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Harrison, Stephen (26 July 2021). "How to Use Wikipedia When You're Watching the Olympics". Slate. Retrieved 27 July 2021. Riddle me this: Michael Phelps came in first. Simone Biles was fourth. Aly Raisman and Katie Ledecky were fifth and sixth, respectively. Hint: The answer is not medal counts. Nor is it GOAT athlete status. Nope, those were the rankings of the most-visited pages on English Wikipedia for the week of Aug. 7, 2016, during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Phelps' page received the most traffic that week, with more than 5.4 million page views, while Biles, Raisman, and Ledecky received more than 4.25 million page views, collectively.

Name

Per WP:STAGENAME], the name Aly should be the primary name reflected, eg in the article title. Aly Raisman has nearly 10x as many hits as Alexandra Raisman.--Epeefleche (talk) 20:26, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Standard practice is to name the article by one's birth name unless they are overwhelmingly known by a pseudonym (for example, Lady Gaga as opposed to Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta). This is not the case with Ms. Raisman, whose nickname is not a stage name. Appropriate redirects have been created to redirect those who search for Aly Raisman to this page. IShadowed (talk) 03:56, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Are you suggesting that common practice would require us to name the article on the 42nd US president William Jefferson Clinton instead of Bill Clinton, or the former baseball home run champ as Henry Louis Aaron rather than Hank Aaron? Standard practice, indeed Wikipedia policy, i.e., WP:COMMONNAME would be to use Aly Raisman as the article title, not Alexandra Rose Raisman, or even Alexandra Raisman. Rlendog (talk) 21:15, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I vote to use the most commonly used name (same as with other subjects). Aly all the way!TCO (talk) 04:14, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

But it is not her name! My friends call me many (trust me many) names but this is an encyclopedia? Facts or "antisocial media" stuff? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C8:2F8D:7500:70F0:1A86:7D8C:F21A (talk) 02:09, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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2017 book called "Fierce" - by Raisman, placement

"Raisman, now 24, talks about her experiences in a new book called "Fierce." It's the story of a girl who dreamed of going to the Olympics, and how she managed to get there. Raisman says she will not discuss the graphic details of what Nassar did to her, but she does provide new insight into a scandal that goes to the highest level of her sport. She told us a lot of people have asked her why Nassar's accusers didn't speak up sooner." -60 Minutes, CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aly-raisman-60-minutes-us-olympic-gold-medal-gymnast-i-am-a-victim-of-sexual-abuse/ https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/06/aly-raisman-new-book-release-date-fierce-perfect-title-cover-photo

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In popular culture

Book

"Fierce"

Television

CBS News 60 Min.

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External Links

"Fierce"
"60 Minutes"

--Vwanweb (talk) 14:00, 10 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Purple Carrot

Isn't Ms. Raisman appearing with Tom Brady's Purple Carrot vegan home meal delivery plan?

"Last spring my mom, sister, and I decided we were going to try eating a more plant-based diet. We watched a documentary on the way some animals are raised for meat consumption, this sparked a conversation...Ultimately, I feel better knowing that I’m taking care of my body and mind. Trying to figure out what works best is a constantly evolving journey. It’s all about what works for you and makes you feel at your best!"^[1] Statement on Purple Carrot home page.MaynardClark (talk) 18:05, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Raisman A. Why I’m partnering with Purple Carrot. Rooted: COOKING, HEALTH, LIFESTYLE, PLANT-BASED DIET. January 14, 2019. Accessed November 15. 2019

GA Review

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Reviewer: Arconning (talk · contribs) 15:03, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I'm Arconning and I will be reviewing the article, Aly Raisman, if you have any questions about my review just inquire down below in the discussion section!

Well-written:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (prose)	In event finals, she placed..., change to In the event finals, she placed.... Done. a scholarship to University of Florida, change to a scholarship to the University of Florida. Done. During the first night of women's gymnastics competition, change to During the first night of the women's gymnastics competition. Done. Raisman and the U.S. women, does not specify which U.S. women, suggest changing to Raisman and the rest of the U.S. team or something similar. Done. In the all-around final, placed second, add Raisman or she before placed second. Done. Aly Raisman: Darkness to Light a documentary, add comma after Light. Done. Comcast SportsNet titled Aly Raisman: Quest for Gold. and Raisman released her memoir book Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything., add colon after titled and book respectively. Y -Riley1012 (talk) 23:40, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(b) (MoS)	second on balance beam and She also placed third on the balance beam, would like to know the consistency with the use of "the". Done. In June, Raisman competed at the National Championships in St. Louis. She placed third in the all-around and finished first on beam and floor. At the beginning of July, Raisman placed third all-around at the Olympic Trials in San Jose, California. She also placed first on balance beam and floor., understood that they're both terminologies for the same apparatus but I suggest it should be using consistently within the article to avoid confusion. Same issues can be found with terms such as floor and floor exercise. All instances of inconsistent terminology should be fixed now. -Riley1012 (talk) 23:40, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Verifiable with no original research:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (references)	"Aly Raisman: UNICEF Kid Power Champion". UNICEF Kid Power., leads to a dead link. I've archived this source. -Riley1012 (talk) 23:40, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(b) (citations to reliable sources)	Is 'Biography.com' a reliable source? I've taken it out, the same information can be found in the USAG bio. -Riley1012 (talk) 23:40, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(c) (original research)	Hold for check. [1], seems dodgy. Checked, pass.
(d) (copyvio and plagiarism)	Earwig turns up nothing for reliable sources, hold for manual spot-check. [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], sources spot-checked, all clear.

Broad in its coverage:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (major aspects)	Reviewer has no notes here.
(b) (focused)	Everything looks focused on the articles topic.

Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.

Notes	Result
Everything looks neutral.

Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.

Notes	Result
Article is stable, no ongoing edit war or content disputes.

Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales)	All images follow criteria.
(b) (appropriate use with suitable captions)	Raisman and Biles hugging after the All-Around competition, change to all-around. Done. Raisman at the 2016 Summer Olympics, caption is the same as one on infobox. I suggest changing or adding more information about the image. Y -Riley1012 (talk) 23:40, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Result

Result	Notes
	Putting my stamp of approval on this article!

Discussion

@Riley1012 I hope that the problems in the article could be improved soon! In around seven days or so since the article looks ready to be a Good Article but needs to fit a bit more criteria! Good luck to the fellow editors in the project! Arconning (talk · contribs) 15:00, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the review Arconning. I believe everything has been addressed. -Riley1012 (talk) 23:40, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Raisman A. Why I’m partnering with Purple Carrot. Rooted: COOKING, HEALTH, LIFESTYLE, PLANT-BASED DIET. January 14, 2019. Accessed November 15. 2019

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