Olympian Alysha Newman’s now-viral twerk became one of the breakout moments of the Paris Games, in which the Canadian ... The hardware started to pile up for Newman, who won gold in the pole ...

The Canadian pole vaulter who divided the internet when she celebrated her Olympic bronze medal by twerking, revealed that her risqué celebration was done as a harmless prank on her coaches.

Canadian pole vaulter Alysha ... of rolled with it from there,” she said. The hardware started to pile up for Newman, who won gold in the pole vault at the Junior Pan American Championships ...