Don't believe in the power of social media? Behold the unique story of how United States gymnast Aly Raisman and former Oakland Raiders tight end Colton Underwood began dating.
Raisman took home a gold and two silver medals from the Rio Olympics, and when she came home, she got a date request.
Using Yahoo Sports, Underwood, now a free agent, sent a video to Raisman, congratulating her on her great performance and at the end of the video, he asked if she'd want to go on a date. The evening would be a double date with Underwood and Raisman along with Raiders long-snapper Andrew East and 2008 gold medalist Shawn Johnson, who are married.
Turns out the double date went well as Raisman told People Magazine Tuesday the couple have been going steady since the MTV Video Music Awards in August but have kept it "quiet it for a while.”
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The couple weren't hiding anything as they showed up together on the red carpet at Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year awards Monday in New York.
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Raisman told People that Underwood drove 90 minutes back and forth to meet her for their second and third dates and that she's met his family. Sounds like things are going well for the six-time Olympic medalist, who plans on taking a year off from gymnastics before focusing on the 2020 Tokyo games.