Talk about embarrassing parents! Watch the hilarious reaction of U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman's mother to her bar routine as she squirms, gasps and yells



It is supposed to be about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

But for the parents of U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman, the Olympics seemed to be more about trying to bend their bodies to copy her routine as best they could.

A hilarious video of Lynn and Rick Raisman shows them wincing and gasping from the stands as their daughter performs on the uneven bars.

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Hilarious: Aly Raisman's parents squirm and pull distressed faces as they watch their daughter's routine

Distracting: Aly's parents winced and gasped as she performed on the uneven bars

Mrs Raisman, a former gymnast herself, keeps repeating ‘let’s go’ as she lurches to the side to get a better view.

And at the end the two both chant ‘Stick it! Stick it!’ and fist pump in the air as their daughter got a great score.

The video of the couple has gone viral on the Internet - even though they claimed they were actually trying to be quiet so as not to distract Aly.

Mr and Mrs Raisman’s reaction was understandable as they have been planning Aly’s success she was 18 months old when mother took her to ‘Mommy & Me’ gym classes.

And support is so strong for the 18-year-old her that 10 relatives have made the journey from their home in Needham, Massachusetts, for the London games.

In the 50 second video Mr and Mrs Raisman can be seen leaning over to their right as Mrs Raisman mouths to herself again and again: ‘Come on Aly, let’s go’.

Critical: Mr and Mrs Raisman flinch and draw back in their seats

Workout: Mrs Raisman leans to her right as she mimics Aly's moves

She squints her eyes and winces as her daughter nearly makes a mistake before she and her husband contort their bodies as they struggle to watch.

Mr Raisman bites his bottom lip as his wife screams ‘come on! catch it’ and leans into him.

More contortions follow then more wincing before they both stand up and fist pump the air - and Mr Raisman howls with delight.

Aly scored 14.166 which helped to an overall score of 60.391, the top score by an American, meaning she will represent the US in the all-round gymnastics competition.

Unsettled: Mrs Raisman leans into her husband as he puffs his cheeks and gasps

Relief: Mr Raisman whoops proudly as his daughter's score is announced

In an interview with WHDH, Mrs Raisman admitted that she burst into tears when she saw the result.

She said: ‘I started crying…when she was in first place…There were many points that were overwhelming.

‘I kept saying, ‘oh my gosh we’re at the Olympics, we’re at the Olympics.’ So you wanna soak it in, but it’s so nerve racking because you just want it for them so much.

‘Because you know what they’ve put into it and it’s just unbelievable’.

She also admitted that she does not even talk to her daughter before she competes any more.

Mrs Raisman said: ‘We were really close to the bars and I was like, nobody say anything to her, be really quiet’.

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