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Ellen DeGeneres Tries (and Fails) to Scare Aly Raisman

Like Simone Biles before her, Aly Raisman stopped by Ellen DeGeneres‘ show this week with her parents.

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The 22-year-old may have been among the older gymnasts at this summer’s Rio Games, but she revealed to the host during an episode aired Wednesday that she has no intentions of retiring just yet. “I’m going to take off a little bit of time because I think I need a little bit of a break”.

“That’s the goal”, she said. “I’m really excited. I thought I was in the best shape of my 2012”.

Aly Raisman has pretty much spent her entire adult life performing under pressure in front of global audiences, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that it takes a lot to rattle the Olympic gymnast.

Raisman was part of the gold-medal winning “Final Five” in Rio, and also won silver in the all-around competition and floor exercise.

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Aly Raisman is absolutely unshakeable. While Lynn and Rick were slightly startled, Aly kept her cool. Mid-interview, an Ellen co-conspirator emerged from backstage and crept up behind the Raisman family.

Big plans Aly Raisman 22 revealed on The Ellen Show that she will be taking a year off before returning to training with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mind