Aly Raisman’s Parents Are Basically Jewish Anxiety Personified

By now, we hope you’ve watched Aly Raisman, the Jewish USA gymnastics team captain, compete in the qualifying round of the Olympics in Rio last night. She was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. She, along with teammate Simone Biles, will be moving on to the finals later in the games. What’s hilarious about all of this, though, are the fact that Raisman’s parents looked like they were on the edge of the seats–because they were.

This isn’t the first time the Raismans have gone viral for their intense anxiety while watching their daughter peform. During the 2012 London Olympics performances, they debuted their famous anxiety lean:

But that’s nothing compared to the 2016 anxiety lean in:

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Joanna C. Valente

Joanna Valente is the former Staff Writer at Kveller. Joanna is the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Xenos, and Marys of the Sea, and received an MFA at Sarah Lawrence College. You can follow @joannasaid on Twitter and @joannacvalente on Instagram.