Aly Raisman Parents Told to Sit Down By Grumpy Spectator Guy
by Free Britney at .Aly Raisman's parents may be a little over the top (okay, more than a little), but it's hard to blame them for celebrating her Olympic gymnastics glory.
Well, unless you're this grumpy old guy.
In defense of Aly's parents, they are as loving, supportive and enthusiastic as you can get. No one disputes that, some just think they go overboard.
Whatever you might think of the parents most of the time, though, can you really fault them for cheering Aly's floor exercise gold medal Tuesday?
Two gold medals and one bronze for their daughter, the unheralded hero of a team led by Jordyn Wieber and Gabby Douglas? Hard to blame them.
One "gentleman" at Greenwich Arena disagreed, clearly. After unluckily getting a ticket right behind them, he was hilariously annoyed throughout.
When NBC cameras first cut to him, he stared at Rick Raisman, shaking his head in disgust. A few seconds later, he actually told him to sit down!
Anyone who's ever sat behind some guy who stands and yells at inopportune moments can sympathize here ... but in this particular case, come on.
First of all, the old man had to have known who they were - Aly Raisman's dad in particular does not shy away from making his presence felt.
Second ... what's that guy trying so hard to see? He's seen above telling Rick to sit down AFTER ALY'S ROUTINE. That's just going out of your way to be a jerk.
Is his view of the judges deliberating being obstructed? How sad. This guy probably tells kids to SHUSH at the movies ... during the end credits.
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Comments (12 Total)
Okay id say bring shorts and a kinda see throw top and have a water fight and shout and stuff me and my fiednrs done it and it got alot of guys looking at us ( including the guys we liked) bring a bikini or swimsuit. if its cold wear skinny jeans or regular trousers and a low cut top. id say the best thing to do though is to just try and be flirty and shout and make them look at you ( it works for me and my fiednrs all the time!) good luck!! x
Sara-there were not 3 other events going on at this time. This was the event finals, so only floor routines were being done. The man told Mr. Raisman to sit down after Aly's routine was over, so I really have no idea what he was trying to see.
You have the right to be excited, you don 't have the right to ruin the experience for people around you. Sit down.
I am a former competitive gymnast, and I actually am on the side of the poor guy stuck behind these super obnoxious parents. I'm sure this guy had to witness several hours of Aly's parents being completely annoying, he was just fed up with Aly's dad. I would have added more expletives when I told him to 'Sit the **** down!"
What the author of this article doesn't seem to know or has ignored is that there are THREE other events going on that this man probably wants to see. Just because Raisman was done doesnt mean the other three young women were also done.