Gymnast Aly Raisman is no stranger to accepting awards. She’s earned six Olympic medals, five World Championship medals, and now, the Variety Courage Award, presented by Purina. She accepted the honor at Variety‘s L.A. Power of Women event Wednesday in Beverly Hills. After an introduction from her fellow Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles, Raisman took the stage, delivering a speech that stressed the importance of coming together to create avenues for change, because “Hope grows when communities show up.”
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