Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman took home the bronze medal at the Olympics in Paris but she may as well been the Gold medal winner for her twerking skills since no one even remembers who came in first or second place ahead of her in her event due to her actions.
Newman’s celebration dance after her record-breaking vault made headlines, and she gained thousands of new fans and money as a result.
The 30-year-old athlete told her side of the story in a new interview with The New York Post.
Alysha Newman finally revealed that she started twerking over the fact that she broke a Canadian record in women’s pole vaulting during Paris 2024.
Newman told the New York Post: “A lot of people think I broke out in the dance because of the bronze medal, but again, I didn’t know I had bronze, Angelica [Moser] from Switzerland still had another attempt, she could have easily taken my spot.
“If you know me for these many years, I’ve always celebrated after a Canadian record.
“So I had just jumped with the 4.85 [m] jump, I jumped a Canadian record, and in the past, at every single competition I’ve ever jumped, I’ve backflipped, I’ve danced, I’ve done any sort of thing that comes out naturally.”
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The video above shows Newman also faking a hamstring injury after her record jump.
That was actually a shot to her critics, who had been slamming her long injury record, which included knee and ankle problems as well as a concussion.
Ashley Newman added: “[It’s] If Alysha can stay healthy, then she can win a medal.
“I think for me to have faked an injury and then danced after, obviously everyone called it a twerk, but I’m laughing cause I probably didn’t do a great twerking compared to some of the women and men that can do it better than me.
“But it just came out with more of the faking of the injury was more of the plan, rather than the actual twerking, so I laugh because, obviously, it got out there, and I’m more than fortunate that people got to see another side of me.”
The Canadian star may be 30-years-old, but she still has her eyes set on the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
In the meantime, she will be puting in work on her OnlyFans.
Bronze Medalist Alysha Newman Gains Thousands of New Subscribers Due To Twerking Skills
Canadian Olympic pole vaulter Alysha Newman drew plenty of eyes and attention during the Paris Games when she twerked after securing the bronze medal.
The 30-year-old Ontario native saw a huge surge in traffic on her OnlyFans page.
In an interview, she told The Daily Mail that she has gained over 20,000 subscribers and counting.
“I would say, even Instagram, I would say ten times more than the previous month,” she said of her follower count. “It’s quite insane. My whole team actually had to get on a phone call because a lot of the website was crashing because of how many people actually came on … A lot of the OnlyFans people were jumping on the call with me.”
Newman added that her OnlyFans account helped pay for her coaches to go to Paris with her, while Canada paid for room, board, and the flight.
On Instagram, she racked up more than 200,000 new followers.
