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London Clubgoers, Keep an Eye Out for a Nervous Aly Raisman and the U.S. Gymnastics Team
Max Read · 08/08/12 03:23PMPeople Saying 'Hi' to the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team
Max Read · 08/03/12 09:10AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/17uto2bd7kx3pjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
As many commentators have observed, the 2012 London Olympics are the first "social media games" — and boy, are they. Not only does Twitter provide a platform for breaking results and discussing sports, it also gives fans the opportunity to connect with their idols. Just check out the way these folks are using Twitter to bring a whole new level of audience participation to the Olympic games:
You Have to Watch U.S. Gymnast Aly Raisman's Hilarious Parents React to Her Bar Routine
Max Read · 07/29/12 09:11PMHere is the best video you will see from an entire weekend of Olympic sports: U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman's parents reacting to her bar routine during today's team qualifiers (Raisman scored a 14.166). Dear NBC: for training your cameras on this, everything is forgiven. This is what I look like when I watch Olympic sports. [Thanks to Deadspin's Timothy Burke for the video.]