Gabrielle Douglas is an accomplished American artistic gymnast, celebrated for her achievements at both the Olympic and World Championship levels. She secured the Olympic all-around title in 2012 and a World all-around silver medal in 2015. Douglas contributed to the gold-medal-winning U.S. teams at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, known as the 'Fierce Five' and 'Final Five,' respectively. Her success extends to the World Championships, where she was a member of the gold-winning American teams in 2011 and 2015. Moreover, she claimed the 2012 U.S. national title on uneven bars and the 2016 American Cup all-around title, showcasing her versatility and skill.
In 1952, women's gymnastics was added to the Olympics. Gabby Douglas became the first all-around champion to fail to medal in an individual event since this addition.
In 1984, Mary Lou Retton won the Olympic all-around gold medal in Los Angeles.
On December 31, 1995, Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas was born, who is now known as an American artistic gymnast.
In 1996, the "Magnificent Seven" won the team event gold medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta.
In 2015, Gabby Douglas became the first reigning Olympic all-around champion since 2001 to return to the sport and win a world championships medal.
In October 2002, Gabby Douglas began her gymnastics training at Gymstrada.
In 2004, Carly Patterson won the Olympic all-around gold medal in Athens.
In 2004, at the age of eight, Gabby Douglas won the Level 4 all-around gymnastics title at the Virginia State Championships.
In 2007, Shawn Johnson becomes the World Champion, eventually leading Chow to become the coach for Gabby Douglas.
In 2008, Gabby Douglas made her international debut at the US Classic in Houston, Texas, placing 10th in the all-around rankings. She also competed at the 2008 Visa Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, placing 16th and not qualifying for the Junior Women's National Team.
In 2008, Nastia Liukin won the Olympic all-around gold medal in Beijing.
In 2008, Shawn Johnson becomes the Summer Olympics gold medalist, eventually leading Chow to become the coach for Gabby Douglas.
In 2009, Gabby Douglas suffered a fracture in the growth plate of her hand (wrist), causing her to miss the 2009 Covergirl US Classic. She competed at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas, but could only perform on balance beam and floor exercise.
At the 2010 Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, Gabby Douglas won the uneven bars title and a share of the U.S. team gold medal. She also placed fifth all-around.
At the 2010 U.S. Junior National Championships, Gabby Douglas won the silver medal on balance beam, placed fourth all-around and on vault, and tied for eighth on floor exercise.
In 2010, Gabby Douglas competed at the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, a televised Level 10 meet held in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she placed fourth all-around.
At the 2011 U.S. National Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota, Gabby Douglas tied for third on bars and placed seventh all-around.
In July 2012, Gabby Douglas and her teammates were featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Olympic Preview issue. This was the first time an entire Olympic gymnastics team had been featured on the cover of the magazine.
In September 2012, Nintendo announced that Gabby Douglas would be part of a new ad campaign for New Super Mario Bros. 2. Also, on September 4, Gabby Douglas led the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In December 2012, Gabby Douglas released her autobiography, "Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith," which debuted at number four on The New York Times Young Adult Bestseller List. She also performed at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards during a performance by Alicia Keys and Nicki Minaj.
In December 2012, the Associated Press named Gabby Douglas the Female Athlete of the Year, making her the fourth gymnast to receive this honor.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics gymnastics event in London, Gabby Douglas and her teammates won the team event gold medal and she became the first African-American woman to win the individual all-around gold, also becoming the first American gymnast ever to win both the team and individual all-around gold at the same Olympics.
Gabby Douglas was named to the Senior National Team for the first time since 2012.
In 2012, Douglas' former coach, Walker, stated that she was convinced Douglas could have made it to the Olympics if she had remained in Virginia Beach. Douglas responded, "Something clicked in my head that said, if I really want to make this happen I need to get better coaching."
In 2012, Gabby Douglas became the Olympic all-around champion and a member of the gold-winning team, known as the "Fierce Five."
In 2012, Gabby Douglas became the first African American to win an Olympic individual all-around title. She also became the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in both individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics.
In 2012, Gabby Douglas was part of the gold-winning U.S. team at the Pacific Rim Championships, where she also won gold in uneven bars. At the 2012 U.S. National Championships in June, Douglas won the gold medal in uneven bars, silver in the all-around, and bronze in floor. She was also nicknamed the "Flying Squirrel".
In 2012, the gymnastic equipment used by Gabby Douglas at the Summer Olympics was placed at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
On August 12, 2013, Gabby Douglas had a small acting role on the Disney XD series "Kickin' It" in the episode "Gabby's Gold".
In August 2013, Gabby Douglas left Missy Parton's home and moved to Los Angeles to be with her family, expressing her intention to compete in the 2016 Olympics.
Gabby Douglas had departed from Los Angeles in summer 2013.
On February 1, 2014, "The Gabby Douglas Story" aired on Lifetime, starring Imani Hakim, with Gabby Douglas performing all the gymnastic stunts herself.
In April 2014, Gabby Douglas returned to Iowa to train once more with Coach Chow in an attempt to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
On November 25, 2014, Gabby Douglas was added back to the U.S. national team, along with Olympic teammate Aly Raisman and former Chow's Gymnastics teammate Rachel Gowey.
In 2014, Gabby Douglas's life story was adapted into a Lifetime biopic film titled "The Gabby Douglas Story," and she acquired her own reality television series, "Douglas Family Gold". She also wrote a book about her life.
In mid-July 2014, Gabby Douglas left Chow's Gymnastics & Dance Institute. By August, she began training under Kittia Carpenter at Buckeye Gymnastics in Genoa Township, Ohio.
In March 2015, Gabby Douglas returned to international competition at the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy. She helped the USA win gold in the team competition and placed 4th all-around.
On October 8, 2015, Gabby Douglas was selected as a member of the 2015 US Women's World Championship team. She was also named to the Senior National Team for the first time since 2012 and received an invite to the 2015 Worlds Selection Camp in September.
On November 13, 2015, it was revealed that Gabby Douglas would participate in the 2016 AT&T American Cup in Newark, New Jersey. This was confirmed on December 17, 2015.
On December 17, 2015, it was confirmed that Gabby Douglas would participate in the 2016 AT&T American Cup in Newark, New Jersey.
At the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Gabby Douglas was part of the U.S. team that won the gold medal. She won the silver in the all-around, becoming the first reigning Olympic all-around champion since 2001 to return to the sport and win a world championships medal.
In 2014, after joining Buckeye Gymnastics, it was announced that Gabby Douglas would train with the goal of returning in time for Worlds 2015, delaying her return to competition at the 2014 national championships.
In 2015, Gabby Douglas became the World all-around silver medalist and a member of the gold-winning team at the World Championships.
In 2015, it was announced that a reality television show for the Oxygen channel had been commissioned to follow Gabby Douglas and her family's life, issued under the working title Douglas Family Gold.
In March 2016, following her win at the 2016 AT&T American Cup, Gabby Douglas participated at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy, where she won the all-around title.
On May 25, 2016, the reality show "Douglas Family Gold" premiered, following the life of Gabby Douglas and her family.
On August 23, 2016, it was announced that Gabby Douglas would be one of the judges at the 2017 Miss America pageant.
In 2016, American female rapper Cupcakke referenced Gabby Douglas in the lyrics of her song "Spider-Man Dick."
In 2016, Gabby Douglas was a member of the gold-winning team at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the "Final Five" by the media. She was also the 2016 American Cup all-around champion.
In 2017, Gabby Douglas, along with the other members of the 2016 Olympic women's gymnastics team, was nominated for an ESPY Award for Best Team.
In April 2014, Gabby Douglas returned to Iowa to train once more with Coach Chow in an attempt to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
In November 2015, it was revealed that Gabby Douglas would participate in the 2016 AT&T American Cup in Newark, New Jersey.
On August 7, 2016, Gabby Douglas competed in the Women's Qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She scored a 15.166 on the vault, a 15.766 on the uneven bars, a 14.833 on the balance beam, and a 14.366 on the floor exercise. She narrowly missed advancing to the all-around final.
On July 10, 2016, Gabby Douglas was named to the team for the 2016 Olympics, alongside Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman. She and Raisman became part of a select group of American gymnasts to compete in two Olympics.
In 2017, Gabby Douglas, along with the other members of the 2016 Olympic women's gymnastics team, was nominated for an ESPY Award for Best Team.
In 2017, after an interview with Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas sent a tweet that was interpreted as victim-shaming, leading to criticism from Simone Biles and others. Douglas later apologized for the tweet and revealed that she, too, had been sexually abused by Larry Nassar.
On August 23, 2016, it was announced that Gabby Douglas would be one of the judges at the 2017 Miss America pageant.
On May 11, 2018, Gabby Douglas appeared disguised as a gray-haired, aspiring gym owner in a "Celebrity Edition" episode of Undercover Boss.
In 2020, Gabby Douglas and her teammates helped the United States win a second consecutive gold medal in the team event at the Olympics. When the team final scores were announced, Douglas and her teammates called themselves the "Final Five" in honor of coach Marta Karolyi's retirement and the team size being reduced to four beginning in 2020.
In 2020, Gabby Douglas competed on The Masked Singer spin-off The Masked Dancer as "Cotton Candy" and was declared the winner of the season.
In October 2022, gymnastics media outlets reported that Gabby Douglas had recently returned to training at WOGA.
In November 2022, a photograph surfaced online showing Gabby Douglas training at WOGA with other athletes, further fueling rumors of a possible comeback to gymnastics.
In February 2023, WOGA coach Valeri Liukin confirmed to NBC that Gabby Douglas has been training at his gym, signaling a potential return to competition.
In July 2023, Gabby Douglas confirmed via Instagram that she had resumed training with the goal of competing at the 2024 Olympics.
In May 2024, Gabby Douglas was injured during training and withdrew from competing for a spot on the Olympic team in Paris.
In 2024, Gabby Douglas was slated to make her competitive return in February at the Winter Cup. However, she withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19 two days prior to the competition. After her withdrawal from the Winter Cup, it was briefly reported that she was no longer training at WOGA but she returned to WOGA after two weeks.
In 2024, Gabby Douglas's first competition since the Rio Olympics was the American Classic in Katy. She finished in second place on the vault, but made mistakes on uneven bars and floor exercise and finished with an all-around score of 50.650, short of the 51.000 score needed to qualify to the all-around at the national championships.
In July 2023, Gabby Douglas confirmed via Instagram that she had resumed training with the goal of competing at the 2024 Olympics.
After being injured in May 2024, Gabby Douglas aims to compete for a spot on the Olympic team for 2028 in Los Angeles.
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