Canadian pole vaulter and OnlyFans star Alysha Newman went viral Wednesday after celebrating her Olympic bronze medal by twerking.
The 30-year-old athlete stunned fans in Paris when she cleared 4.85 meters in a hotly contested final, with her third-place conquest making her the first Canadian woman to take home a medal in the event, The Telegraph reported.
However, soon after concluding her record-setting performance, Newman shook her butt toward the crowds and television cameras with a big grin across her face — a move that would later divide the Internet on whether she was trying to promote her OnlyFans or just celebrating with a silly dance.
“Olympic athletes used to be considered heroes and a source of national pride. This is just gross,” one person commented underneath a video of Newman twerking.
Despite some negativity surrounding her celebration, many social media users were quick to defend her actions as lighthearted fun.
