NEWSU.S Gold Medal Gymnast Aly Raisman Wants to "Get to Know" Joe Jonas
Aug. 17 2012, Published 5:34 a.m. ET
Aly Raisman is having the time of her life. The U.S. gymnast won two gold medals and a bronze at the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, and she's basking in the glow of her winning streak.
"It's really exciting because a lot of hard work and dedication went into this," she explained. "It feels nice that people know who I am. I didn't' realize how many people watched the Olympics!" she added. "It's really cool to see how many people are supporting and tweeting us."
And some of the people tweeting her are none other than her celeb crush Joe Jonas.
The singer tweeted "Wow @Aly_Raisman and the women gymnasts are incredible.. GO USA!" She told Us Weekly that she was "really flattered" by Joe's recognition of her. "I'm excited to get to know him," she said. "I would go on a date with him."
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It turns out that Aly has some other celeb fans. Keeping up with the Kardashian stars Kendall and Kylie Jenner, whose father Bruce won the gold in 1976 for the decathlon in the Montreal, want to meet the 18-year-old. "Come to L.A. so we can hang out, girl," Kendall, 16, tweeted.
And Aly is up for it! She told the mag, "I would love to go shopping with them if they want to. They would probably take me to some really good places in California. I love the way they dress, so they know where to go."
