Needham cheers on home-grown Olympian

A crowd was waiting for Aly Raisman as she arrived at her old Burlington gym on August 16. She showed off her medals and spoke to supporters outside Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club. Her Burlington coach, Mihai Brestyan, welcomed her back, adding 'Oh, and tomorrow morning you have practice.'
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By Jaclyn Reiss and Evan Allen, Globe Correspondent
A crowd was waiting for Aly Raisman as she arrived at her old Burlington gym on August 16.

She showed off her medals and spoke to supporters outside Brestyan's American Gymnastics Club.

Her Burlington coach, Mihai Brestyan, welcomed her back, adding "Oh, and tomorrow morning you have practice."