Taylor Swift Breaks Twitter Silence to Congratulate Aly Raisman, ‘Final Five’
Left Photo by Trae Patton / NBC; Right Photo by AP
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team did more than just impress the world by winning another gold medal at the Rio Olympics, as their dominant performance somehow convinced Taylor Swift to come out of hiding.
The pop star has been absent from Twitter since her feud with Kanye and Kim Kardashian West blew up last month. However, she finally made her long-awaited return to the social media platform on Wednesday thanks to Aly Raisman and the rest of the ‘Final Five’ crew.
Swift tweeted out a congratulations to the team on their big win, writing, “You did it girls!”
Sending my biggest congratulations to Simone, Aly, Laurie, Gabby and Madison! YOU DID IT GIRLS!! #FinalFive
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 10, 2016
The surprise social media shoutout didn’t go unnoticed by Raisman, who eagerly responded to Swift’s message. The Needham native tweeted that she’s a big fan of the singer’s hit tune “22” and invited Swift to go shopping the next time the pop star takes a trip to Boston.
@taylorswift13 I your song 22 because I'm 22 hehe… And next time you're in Boston lets go shopping
— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) August 10, 2016
It’s only a matter of time until Swift adds Raisman and the rest of the “Final Five” to her squad.
The pop star isn’t the only celebrity who’s shown the U.S. women’s gymnastics team some love on social media. Everyone from Samuel L. Jackson to Zac Efron has tweeted out their support for the group.
Of course I'm watching the #FinalFive 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅dominate the floor! 😉#Rio2016 #TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/wdgVnvWOCa
— Zac Efron (@ZacEfron) August 10, 2016
Big Ups to our GOLDEN LADIES!! Go USA!!
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) August 10, 2016
"THE FINAL FIVE" pic.twitter.com/DtCGaPKz0X
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) August 10, 2016
Don’t tell Tom Brady this, but Raisman seemed pretty pumped to get a message from NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Love watching #TeamUSA dominate! Congrats to the 4×200 squad and incredible #gymnastics team and all the other medal winners. #Champions
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) August 10, 2016
Thank you 🙂 gonna have to brag to my dad & bro you tweeted at me. P.S. Big fan of your girlfriend @oliviamunn too 😊 https://t.co/OWroGf9hHH
— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) August 10, 2016
