just some gear that I'm wearing from Ralph Lauren. Yeah, it's good. I love it. |
| 1:15.5 | I'm just wondering where my sweater is, Ralph Lauren. Well, what are you wearing? I'm wearing |
| 1:21.3 | Ralph Lauren too. You know, winter collection, these beautiful velvet, deep purple pants. I love this feel so good. Yeah. |
| 1:30.4 | Yeah. Well, you know, the Ralph Lauren outfits, the U.S. Olympic team and Paralympic team, |
| 1:36.3 | it has been for quite a while. And they were kind enough to send me this authentic Olympic sweater |
| 1:42.8 | that is actually very comfortable. |
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