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Aly Raisman, Simone Biles to Perform in Boston
The Massachusetts native will headline a national Tour of Gymnastics Champions that comes to TD Garden this November.
The Final Five may have performed at the Olympics for the last time, but they're not done yet.
After racking up one of the most impressive records in Olympic history, Needham's Aly Raisman and the rest of the US gymnastics team will again showcase their talents in Boston this November as part of the 2016 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions starting this September in Spokane, Washington. The Olympians will travel through 36 cities, with the finale scheduled at Boston's TD Garden Nov. 13.
The team will be joined by 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin and 2012 Olympic team gold-medalist Jordyn Wieber.
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“This is going to be the best show we have ever produced,” Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics, said in a statement. “We will celebrate our athletes’ success in Rio, as well as what gymnastics means to kids and fans of all ages. This will be a special opportunity for fans across America to see the USA’s best-known and well-loved gymnasts.”
Raisman and Biles have respectively racked up two of the most impressive resumes in Olympic history. Regarded as possibly the best athlete in the sport's history, Biles became one of four female gymnasts to win four gold medals at a single Olympic games. A bronze in the balance beam increased her medial count to five.
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Regarded by many as too old for a second trip to the Olympics, Raisman was the best athlete in the competition not named Simone Biles. In addition to a gold medal in the team competition, Raisman took home a silver medal in the individual all-around and floor exercise, both times finishing behind Biles.
Tickets for the tour can be purchsed online through Ticketmaster.
Dan Libon contributed to this report.
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