U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman became a household name with her elite Olympic performances in London and Rio. Raisman was both a member and captain of the 2012 "Fierce Five" and the 2016 "Final Five." Both won their respective team competitions. In 2016, Raisman was the individual all-around silver medalist and floor silver medalist.

Her fame only grew when she joined season 16 of "Dancing with the Stars." Raisman placed fourth that season. She then wrote a book titled "Fierce", developed a whopping 2.3 million Instagram followers, and appeared in numerous magazines including Marie Claire and Sports Illustrated.

However, fans everywhere were devastated to learn that Aly Raisman's years of success and rise in popularity had an underlying story of a long-running sexual abuse scandal. In 2017, Raisman, alongside several other victims, came forward with sexual abuse allegations against former Olympic physician Larry Nassar. The Olympic gold medalist, 23, stated her abuse had been ongoing since she was just 15.

Raisman became a front[wo]man of Nassar's victims when the judge granted them the option to confront their abuser in a court hearing. The words of the young women shook the nation in a deeply personalized string of testimonies.

The "Final Five" captain spoke to directly to Nassar, "Larry, you do realize now that we, this group of women you so heartlessly abused over such a long period of time, are now a force, and you are nothing. The table has turned, Larry. We are here, we have our voices, and we are not going anywhere." Raisman's speech was called "blistering" amidst the media and pieces of it have been used to encourage sexual abuse victims around the globe.

The former Olympic physician and Michigan State medical trainer (Nassar) has been sentenced to 40-125 years in prison.

Following the court hearings, Raisman filed a lawsuit against USA Gymnastics and the USOC claiming both organizations "knew or should have known" about the ongoing abuse.

And Raisman's fight didn't stop there. With the rise of the Nassar scandal, the Olympic Committee has held meetings to discuss ways to prevent future sexual abuse. Aly Raisman was appalled to learn that their suggestion was to ban leotards from U.S. gymnastics.

Raisman took to Twitter to share her feelings stating, "Leotards [are] not the problem. The problem is the many pedophiles out there and the adults who enable them. By saying clothing is part of the issue, [you] are victim shaming/ implying survivors should feel it's their fault."

Following her denouncing of the leotard ban, Raisman suggested her followers educate themselves on victim shaming and how to prevent sexual abuse. Turning them to her campaign partnered with Darkness to Light, called "Flip the Switch." The campaign was inspired by the many people who have voiced concern to Aly about the lack of support and attention being devoted to the issue of sexual abuse within her own sport, gymnastics.

Flip the Switch calls for all adults involved in youth sports to complete Darkness to Light's Steward of Children training, the leading child sexual abuse prevention program in the country. Visitors to the site can use Aly's special code "FLIPTHESWITCH" and receive training at no cost. Raisman will sign every certificate of completion.

The "Fierce" author has been a long-time feminist advocate and continues to use her platform to call out slut-shaming and victim-blaming. In 2017, Raisman shared a photo of herself in a bathing suit captioned, "women don't need to be covered to be respected."

She continues to share this same message with those that are victim shaming, those who have been victim shamed, and with the Olympic Committee as they move forward in addressing sexual abuse. Raisman reminds women everywhere "Wear whatever makes you feel happy and confident."